There are 4 ways to get from Málaga to Cartagena by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Málaga Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG)AGP - CTG
17h 57m$248–860Fly Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)AGP - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
20h 6m$322–1,026Bus to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Cartagena (CTG)GRX - CTG
21h 23m$513–1,543Train, train to Seville Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Take the train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Cartagena (CTG)SVQ - CTG
20h 51m$282–1,011
Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Málaga to Cartagena is to fly which costs $240 - $900 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Málaga to Cartagena is to fly which takes 17h 57m and costs $240 - $900.
The distance between Málaga and Cartagena is 7644 km.
It takes approximately 17h 57m to get from Málaga to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 6h behind Málaga. It is currently 5:31 AM in Málaga and 11:31 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3231+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Málaga, Spain and Cartagena, Colombia?
Iberia, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and seven other airlines fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cartagena (CTG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Lisboa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Barcelona, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Lisboa, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Santo Domingo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Seville Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cartagena via Madrid, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cordoba-Central to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- 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
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $13–18
- 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
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–18
- 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
- $10
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Malaga Eeaa to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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