There are 6 ways to get from Salta to Cartagena by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane SLA - CTG
10h 55m$335–722Fly Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane SLA - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
18h 4m$211–818Bus via Tacna
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Aricabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacnabus
- Take the bus from Tacna to Arequipabus
- Take the bus from Arequipa 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
4d$354–497Drive 5,928.2 km
- Drive from Salta to Cartagenacar 5,928.2 km
3d 15h$529–763Bus to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumánbus
- Fly from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) to Cartagena (CTG)plane TUC - CTG
15h 17m$233–896Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuybus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy 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
5d 11h$347–496
Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salta to Cartagena is to bus which costs $340 - $500 and takes 5 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Salta to Cartagena is to fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $330 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Salta to Cartagena. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Salta and arriving at Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, San Antonio del Táchira and Terminal Cúcuta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 11h.
The distance between Salta and Cartagena is 4091 km. The road distance is 5928.2 km.
The best way to get from Salta to Cartagena without a car is to bus via Tacna which takes 4 days 0h and costs $350 - $500.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Salta to Cartagena, including transfers.
Salta to Cartagena bus services, operated by Andesmar, depart from Terminal de Salta station.
The best way to get from Salta to Cartagena is to fly which takes 10h 55m and costs $330 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Tacna, which costs $350 - $500 and takes 4 days 0h.
Salta to Cartagena bus services, operated by Andesmar, arrive at Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy station.
Cartagena is 2h behind Salta. It is currently 7:04 PM in Salta and 5:04 PM in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Salta, Argentina and Cartagena, Colombia?
Copa Airlines, LATAM Chile, and JetSMART fly from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport (SLA) to Cartagena (CTG) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Rodoviario de Arica, Terminal Internacional, Tacna, Arequipa, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Cúcuta, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 4d.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cartagena via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Lima, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Lima, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Martín Miguel De Güemes International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport to Cartagena via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- clientes@pullmanbus.cl
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal Rodoviario de Arica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $45–55
- Phone
- +56 58 222 8603
- ventas.busesng@gmail.com
- Website
- recorrido.cl
Bus from Terminal Internacional to Tacna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.recorrido.cl/en/bus/buses-norte-grande-tickets
- Phone
- +51 953 954 708
- informes@transportesmoquegua.com.pe
- Website
- redbus.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 982 802 624
- heroesdelpacifico9@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- contacto@hallpa.pe
- Website
- hallpa.pe
Bus from Tacna to Arequipa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- hallpa.pe
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Arequipa to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–80
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
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
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $12–18
- 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
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $30–50
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
- $14–21
- 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
- Phone
- 0810 222-5202
- atencionalcliente@flechabus.com.ar
- Website
- flechabus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.flechabus.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Cama
- $16–21
- Cama
- $21–35
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- gestionesatc@andesmar.com.ar
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $15–23
- Semi bed
- $12–18
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- andesmar.com
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $6–10
- Semi bed
- $5–8
- Phone
- +54 810-888-3666
- info@grupofonobus.com.ar
- Website
- grupofonobus.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Book at
- grupofonobus.com.ar
- Phone
- +54 9 11 4187 3610
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $17–26
- Cama
- $19–29
Bus from Terminal de Omnibus de Jujuy to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–167
- Schedules at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Book at
- lavelozdelnorte.com.ar
- Semicama
- $90–140
- Cama
- $100–160
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viabariloche.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Book at
- viabariloche.com.ar
- Semi Cama
- $12–16
- Cama
- $13–18
- Phone
- 0810-333-7575
- info@viacorreo.com.ar
- Website
- viatac.com.ar
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- viatac.com.ar
- Book at
- viatac.com.ar
- Bed
- $15–22
- Semi Bed
- $13–19
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- nuevachevallier.com
Bus from Terminal de Salta to Terminal de Tucumán
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.nuevachevallier.com/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Bed
- $12–17
- Bed
- $14–20
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