There are 6 ways to get from Sacramento to Cartagena by train, subway, plane, 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.
Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cartagena
best- 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 51m$195–631Fly Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SMF - CTG
12h 36m$172–703Train, 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 25m$203–705Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cartagena (CTG)plane OAK - CTG
16h 11m$224–783Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Stocktonbus
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SCK - CTG
17h 23mFly Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane SMF - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
19h 59m$180–727
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Cartagena is to train and BART and fly which costs $190 - $650 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cartagena is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Sacramento and Cartagena is 5751 km.
It takes approximately 14h 51m to get from Sacramento to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 12:32 PM in Sacramento and 2:32 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3389+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a week.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Austin, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Dallas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- 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
- BART
- 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
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–24
- 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
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
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sacramento to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Amtrak
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