There are 4 ways to get from Tijuana to Cartagena by plane, bus, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Tijuana International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TIJ - CTG
11h 49m$286–470Fly San Diego International Airport to Cartagena
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SAN - CTG
12h 52m$175–671Bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamábus
- Take the taxi from Terminal Tica Bus Panamá to Portobelotaxi
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
11d 16h$1,190–1,320Fly Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane TIJ - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
13h 56m$214–755
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tijuana to Cartagena is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Tijuana to Cartagena is to fly which takes 11h 49m and costs $280 - $470.
The distance between Tijuana and Cartagena is 4920 km.
The best way to get from Tijuana to Cartagena without a car is to bus and taxi and ferry which takes 11 days 16h and costs $1,100 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 11h 49m to get from Tijuana to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 2h ahead of Tijuana. It is currently 11:50 AM in Tijuana and 1:50 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3311+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Tijuana, Mexico and Cartagena, Colombia?
Aeroméxico, Viva Aerobus, and two other airlines fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cartagena via Cancun, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Mexico City, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Cancun, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Guadalajara, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Monterrey, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via San Jose Cabo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cartagena via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San José to Terminal Tica Bus Panamá
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $17–25
- 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
- $9–20
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $14–20
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $40–55
Piquera de Taxi Clayton
- Phone
- +507 317-0386
- Website
- panama24.org
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