There are 6 ways to get from Cali to Cartagena by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly to Cartagena
best- Fly from Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CLO - CTG
2h 4m$80–220Drive 1,046.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Cali to Cartagenacar 1,046.8 km
16h 52m$55–79Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Surbus
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi
22h 3m$450–458Fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- 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
4h 54m$114–238Bus via La Dorada
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizalesbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Doradabus
- Take the bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
26h 47m$64–101Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
26h 54m$62–97
Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cali to Cartagena is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cali to Cartagena is to fly which takes 2h 4m and costs $80 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cali to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte Cali and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and La Dorada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 47m.
The distance between Cali and Cartagena is 804 km. The road distance is 1046.8 km.
The best way to get from Cali to Cartagena without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 22h 3m and costs $445 - $460.
It takes approximately 2h 4m to get from Cali to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cali to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, depart from Terminal de Transporte Cali station.
The best way to get from Cali to Cartagena is to fly which takes 2h 4m and costs $80 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus via La Dorada, which costs $60 - $110 and takes 26h 47m.
Cali to Cartagena bus services, operated by Expreso Trejos, arrive at Terminal de Transportes de Manizales station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cali to Cartagena is 1047 km. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Cali to Cartagena.
What companies run services between Cali, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?
JetSMART, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Cali (CLO) to Cartagena (CTG) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Transportes de Manizales and La Dorada in around 26h 47m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cali to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Cali to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Phone
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- contactenos@bolivariano.com.co
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- 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
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $55–80
- 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
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–60
- 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
- +57 314 8882781
- info@flotaospina.com
- Website
- flotaospina.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte Cali to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- flotaospina.com
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- coopuertos.com
- Book at
- redbus.co
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $9–14
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- secretaria@taxlaferia.com.co
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Estimated price
- $430
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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