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How to get fromSalento to Cartagenaby bus, plane, car, or taxi

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There are 8 ways to get from Salento to Cartagena by bus, plane, car, or taxi

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  1. Bus to Pereira, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Salento to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus bus
    2. Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane PEI - CTG
    4h 55m
    $64–224

  2. Drive  883.7 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Salento to Cartagenacar car 883.7 km
    14h 31m
    $47–67

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    19h 58m
    $61–93

  4. Fly from Armenia

    1. Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane AXM - CTG
    6h 35m
    $93–273

  5. Bus, bus to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, fly

    1. Take the bus from Salento to La Pintadabus bus
    2. Take the bus from La Pintada to Terminal del Surbus bus
    3. Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane MDE - CTG
    8h 40m
    $70–174

  6. Bus, taxi via La Pintada

    1. Take the bus from Salento to La Pintadabus bus
    2. Take the bus from La Pintada to La Estrellabus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi taxi
    20h 17m
    $518–536

  7. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal del Surbus bus
    2. Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi taxi
    21h 13m
    $519–532

  8. Bus, taxi #2

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to La Estrellabus bus
    2. Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi taxi
    21h 22m
    $519–529

Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration1h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$48Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 690.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 55m

What companies run services between Salento, Quindío, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?

You can take a bus from Salento to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Pereira, Terminal de Transportes de Manizales, and Terminal del Norte in around 19h 58m. Alternatively, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., LATAM Chile, and two other airlines fly from Armenia (AXM) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.

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