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 Albir
17h 23m€445–1,125Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTG - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
17h 14m€385–932Fly to Valencia Airport, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CTG - VLC
- Take the bus from València to Benidormbus
19h 53mFly 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 Garganestram
19h 25m€389–1,179
Cartagena (CTG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Altea is to fly and train which costs €380 - €950 and takes 17h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Altea is to fly and train which takes 17h 14m and costs €380 - €950.
The distance between Cartagena and Altea is 8072 km.
It takes approximately 17h 23m to get from Cartagena to Altea, including transfers.
Altea is 6h ahead of Cartagena. It is currently 2:58 AM in Cartagena and 8:58 AM in Altea.
There are 8315+ 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, take the shuttle to Albir, walk to Av. Oscar Esplá 16, then take the line 010 bus to Carrer la Mar 91. 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 València, take the bus to Benidorm, 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
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 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
- €310–850
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Cartagena to Ibiza Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Cartagena to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bogota, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Valencia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Cartagena to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
- 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
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €45–65
- 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
- €40–55
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €24–75
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Dénia to Garganes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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 Albir
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from València to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- 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
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €45–65
- Cabin
- €150–220
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