There are 9 ways to get from Setúbal to Cartagena by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Madrid
best- Take the bus from Setúbal to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagenabus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
12h 55m€88–146Bus, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane LIS - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
7h 57m€75–209Bus, train
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Badajozbus
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
14h 6m€126–274Drive 867.4 km
- Drive from Setúbal to Cartagenacar 867.4 km
9h 54m€137–198Bus, train via Manzanares
- Take the bus from Setúbal to Badajozbus
- Take the train from Badajoz to Manzanarestrain
- Take the train from Manzanares to Albacetetrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
15h 49m€118–220Bus
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicantebus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Cartagenabus
20h 11m€93–200Bus, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane LIS - RMU
15h 22m€126–267Bus, fly to Almería Airport
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane LIS - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
11h 23m€132–310Bus, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LIS - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain
11h 2m€96–277
Setúbal to Cartagena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Setúbal to Cartagena is to bus via Madrid which costs €85 - €150 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Setúbal to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €75 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Setúbal to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Setúbal and arriving at Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
The distance between Setúbal and Cartagena is 1038 km. The road distance is 867.4 km.
The best way to get from Setúbal to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Madrid which takes 12h 55m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Setúbal to Cartagena, including transfers.
Setúbal to Cartagena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Setúbal station.
Setúbal to Cartagena bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Setúbal. It is currently 12:41 AM in Setúbal and 1:41 AM in Cartagena.
Yes, the driving distance between Setúbal to Cartagena is 867 km. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Setúbal to Cartagena.
What companies run services between Setúbal, Portugal and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a bus from Setúbal to Cartagena via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 12h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Friday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Valencia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Badajoz to Manzanares
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Manzanares to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Setúbal to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Setúbal to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Setúbal to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 210 418 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- carrismetropolitana.pt
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- carrismetropolitana.pt
- On-board Ticket
- €3–6
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- carrismetropolitana.pt
- On-board Ticket
- €3–6
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- carrismetropolitana.pt
- On-board Ticket
- €3–6
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal P1 to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- carrismetropolitana.pt
- On-board Ticket
- €3–6
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Alicante to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
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