- Must visit
National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQVA)
Spain’s flagship museum for underwater archaeology, with Phoenician, Roman, and shipwreck finds from the Mediterranean. A top cultural stop on Cartagena’s waterfront.
Cheapest price
$6
Average price
$6
Fastest journey
45 m
Average duration
45 m
Buses per day
16
Distance
44 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Murcia to Cartagena is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Murcia to Cartagena will cost around $6 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $6.
Of the 16 buses that leave Murcia for Cartagena on Thu, Jun 18, 16 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Thu, Jun 18 the direct buses cover the 44 km distance in an average of 45 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 45 m .
On Thu, Jun 18 the slowest buses will take 45 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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BASEOmio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Murcia to Cartagena among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $6. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 48m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $6, and a train costs an average of $5.
Distance: 27 miles (44 km)
Most popular Bus | Train |
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$6 Average price Cheapest | $7 Average price |
1h 18m Average total duration Fastest 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 32m Average total duration 1h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
![]() Most popular bus company | ![]() Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Murcia to Cartagena:
A bus is $1 (€0.93) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Murcia to Cartagena costing on average $7 (€6).
Other travel options to Cartagena take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 2m.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 06:50AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon, Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50AM | Arrival Time 07:00AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 07:45AM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 07:40AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:10AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 08:20AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 08:55AM | Duration 0h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $2 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 09:45AM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 10:45AM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 10:15AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 11:45AM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 01:15PM | Duration 1h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 12:15PM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 1h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 04:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 05:10PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 05:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 06:15PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:10PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon, Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Tue, Thu | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 09:45PM | Duration 0h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Grupo Interbus | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 11:15PM | Duration 1h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $6 |
The table below shows live departures for Murcia to Cartagena buses for today, Wednesday, June 17. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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BASE | 9:00 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 9:45 AM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 10:00 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 10:45 AM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 11:00 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 11:45 AM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 12:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1h15 | 1:15 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 12:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 1:30 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 1:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 2:30 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 2:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 2:45 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 3:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1h15 | 4:15 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 4:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 4:45 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 5:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 5:45 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 7:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 7:45 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 7:45 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 8:30 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 9:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 9:45 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 10:00 PM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 1h15 | 11:15 PM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Thursday, June 18 | |||||
BASE | 7:00 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h45 | 7:45 AM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
BASE | 8:00 AM Murcia, Estacion de Autobuses | 0h55 | 8:55 AM Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Murcia to Cartagena run on average 17 times per day, taking around 48m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $6 (€5) but you can travel from only $5 (€4) by train.
There are 17 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 06:30, the last at 22:00. The fastest bus covers the 27 miles (44 km) distance in 45m.
Distance 27 miles (44 km) |
Average bus duration 48m |
Cheapest ticket price $6 (€5) |
Buses per day 17 |
Direct buses 17 |
Fastest bus 45m |
First bus 6:30 AM |
Last bus 10:00 PM |
Cheapest Month Mar |
Cheapest Day Wed |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Oct - Dec |
Busiest Day Sat |
Least Busy Day Thu |
Best time to book 49 days |
Discover the best of Cartagena — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Cartagena trip today.
Spain’s flagship museum for underwater archaeology, with Phoenician, Roman, and shipwreck finds from the Mediterranean. A top cultural stop on Cartagena’s waterfront.
Museum and access complex for Cartagena’s spectacular Roman theatre, combining archaeological galleries with the restored ancient performance space.
A naval history museum with ship models, maritime collections, and the well-known Isaac Peral submarine exhibit, reflecting the city’s strong military port identity.
Cartagena’s principal historic shopping street, lined with Modernist architecture, balconies, and some of the city’s most photographed façades.
The regenerated waterfront promenade with marina views, cruise activity, museums, and easy access to several of the city’s top attractions.
The grand square by the city hall and port, ideal for appreciating Cartagena’s civic architecture and starting a walk through the old centre.
The area’s signature rice dish, cooked in fish stock with ñora pepper and traditionally served with fish and alioli. It is closely tied to nearby Mar Menor fishing culture.
A hearty stew of dried broad beans simmered with ham, chorizo and spices. It is a classic regional tapa in Cartagena and Murcia.
A very Murcian tapa made with a rusks-style bread ring topped with Russian salad and an anchovy. It is one of the most typical bar snacks in Cartagena.
A Michelin-starred restaurant led by chef María Gómez, known for refined contemporary cooking rooted in Cartagena and Murcia products. Elegant but welcoming atmosphere.
A famous old-school tapas bar known for authentic local snacks, marinera-style tapas and a bustling informal atmosphere. A strong choice for traditional Cartagena flavors.
An established traditional restaurant and tapas spot popular for Murcian dishes, seafood and hearty local specialties. Lively, classic dining room.
Moderate by Spanish standards. Meals and coffee are reasonable, while tourist-area dining and summer stays cost more.
Tipping is modest. Round up or leave 5-10% in restaurants for good service. Small change for cafes is enough. Taxis are usually rounded up; hotel tips are optional.
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Cartagena, Estación de Autobuses -> Cartagena City Center
The bus station of Murcia is the starting point of this route in bus Murcia-Cartagena, and the bus station of Cartagena the one of arrival. There are a total of 13 buses a day, all direct, between both cities. In order to have the tickets sufficiently in Avanza, they can be purchased from anywhere with the Omio search engine or with its exclusive application, so that the ticket is saved in electronic format and cannot be lost or damaged.
>Lycar is the only company offering Murcia-Cartagena.
bus routes.The average duration of the Murcia-Cartagena bus journey is 50 minutes , with the 45-minute journey being the most common, as almost all of them have this duration, as well as being the one that takes the least time to complete the journey. In the case of the 11.30 a.m. bus, it takes a little longer, 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The first bus leaves Murcia station at 7.00, and arrives at your destination at 7.45. The last service of the day has a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes, so it leaves Murcia at 22.00, and arrives at its destination at 23.15.
.It doesn't matter what time the Murcia Cartagena buses are taken, their price is uniform: 4'75€.
Murcia's bus station is located in the western part of the city and from here the buses Murcia-Cartagena leave, very close to the Jardines de la Seda. It can be reached with trams 21 and 36. Cartagena's bus station is located in the heart of the city, close to the city's famous port. To get there, you can take, among others, the urban services 1b, 5b, L5 and L7. As it is a very well located station, you can walk to the city centre without any problem. Both facilities are prepared to receive passengers with reduced mobility or with disabilities.
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Murcia to Cartagena by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Cartagena, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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