There are 14 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena by bus, plane, train, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)LGW - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
8h 53m€42–157Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Take the train from Valladolid to Murcia Del CarmenAve
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to CartagenaIc
33h 46m€115–388Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Woking to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante TerminalAlv
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to CartagenaIc
2d€132–402Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cartagena
20h 33mBus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)LGW - RMU
7h 44m€55–225Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport, bus
- Take the train from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Liverpool Street Station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)STN - RMU
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Murcia to Cartagena
8h 46m€115–312Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)LGW - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
12h 10m€53–231Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)LTN - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
9h 51m€64–139Fly London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)STN - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
10h 5m€84–169Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)LTN - RMU
8h 32m€95–302Fly London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)STN - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
13h 12m€109–278Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Murcia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
37h 32m€105–315Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to The Hard Interchange030 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to Cartagena
2d 3h€125–351Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cartagena
21h 32m€343–506
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena by foot, train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €160 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminal 5 and arriving at Cartagena via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 32m.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Cartagena is 1616 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 46m and costs €110 - €390.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 1:50 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 2:50 AM in Cartagena.
Book your Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Cartagena, Spain?
You can take a bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cartagena via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Murcia, and Estación de Autobuses de Murcia in around 37h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €22–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valladolid to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Woking to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to The Hard Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- regiondemurcia@interbus.es
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- interbus.es
Bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Murcia to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Schedules at
- interbusmurcia.es
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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