There are 5 ways to get from Santa Monica to Cartagena by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LAX - CTG
12h 22m$191–703Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- 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
15h 40m$209–778Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BUR - CTG
18h 9m$224–804Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SAN - CTG
16h 37m$233–789Fly Santa Monica to Cartagena
- Fly from Santa Monica (SMO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SMO - CTG
19h 20m$221–651
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Cartagena is to fly which costs $220 - $650 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Cartagena is to fly which takes 12h 22m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Santa Monica and Cartagena is 5109 km.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Santa Monica to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 1:40 AM in Santa Monica and 3:40 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3214+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
Copa Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Austin, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt, Las Vegas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via San Salvador, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Las Vegas, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Santa Monica to Cartagena via Phoenix Scottsdale Municipal Apt, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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