There are 6 ways to get from Buga to Cartagena by bus, plane, car, 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.
Bus to Cali, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Cali Airportbus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CLO - CTG
3h 43m$67–157Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
19h 39m$57–91Drive 979.7 km
- Drive from Buga to Cartagenacar 979.7 km
15h 45m$113–163Bus to Cali, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Cali Airportbus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane CLO - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
6h 24m$105–198Bus to Pereira, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PEI - CTG
6h 42m$77–217Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal del Surbus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
21h 28m$509–520
Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Buga to Cartagena is to bus which costs $55 - $95 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Buga to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 3h 43m and costs $65 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Buga to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
The distance between Buga and Cartagena is 834 km. The road distance is 979.7 km.
The best way to get from Buga to Cartagena without a car is to bus which takes 19h 39m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Buga to Cartagena, including transfers.
Buga to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga station.
Buga to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, arrive at Terminal del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buga to Cartagena is 980 km. It takes approximately 15h 45m to drive from Buga to Cartagena.
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What companies run services between Buga, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal del Norte in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–150
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–320
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Cali Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Cali Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–55
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $16–23
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- 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
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
- 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
- $12
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal Guadalajara de Buga to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $26–40
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $482
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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