There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Cartagena by plane, bus, or taxi
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
29h 4m$513–1,816Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- 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 2m$576–1,947Fly 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 23mFly 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
42h 29mFly to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)plane SYD - MDE
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
41h 58m$1,100–2,428
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cartagena is to fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 29h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cartagena is to fly which takes 29h 4m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Sydney and Cartagena is 14633 km.
It takes approximately 29h 4m to get from Sydney to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 15h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:16 PM in Sydney and 4:16 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3179+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cartagena, Colombia?
Qantas, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and four 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
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Houston, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
- $650–2,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Houston, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Los Angeles, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Houston, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- 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
- $13–24
- 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
- $13
- 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
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
Bus from Ruta 15 - Parada 01 to Ruta 15 - Parada 39
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- setpsantamarta.gov.co
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $502
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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