There are 4 ways to get from Cartagena to Altea by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car ferry, or tram
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Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane CTG - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
17h 12m€441–1,121Fly to Valencia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CTG - VLC
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus
19h 14m€356–883Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTG - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
16h 39m€493–1,119Fly to Ibiza Airport, car ferry, tram
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Ibiza Airport (IBZ)plane CTG - IBZ
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ibiza to Port of Deniacarferry
- Take the tram from Dénia to Alteatram
19h 32m€369–902
Cartagena (CTG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Altea is to fly and shuttle which costs €440 - €1200 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Altea is to fly and train and shuttle which takes 16h 39m and costs €490 - €1200.
The distance between Cartagena and Altea is 8058 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Cartagena to Altea, including transfers.
Altea is 7h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 3:45 PM in Cartagena and 10:45 PM in Altea.
There are 8708+ hotels available in Altea.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Altea, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Altea. However, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), walk to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC, then take the shuttle to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) airport, fly to Valencia Airport (VLC), walk to Aeroport, take the line 5 subway to Àngel Guimerà, take the line 2 subway to Túria, walk to Estació d'Autobusos de València, take the bus to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses, walk to Benidorm Intermodal, then take the line 9 vehicle to Altea.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–850
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,500
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–750
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Dénia to Altea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Parada De Bus Bar Restaurante Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Ibiza to Port of Denia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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