There are 5 ways to get from Basel to Cartagena by plane, train, 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 Basel to Cartagena
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BSL - CTG
21h 10m$510–1,114Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane ZRH - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
20h 30m$345–1,211Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ZRH - CTG
17h 50m$601–1,493Fly Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane BSL - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
22h 31m$364–1,332Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane FRA - CTG
19h 36m$673–1,382
Basel (BSL) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cartagena is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cartagena is to train and fly which takes 17h 50m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Basel and Cartagena is 8646 km.
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Basel to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 5:12 AM in Basel and 11:12 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3183+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cartagena, Colombia?
easyJet, World 2 Fly, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cartagena (CTG) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Cartagena via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Basel to Cartagena via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cartagena via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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