There are 6 ways to get from Venezuela to Cartagena by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly to Cartagena
best- Take the bus from Nuevo Circo to Caracas Airportbus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Cartagena (CTG)plane CCS - CTG
7h 26m$272–914Drive 1,251.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Caracas to Cartagenacar 1,251.2 km
18h 16m$66–95Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas to San Antonio del Táchirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
32h 12m$82–129Fly Maracaibo to Cartagena
- Fly from Maracaibo (MAR) to Cartagena (CTG)plane MAR - CTG
11h 12m$394–967Bus to Simón Bolívar International Airport, fly to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Circo to Caracas Airportbus
- Fly from Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane CCS - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
9h 56m$306–1,432Bus via Valera
- Take the bus from Terminal La Bandera to Valerabus
- Take the bus from Valera to Terminal Cúcutabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachicabus
- Take the bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
43h 54m$89–119
Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venezuela to Cartagena is to drive which costs $65 - $95 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Venezuela to Cartagena is to bus and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between Venezuela and Cartagena is 983 km. The road distance is 1251.2 km.
The best way to get from Venezuela to Cartagena without a car is to bus which takes 32h 12m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Venezuela to Cartagena, including transfers.
The best way to get from Venezuela to Cartagena is to bus which takes 32h 12m and costs $80 - $130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $390 - $1,000 and takes 11h 12m.
Cartagena is 1h behind Venezuela. It is currently 3:29 AM in Venezuela and 2:29 AM in Cartagena.
Yes, the driving distance between Venezuela to Cartagena is 1251 km. It takes approximately 18h 16m to drive from Venezuela to Cartagena.
There are 3183+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Venezuela and Cartagena, Colombia?
You can take a vehicle from Caracas to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena via Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas, San Antonio del Táchira, and Terminal Cúcuta in around 32h 12m. Alternatively, Copa Airlines, JetSMART, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Maracaibo (MAR) to Cartagena (CTG) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Maracaibo to Cartagena via Panama City, Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–1,400
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–1,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cartagena via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Maracaibo to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,600
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Maracaibo to Cartagena via Panama City, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Bus from Nuevo Circo to Caracas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- ucamcserviciosdetransporte.amawebs.com
- Phone
- +58 424 719 6069
- contacto@expresoslosllanos.com
- Website
- expresoslosllanos.com
Bus from Terminal Expresos Los Llanos Caracas to San Antonio del Táchira
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- expresoslosllanos.com
- Buscama
- $35–55
- 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
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $13–18
Bus from Aguachica to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $27–40
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $19–28
- 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
- +58 212 242 0110
- Website
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Terminal La Bandera to Valera
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- sitssa.gob.ve
Bus from Valera to Terminal Cúcuta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
- Convencional
- $25–30
- Phone
- +57 318 265 3815
- Website
- cootragua.blogspot.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- cootragua.blogspot.com
- Book at
- terminalbucaramanga.com
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- cooptmotilon15@yahoo.com
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Book at
- buscobus.com.co
- Phone
- +57 601 201 8634
- info@cootranstame.com
- Website
- cootranstame.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Aguachica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- cootranstame.com
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