To get to Cartagena by air you can do it by traveling to its airport north of the city. The Cartagena airport receives national and international flights, so if you arrive by plane you can take a taxi or an Uber where the average rate is $20,000 and it takes 25 minutes to get to the city center.
From the airport you can also take a bus or minibus that takes you to the historic center and the ticket costs 2,000 Colombian pesos (less than a dollar). The company that has this bus route is called Metrocar and the departure time is from 6:50 am to 11:45 pm.
How to get to Cartagena by car?
There are several highways to get to Cartagena de Indias by land by car, but there is only one dual carriageway. You must arrive through Tolú and Coveñas or through Sincelejo (which is a shorter route) where the route will take you to Cruz del Vizo where you continue along the Caribbean trunk road until it connects with either of the two entrances to the south of Cartagena.
An important recommendation if you are going to travel by land to Cartagena in your car, is to check the peak and plate days because these change every three months. ” The pico y placa” in Cartagena is one day a week and its hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 pm. During these hours, you cannot circulate through the streets of the city if your vehicle is on a pick and a license plate. You can check the peak and plate on the Cartagena transit website.
How to get to Cartagena by bus?
If you want to get to Cartagena by bus you can do it from the main cities of the country since it has its transport terminal. It is only 15 minutes from the airport and 10 minutes from the historic center. These are some average fares for the bus ticket to Cartagena:
- From Bogotá to Cartagena: approximately COP 123,000 (22 hours of travel).
- From Ibagué to Cartagena: approximately COP 180,000 (25 hours of travel).
- From Armenia to Cartagena: approximately COP 135,000 (24 hours of travel).
- From Cali to Cartagena: approximately COP 180,000 (26 hours of travel).
- From Manizales to Cartagena: approximately COP 160,000 (24 hours of travel).
- From Montería to Cartagena: approximately COP 40,000 (6 hours of travel).
- From Barranquilla to Cartagena: approximately COP 12,000 (2 hours of travel).
- From Santa Marta to Cartagena: approximately COP 27,000 (4 hours and a half of travel).
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