There are 3 ways to get from Cartagena to Bluefields by plane, ferry, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bluefields Airport
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Bluefields Airport (BEF)CTG - BEF
19h 39m$77–392Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Take the bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Bluefields
7d 15h$802–833Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CTG - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Los Chiles
- Take the bus from San Carlos to Nueva Guinea
- Take the bus from Nueva Guinea to Bluefields
14h 27m
Cartagena (CTG) to Bluefields Airport (BEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Bluefields is to fly which costs $75 - $400 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Bluefields is to fly which takes 19h 39m and costs $75 - $400.
The distance between Cartagena and Bluefields is 931 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Bluefields without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 7 days 15h and costs $800 - $840.
It takes approximately 19h 39m to get from Cartagena to Bluefields, including transfers.
Bluefields is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 11:30 PM in Cartagena and 10:30 PM in Bluefields.
There are four+ hotels available in Bluefields.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Bluefields, Nicaragua?
Copa Airlines, Skyway, and two other airlines fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Bluefields Airport (BEF) twice daily.
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- Website
- skywaycr.com
Flights from Cartagena to Bluefields Airport via Panama City, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Cartagena to Bluefields Airport via Miami, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Cartagena to Bluefields Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Panama City, Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Cartagena to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +504 9919-5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Albrook to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
Bus from Managua to Bluefields
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
Bus from San Carlos to Nueva Guinea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
Bus from Nueva Guinea to Bluefields
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Los Chiles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- (57) 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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