There are 4 ways to get from Buga to Cartago by bus or plane
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Bus to Cali, fly
best- Take the bus from Buga to Cali Airportbus
- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLO - SJO
8h 41m$236–606Bus to Pereira, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Pereirabus
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PEI - SJO
11h 48m$67–336Bus to Armenia, fly
- Take the bus from Buga to Caicedoniabus
- Fly from Armenia (AXM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AXM - SJO
9h 57m$272–509Bus to Perales Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibaguébus
- Fly from Perales Airport (IBE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IBE - SJO
13h 20m$94–452
Cali (CLO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buga to Cartago is to bus and fly which costs $65 - $340 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Buga to Cartago is to bus and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $230 - $650.
The distance between Buga and Cartago is 1214 km.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Buga to Cartago, including transfers.
Cartago is 1h behind Buga. It is currently 7:11 AM in Buga and 6:11 AM in Cartago.
There are 531+ hotels available in Cartago.
What companies run services between Buga, Colombia and Cartago, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Buga to Cartago. However, you can take the bus to Cali Airport, walk to Cali (CLO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to San Jose Airport, take the shuttle to San José, walk to Terminal Lumaca, then take the bus to Cartago. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Caicedonia, take the taxi to Armenia (AXM) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to San Jose Airport, take the shuttle to San José, walk to Terminal Lumaca, then take the bus to Cartago.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Armenia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Armenia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Perales Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Perales Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Perales Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pereira to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pereira to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Perales Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Bogota, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Pereira to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Armenia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- 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
- $5
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Buga to Caicedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- 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
- 01-8000-910293
- calidad@coomotor.com.co
- Website
- coomotor.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Buga to Terminal de Transportes de Ibagué
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- coomotor.com.co
- 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
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