There are 4 ways to get from Quepos to Cartagena by plane, bus, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport
best- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cartagena (CTG)plane XQP - CTG
3h 43m$69–323Bus, ferry via Portobelo
- Take the bus from Quepos to Terminal Albrookbus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the ferry from Portobelo to Cartagenaferry
6d 15h$748–765Bus, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominicalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SJO - CTG
7h 39m$166–646Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Quepos to Panamabus
- Take the bus from Panama City to Sabanitasbus
- Take the bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindobus
- Take the ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagenaferry
6d 18h$755–776
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to Cartagena is to fly which costs $65 - $330 and takes 3h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to Cartagena is to fly which takes 3h 43m and costs $65 - $330.
The distance between Quepos and Cartagena is 963 km.
The best way to get from Quepos to Cartagena without a car is to bus and ferry via Portobelo which takes 6 days 15h and costs $740 - $770.
It takes approximately 3h 43m to get from Quepos to Cartagena, including transfers.
Cartagena is 1h ahead of Quepos. It is currently 3:07 PM in Quepos and 4:07 PM in Cartagena.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Colombia?
World Ticket, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cartagena (CTG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cartagena via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Quepos to Terminal Albrook
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $40–60
- Phone
- +507 983 9091
- Website
- grantnt.com
Bus from Panama City to Sabanitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- grantnt.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Quepos to Panama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Sabanitas to Puerto Lindo
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Phone
- +57 310 704 0425
- bluesailinginfo@gmail.com
- Website
- bluesailing.net
Ferry from Puerto Lindo to Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 6d
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $700
- Website
- https://bluesailing.net/en_us/
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