| MURCIA- SAN JAVIER AIRPORT: International airport about 20 minutes by car from Cartagena, with regular flights from Madrid and Barcelona, and also from several cities across Europe. Telephone: +34 968 17 20 00 Taxi is the easiest way to get from the airport to Cartagena (distance: 32 km.) EL ALTET (ALICANTE) AIRPORT: International airport, about 1 hour and 15 minutes by car from Cartagena, with regular flights from Madrid and Barcelona, and also from several cities across Europe. Telephone: +34 966 919 100 To check flight schedules and get information about these and other Spanish airports, visit http://www.aena.es/ The city is located just at the end of the new AP-7 motorway Getting from Alicante Airport to Cartagena 1) Longer and cheaper route: Take Bus route C-6 (2,70 euros) from the airport terminal to the bus station in Alicante City Centre. This bus runs every 20 minutes, every day of the year, stopping at the railway station and other key points in the city. Once in Alicante bus station, take a Bus to Cartagena, the timetable is available here: http://www.costazul.net/en/routes-and-schedules/cartagena/cartagena-alicante.html 2) Alternatively leave the airport bus at the train station and take the train to Cartagena, the timetable is available here: http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/index.html 3) A quicker, but more expensive route is to take the non-stop bus from Alicante airport directly to the holiday resort of Torrevieja. The journey takes about 40 minutes. http://www.costazul.net/es/lineas-y-horarios/torrevieja-aeropuerto-alicante.html Once in Torrevieja bus station, take a Bus to Cartagena, the timetable is available here: http://www.torreviejainformation.com/bus-details/ | 
