There are 5 ways to get from Elche to Cartagena by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane ALC - CTG
15h 12m$499–1,312Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane ALC - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
21h 8m$333–1,130Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MAD - CTG
16h 32m$439–1,201Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane ALC - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
24h 1mTrain to Valencia Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane VLC - CTG
18h 35m$346–1,178
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elche to Cartagena is to train and fly which costs $340 - $1,200 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Elche to Cartagena is to fly which takes 15h 12m and costs $490 - $1,400.
The distance between Elche and Cartagena is 8006 km.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Elche to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 6h behind Elche. It is currently 6:19 PM in Elche and 12:19 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Elche, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia?
Air Europa, World 2 Fly, and four other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cartagena (CTG) once daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cartagena via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- plusultra.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $15–21
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $18–26
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–19
Bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $17–25
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
Bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
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