There are 9 ways to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena by plane, bus, car, or ferry
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Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PUQ - CTG
14h 34m$335–907Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Barilochebus
- Take the bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
6d 10h$623–868Drive 9,621.7 km
- Drive from Punta Arenas to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenacar 9,621.7 km
5d 7h$1,187–1,714Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane PUQ - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
19h 6m$345–1,123Bus to Puerto Natales, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Fly from Puerto Natales (PNT) to Cartagena (CTG)plane PNT - CTG
18h 28m$359–1,049Fly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport, bus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)plane PUQ - SMR
- Take the bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Santa Marta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
21h 57mFly Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Los Garzones Airport, bus
- Fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Los Garzones Airport (MTR)plane PUQ - MTR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transportes de Monteria to Coveñasbus
- Take the bus from Coveñas to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
22h 51m$366–1,149Bus via Lima
- Take the bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegosbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
6d 21h$394–792Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviariobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Monttferry
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal San Borjabus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
8d 9h$991–2,248
Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena is to fly which costs $330 - $950 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena is to fly which takes 14h 34m and costs $330 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Punta Arenas to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Bariloche, Terminal San Borja, San Antonio del Táchira and Terminal Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 days 10h.
The distance between Punta Arenas and Cartagena is 7098 km. The road distance is 9621.7 km.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 10h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena, including transfers.
Punta Arenas to Cartagena bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, depart from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez station.
The best way to get from Punta Arenas to Cartagena is to fly which takes 14h 34m and costs $330 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $900 and takes 6 days 10h.
Punta Arenas to Cartagena bus services, operated by Marga Taqsa, arrive at Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos station.
Cartagena is 2h behind Punta Arenas. It is currently 6:57 AM in Punta Arenas and 4:57 AM in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Punta Arenas, Chile and Cartagena, Colombia?
LATAM Chile, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport (PUQ) to Cartagena (CTG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos, Bariloche, Terminal San Borja, Cúcuta, San Antonio del Táchira, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 6d 10h.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Puerto Natales to Cartagena via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Puerto Montt, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Puerto Natales to Cartagena via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Los Garzones Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Cartagena via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Puerto Natales to Cartagena via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Cali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport via Santiago, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- 0800-3331188
- info@taqsa.com.ar
- Website
- taqsa.com.ar
Bus from Terminal Punta Arenas - Buses Fernandez to Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $16–24
- Bed
- $19–27
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Omnibus Bariloche
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- taqsa.com.ar
- Semibed
- $100–150
- Bed
- $120–170
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Bariloche to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–102
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $65–95
- Semi bed
- $50–75
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–500
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- servicioalcliente@copetran.com
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $35–55
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 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–56
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $35–50
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
- 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 Coveñas to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
- Phone
- +56 61 261 4224
- info@bussur.com
- Website
- bussur.com
Bus from Terminal Bus-Sur to Terminal Rodoviario
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Schedules at
- bussur.com
- Book at
- bussur.com
Bus from Parada 1419 to Parada 1454
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://setpsantamarta.gov.co/
- Phone
- +57 604 782 2413
- informacion@sotracor.com
- Website
- sotracor.com
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Monteria to Coveñas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- https://sotracor.com/
- Phone
- +57 604 444 8888
- contactenos@rapidoochoa.com
- Website
- rapidoochoa.com.co
Bus from Terminal de Transportes de Monteria to Coveñas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Schedules at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Book at
- rapidoochoa.com.co
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- info@tramatsa.com.ar
- Website
- turismoandesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus de Río Gallegos to Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–194
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Semicama
- $110–140
- Cama
- $140–160
- Phone
- +1 305 677 0535
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Ómnibus Córdoba T1 to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–230
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt to Terminal San Borja
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37–50
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $40–50
- Phone
- +56 9 8521 3620
- sales@navimag.com
- Website
- navimag.com
Ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $499–1,550
- Website
- https://www.navimag.com/?language=en
- Cabin AA
- $650
- Cabin A
- $520
- Cabin CC
- $499
- Premium Suite
- $1,550
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