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 56m$173–620Fly Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SMF - CTG
12h 41m$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 39m$181–694Train 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 51m$198–769Bus 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 54m$220–839Fly 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
20h 4m$180–677
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 $170 - $650 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cartagena is to fly which takes 12h 41m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Sacramento and Cartagena is 5751 km.
It takes approximately 14h 56m to get from Sacramento to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 5:44 AM in Sacramento and 7:44 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3323+ 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) twice a week.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- 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 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via San Salvador, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Houston Hobby Apt, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Austin, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Dallas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Austin, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- 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
- $170–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–70
- 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
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Amtrak
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