There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Cartagena by plane, bus, train, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cartagena (CTG)plane DCA - CTG
7h 23m$219–910Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cartagena
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cartagena (CTG)plane IAD - CTG
10h 15m$118–507Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)plane DCA - BAQ
- Take the bus from Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla to Terminal de Transporte de Cartagenabus
9h 54m$237–988Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Cartagena
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Cartagena (CTG)plane BWI - CTG
9h 36m$128–1,104
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cartagena (CTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cartagena is to subway and fly which costs $110 - $550 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cartagena is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Washington and Cartagena is 3170 km.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Washington to Cartagena, including transfers.
There are 3183+ hotels available in Cartagena.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cartagena, Colombia?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cartagena (CTG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cartagena via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cartagena via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Cartagena via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $14–21
- 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
- $11
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.com
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