How to get fromTamarindo to Cartagenaby plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle

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There are 5 ways to get from Tamarindo to Cartagena by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle

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Fly from Tamarindo Airport
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1. Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TNO - CTG
6h 47m
$69–341
Bus, ferry via Portobelo
1. Take the bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal de Albrookbus
3. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus
4. Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
7d
$774–810
Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
1. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Alajuelashuttle
2. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
9h 3m
$530–890
Fly from Nosara Airport
1. Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Cartagena (CTG)plane NOB - CTG
9h 28m
$368–633
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
2. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
3. Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Sabanitasbus
4. Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
5. Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
7d 1h
$775–801

Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

37Weekly Planes

7h 55mAverage Duration

$60Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,142.9 km
Duration: 6h 47m

What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia?

SANSA, Copa Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.

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Cartagena(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Cartagena, known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link in the route to the West Indies provides it with important historical value for world exploration and preservation of heritage from the great commercial maritime routes. As a former Spanish colony, it was a key port for the export of Bolivian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. The city's strategic location between the Magdalena and Sinú Rivers also gave it easy access to the interior of New Granada and made it a main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s.

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