There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Cartagena by plane 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 to Cartagena
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SYD - CTG
30h 34m$1,215–2,017Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane SYD - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
31h 7m$503–1,641Fly to Los Garzones Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane SYD - MTR
- Take the bus from Cerete to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
40h 58mFly to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane SYD - SMR
- Take the bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsolbus
44h 39m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cartagena is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $1,700 and takes 31h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cartagena is to fly which takes 30h 34m and costs $1,200 - $2,100.
The distance between Sydney and Cartagena is 14633 km.
It takes approximately 30h 34m to get from Sydney to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:31 AM in Sydney and 2:31 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3383+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cartagena, Colombia?
United Airlines, LATAM Chile, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Houston, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- 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
- $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
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 604 784 9194
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesluz.com
Bus from Cerete to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transportesluz.com
- Phone
- +57 605 431 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- Sistema Estratégico de Transporte Público de Santa Marta
- Phone
- +57 605 3685672
- [email protected]
- Website
- marsol.com.co
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Oficina Transportes Marsol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- marsol.com.co
- Book at
- marsol.com.co
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