There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Cartagena by plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
4h 12m$128–371Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane LIO - CTG
4h 50m$67–311Bus, ferry via Portobelo
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
6d 18h$764–794Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
6d 18h$765–795
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Cartagena is to fly which costs $65 - $320 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cartagena is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs $120 - $380.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cartagena is 963 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Cartagena without a car is to bus and ferry via Portobelo which takes 6 days 18h and costs $760 - $800.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Costa Rica to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:43 AM in Costa Rica and 2:43 AM in Cartagena.
There are 3114+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia?
Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. and Copa Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $58–90
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $60–90
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
Bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindo
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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