There are 6 ways to get from Santa Barbara to Cartagena by plane, train, 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 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SBA - CTG
17h 12m$140–552Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LAX - CTG
15h 13m$184–580Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtraktrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BUR - CTG
19h 47m$194–668Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SNA - CTG
21h 46m$234–762Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane LAX - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
18h 8m$204–614Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ONT - CTG
19h 44m$259–824
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santa Barbara to Cartagena is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Barbara to Cartagena is to train and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Cartagena is 5246 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Santa Barbara to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 3h ahead of Santa Barbara. It is currently 7:15 AM in Santa Barbara and 10:15 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3396+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Santa Barbara, CA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
United Airlines, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cartagena (CTG) once daily.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Los Angeles International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Phoenix, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cartagena via Phoenix, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Simi Valley Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- 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
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
- 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
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