There are 6 ways to get from Cartagena to San Salvador by plane, bus, ferry or taxi
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Recommended option
Fly Cartagena to San Salvador • 9h 7m
Cheapest option
Fly Cartagena to Guatemala City, bus • 11h 31m
4 alternative options
Bus to Barranquilla, fly to San Salvador • 12h 52m
Ferry, bus • 6 days 9h
Ferry, taxi, bus via David • 6 days 11h
Ferry, taxi, bus • 6 days 11h
Cartagena (CTG) to San Salvador (SAL) flights
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to San Salvador is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $420 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to San Salvador is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $200 - $420.
The distance between Cartagena and San Salvador is 1531 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to San Salvador without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 6 days 9h and costs $650 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Cartagena to San Salvador, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Cartagena Airport to San Salvador Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 30m and has one stopover.
San Salvador is 1h behind Cartagena. It is currently 2:53 AM in Cartagena and 1:53 AM in San Salvador.
American Airlines, Copa Airlines and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. offer flights from Cartagena Airport to San Salvador Airport.
There are 62+ hotels available in San Salvador. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Cartagena Airport is to bus which takes 20 min and costs $1 - $29.
- Distance: 1530.8 km
- Duration: 9h 7m
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and San Salvador, El Salvador?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., Copa Airlines and three other airlines fly from Cartagena to San Salvador every 2 hours.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to San Salvador via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $390
Flights from Cartagena to San Salvador via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $470
Flights from Cartagena to San Salvador via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Cucuta, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Bogota, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Bogota, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $550
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via San Jose, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Bogota, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $430
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to San Salvador via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $310
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $410
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $330
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Panama City, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cartagena to San Salvador via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $950
Flights from Cartagena to Guatemala City via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $874 - $875
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Barranquilla to San Salvador via Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
- Phone
- 0057 300 808-3147
- reservas@transportemarsol.net
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cartagena to Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 4508 3187
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guatemala to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +(507) 983 9091, 303-6379
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Panama to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/Home/index
Bus from San José to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $90
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/Home/index
Bus from David Panama to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/Home/index
Bus from La Chorrera to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/Home/index
- Phone
- +(507) 775-2974 / +(507) 314-6228
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- (57) 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Cartagena to Portobelo
- Ave. Duration
- 5 days 0h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $550
- Schedules at
- bluesailing.net
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $2 - $3
Radio Taxi Alpha Z
- Phone
- +507 442-6495
- Website
- nexdu.com
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