Cartagena Central Bus Station

Cartagena Central Bus Station is at Avenida Trovero Marín, 3, a few minutes' walk from the old town. Buses leave from here to Murcia, to the towns of the district and the Mar Menor, and several long-distance lines.

Which Lines Leave

According to the town council's tourist office, the following operate at the station:

• Interbus: Murcia (968 50 11 42).
• Busbam: Mazarrón and Puerto de Mazarrón (968 50 14 29), Águilas and Los Alcázares (902 22 72 72), and long-distance to Alicante and Almería.
• ALSA: Cieza, Fuente Álamo, Lorca, Torre Pacheco and Totana, and long-distance to Madrid and Valencia (968 50 56 56).
• Globalia: San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar (664 52 74 15).

Cartagena to Murcia

The line with the most services is Interbus to Murcia (MUR 083). In the timetable in force since 31 August 2026, Monday to Friday buses leave Cartagena from 6:30 until 22:00, roughly every hour and with several in the morning; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays there are somewhat fewer. There are two types of service: the faster motorway ones, and the route ones, which stop along the way. Some go via El Palmar, stopping at the shelter in the Los Rosales district.

Departures from Cartagena Monday to Friday: 6:30 (route), 8:00, 9:00, 9:15 (route), 9:45, 11:15, 12:00, 13:00, 13:30 (route), 14:30, 15:00, 16:15, 18:00, 18:30 (via El Palmar), 20:15, 20:45 (route) and 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays, at 6:30, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 13:45, 15:30, 16:30, 18:00, 18:45, 20:15 and 20:45.

In the opposite direction, from Murcia bus station they leave Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 22:00, and at weekends from 8:00 to 22:00. Interbus sells tickets on its website and answers on 618 640 733.

Train and Plane

Cartagena also has a Renfe train to Murcia; check times at renfe.es. The nearest airport is Región de Murcia International, at Corvera.

Tips

Interbus publishes different summer timetables: check the current one on each company's website before setting out. If you are going to Calblanque in July or August, cars cannot enter the beach area in the middle hours and you use the summer bus from Los Belones.

On Arrival

From the station, the old town is walkable. In the Town Hall square, beside the harbour, is the tourist office in the Town Hall, which gives the map and the museum opening times. Nearby you have the Roman Theatre Museum, the ARQVA opposite the harbour and the Castillo de la Concepción, reached by panoramic lift. To swim without leaving the city, Cala Cortina is the urban beach.