The cheapest order to fly Bogota, Cartagena and Medellin from Madrid
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about €888 a person and the most expensive at €1,199, a difference of €311 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Madrid → Bogota → Cartagena → Medellin → Madrid
About €888 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Shown in euros, converted from US dollars at today’s rate, so every amount is approximate. In dollars the cheapest order is about $981. You pay in the airline’s currency.
One press plans it on January 16, 2027 to January 30, 2027 for 2 travelers.
Plan this trip on real datesEvery order, priced
- Madrid → Bogota → Cartagena → Medellin → Madrid€888cheapest order
- Madrid → Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Madrid€935€47 more per person
- Madrid → Medellin → Cartagena → Bogota → Madrid€1,076€188 more per person
- Madrid → Medellin → Bogota → Cartagena → Madrid€1,100€213 more per person
- Madrid → Cartagena → Medellin → Bogota → Madrid€1,136€249 more per person
- Madrid → Cartagena → Bogota → Medellin → Madrid€1,199€311 more per person
Why Bogota first
- Madrid to Bogota€382
- Bogota to Cartagena€46
- Cartagena to Medellin€40
- Medellin to Madrid€420
- Out of Madrid, Bogota is the cheapest first stop at about €382. Cartagena would be €667.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Bogota at about €410, but the cheapest order ends in Medellin at €420 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Bogota to Cartagena is about €46, but the other way round is €92. Same two cities, €46 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays €667 for Madrid to Cartagena, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Medellin to Madrid is 47% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Bogota to Cartagena: about 650 km (400 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
- Cartagena to Medellin: about 460 km (290 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Rapido Ochoa / Brasilia (overnight), about 13h 30m, usually €32 to €50.
Entry rules for Colombia depend on your passport. Check them with the IATA Travel Centre before you book.
How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth €311 a person on this trip, 35% of what the cheapest way round costs. Among the 107 trips we price in full, that puts it in the top third for how much the order matters: flying these cities in the wrong order is an expensive mistake.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on November 13, 2026, from fares departing November 14, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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