There are 7 ways to get from Cartagena to Buga by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Cartagena to Cali, bus
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO)CTG - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Buga
4h 2m$55–125Drive 982.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Cartagena to Buga982.1 km
15h 8m$52–75Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Buga
19h 44m$273–287Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Cali, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cali (CLO)BAQ - CLO
- Take the bus from Cali Airport to Buga
5h 54m$98–167Fly Cartagena to Pereira, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Pereira (PEI)CTG - PEI
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Buga
6h 47m$60–175Bus via La Dorada
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to La Dorada
- Take the bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Buga
24h 36m$60–99Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Buga
24h 40m$55–88
Cartagena (CTG) to Cali (CLO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Buga is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Buga is to fly and bus which takes 4h 2m and costs $55 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Buga. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena and arriving at Buga via La Dorada and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 36m.
The distance between Cartagena and Buga is 837 km. The road distance is 982.1 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Buga without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 19h 44m and costs $270 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Cartagena to Buga, including transfers.
Cartagena to Buga bus services, operated by Copetran, depart from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena station.
Cartagena to Buga bus services, operated by Copetran, arrive at La Dorada station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Buga is 982 km. It takes approximately 15h 8m to drive from Cartagena to Buga.
There are 217+ hotels available in Buga.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Buga, Colombia?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Buga via La Dorada and Terminal de Transportes de Manizales in around 24h 36m.
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- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Cartagena to Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Cartagena to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Cartagena to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–150
Flights from Cartagena to Pereira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Cartagena to Pereira via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Cartagena to Pereira via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cali via Balboa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Phone
- +57 318 760 6799
- cooperativa@cootrancise.com
- Website
- cootrancise.com
Bus from Cali Airport to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- cootrancise.com
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–45
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $13–18
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $45–70
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +57 602 229 7017
- info@deoccidente.com
- Website
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- deoccidente.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Pereira to Terminal de Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Book at
- expresopalmira.com.co
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to La Dorada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–59
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $40–55
- Phone
- +57 316 271 4173
- Website
- coopuertos.com
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://coopuertos.com/
- Phone
- 01 8000 42 37 87
- contacto@empresaarauca.com.co
- Website
- empresaarauca.com
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- empresaarauca.com
- Basico
- $9–13
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- terminaldemanizales.com.co
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Schedules at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Book at
- rapidotolimasa.com
- Phone
- +57 314 880 8888
- secretaria@taxlaferia.com.co
- Website
- taxlaferia.co
Bus from La Dorada to Terminal de Transportes de Manizales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- taxlaferia.co
- Book at
- taxlaferia.teletiquete.com
- Phone
- +57 315 452 5691
- pqrs@trejos.co
- Website
- trejos.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Manizales to Buga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pinbus.com
- Book at
- pinbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Estimated price
- $244
Tax Individual
- Phone
- +57 604 444 4444
- Website
- tax-individual.com.co
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