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How to get fromEl Rio to Cartagenaby taxi, plane, car or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from El Rio to Cartagena by taxi, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Taxi, fly to Cartagena

    best
    1. Take the taxi from El Rio to Barbosataxi taxi
    2. Take the taxi from Barbosa to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airporttaxi taxi
    3. Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cartagena (CTG)plane plane MDE - CTG
    5h 49m
    $152–346

  2. Drive, bus

    cheapest
    1. Drive from El Rio to Tarazácar car
    2. Take the bus from Tarazá to Sincelejobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sincelejo to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    11h 51m
    $31–58

  3. Drive 577.9 km

    1. Drive from El Rio to Cartagenacar car 577.9 km
    9h 14m
    $31–44

  4. Taxi, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from El Rio to Barbosataxi taxi
    2. Take the taxi from Barbosa to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airporttaxi taxi
    3. Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane plane MDE - BAQ
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    8h 35m
    $167–384

  5. Taxi, bus

    1. Take the taxi from El Rio to Yarumaltaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Yarumal to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus bus
    12h 15m
    $149–189

  6. Bus, taxi

    1. Take the bus from Amalfi to Terminal del Nortebus bus
    2. Take the taxi from Medellín to Cartagenataxi taxi
    20h 9m
    $441–442

Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Cartagena (CTG) flights

Calendar104Weekly Planes
Duration1h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket$34Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between El Rio, Colombia and Cartagena, Colombia?

There is no direct connection from El Rio to Cartagena. However, you can take the taxi to Barbosa, take the taxi to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport, walk to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) airport, fly to Cartagena (CTG), then take the taxi to Cartagena. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from El Rio to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Tarazá and Sincelejo in around 11h 51m.

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