There are 11 ways to get from Split to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SPU - 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
11h 4m€97–194Bus to Zadar Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donjibus
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane ZAD - 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
13h 37m€71–187Bus, train via Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Basel SBBbus
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
40h 30m€369–572Drive 2,329.7 km
- Drive from Split to Cartagenacar 2,329.7 km
25h 8m€369–532Fly Split Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)plane SPU - RMU
11h 44m€120–362Fly Split Airport to Almería Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane SPU - LEI
- Take the bus from Almería to Cartagenabus
13h 16m€156–204Fly Split Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SPU - 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
13h 34m€120–259Bus, train
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nordtrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Cartagenatrain Ic
40h 49m€247–422Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
41h 31m€197–386Bus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
46h 32m€503–1,201Train, bus
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Alicantebus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Murcia Del Carmentrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagenatrain Ic
2d€300–540
Split to Cartagena by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €200 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cartagena is to fly and bus which takes 11h 4m and costs €95 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Rijeka bus station, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 31m.
The distance between Split and Cartagena is 1677 km. The road distance is 2329.7 km.
The best way to get from Split to Cartagena without a car is to bus and train via Mulhouse which takes 40h 30m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Split to Cartagena, including transfers.
Split to Cartagena bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Split to Cartagena is to fly which takes 11h 44m and costs €120 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €190 - €390 and takes 41h 31m.
Split to Cartagena bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Cartagena is 2330 km. It takes approximately 25h 8m to drive from Split to Cartagena.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cartagena, Spain?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and Ryanair fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena via Rijeka bus station, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Murcia, and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia in around 41h 31m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Split Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Split Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Split Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Split Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zadar Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Split Airport to Almería Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Valencia Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
Train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
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
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- 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
- €4–9
- 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
- €4–9
- 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
- €5–12
- 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
- €4–9
- 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
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
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
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
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
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
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Split Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Ljubljana to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Alicante
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Almería to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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