There are 7 ways to get from Buga to Cartagena by bus, plane, car, or taxi
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Bus to Cali, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the bus from Buga to Cali Airport
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG)CLO - CTG
3h 39m$60–132Bus via Medellín
cheapest- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal del NorteCali
- Take the bus from Terminal del Norte to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
19h 39m$48–72Drive 979.8 km
- Drive from Buga to Cartagena979.8 km
15h 33m$52–74Bus to Cali, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Buga to Cali Airport
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)CLO - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
6h 25m$94–191Bus to Pereira, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Cartagena (CTG)PEI - CTG
6h 26m$66–181Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal del Sur
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagena
21h 18m$441–448Bus
- Take the bus from Buga to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
25h 20m$58–93
Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buga to Cartagena is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Buga to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 3h 39m and costs $60 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Buga to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from 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 833 km. The road distance is 979.8 km.
The best way to get from Buga to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Medellín which takes 19h 39m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Buga to Cartagena, including transfers.
Buga to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Palmira, depart from 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 33m to drive from Buga to Cartagena.
There are 3137+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Buga, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Buga to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal del Norte in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Flights from Pereira to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Cali Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- 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
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
Bus from Buga to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $50–75
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- 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
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–18
- 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
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Buga to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $19–27
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $420
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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