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How to get fromTumbes to Cartagenaby plane, bus, taxi, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Tumbes to Cartagena by plane, bus, taxi, or car

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  1. Fly Tumbes to Cartagena

    best
    1. Fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane TBP - CTG
    10h 17m
    $179–710

  2. Drive to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly to Cartagena

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Tumbes to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)car car
    2. Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane ETR - CTG
    9h 11m
    $95–425

  3. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Tulcánbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Ipiales to Terminal del Surbus bus
    4. Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi taxi
    2d
    $587–633

  4. Drive 2,315.1 km

    1. Drive from Tumbes to Cartagenacar car 2,315.1 km
    37h 22m
    $348–503

  5. Drive to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, fly to Los Garzones Airport, bus

    1. Drive from Tumbes to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)car car
    2. Fly from Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane plane ETR - MTR
    3. Take the bus from Cerete to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    14h 40m

  6. Bus via Tunja

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Rumichacabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales to Terminal Salitrebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Salitre to Terminal Tunjabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tunja to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    2d 5h
    $180–266

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Lago Agriobus bus
    3. Take the bus from La Dorada, Putumayo to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    2d 9h
    $141–198

  8. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Tumbes to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cúcutabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    2d 20h
    $185–327

Tumbes (TBP) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration11h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$179Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,669 km
  • Duration: 10h 17m

What companies run services between Tumbes, Peru and Cartagena, Colombia?

LATAM Chile, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tumbes (TBP) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tumbes to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Rumichaca, Terminal Ipiales, Terminales de Transportes de Ipiales, Terminal Salitre, and Tunja in around 2d 5h.

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