There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Cartagena by plane, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SMF - CTG
14h 26m$242–903Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cartagena
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SFO - CTG
14h 56m$217–766Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJC - CTG
17h 15m$256–889Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane SFO - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
18h 47m$245–841
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Cartagena is to train and BART and fly which costs $210 - $800 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cartagena is to fly which takes 14h 26m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Sacramento and Cartagena is 5565 km.
It takes approximately 14h 26m to get from Sacramento to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 8:32 PM in Sacramento and 10:32 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3214+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG) twice daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cartagena via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–19
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- [email protected]
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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