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Where to stay in Bolívar Department

This guide covers 5 destinations in Bolívar Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia, with 16 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Cartagena, Magangué and Turbaco. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
16
Main airport
CTGRafael Nuñez International Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota

Destinations

Destinations in Bolívar Department

Every destination in this guide in Bolívar Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Cartagena914,55216CTG · 3 km
Magangué123,906CZU · 59 km
Turbaco115,000CTG · 16 km
Arjona75,615CTG · 28 km
El Carmen de Bolívar66,001CZU · 46 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Bolívar Department

16 hotels in Bolívar Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel Estelar BocagrandeCartagenahotel2016hotelesestelar.com
Bastión Luxury HotelCartagenaboutique hotel
Casa BustamanteCartagenahotel
Casa Ébano 967Cartagenahotel
Decameron BarúCartagenahoteldecameron.com
Decameron CartagenaCartagenahoteldecameron.com
Gente de MarCartagenahotel
Hostal La GuacaCartagenaguest house
Hotel Boutique Castillo Ines MariaCartagenahotel
Hotel Santa Cecilia B&BCartagenahotel
Hotel SummerCartagenahotel
Hotel y Restaurante Iguanas PizzasCartagenahotel
La Terraza De EstellaCartagenaguest house
Luna Cartagena Airport HotelCartagenahotel
Makani Luxury WanderlustCartagenahotel
Vista Mare Beach HouseCartagenahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Bolívar Department

From the climate of 5 destinations in Bolívar Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 533 °C4 mm
February0 of 533 °C6 mm
March0 of 534 °C18 mm
April0 of 534 °C71 mm
May0 of 533 °C171 mm
June0 of 533 °C112 mm
July0 of 533 °C133 mm
August0 of 533 °C172 mm
September0 of 532 °C180 mm
October0 of 532 °C209 mm
November0 of 532 °C152 mm
December0 of 532 °C40 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Bolívar Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Bolívar Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Cartagena

CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations2.5 km from the closest
medium airport · Corozal

CZU · Las Brujas Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations46 km from the closest
large airport · Barranquilla

BAQ · Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

Named by 3 destinations93 km from the closest
medium airport · Montería

MTR · Los Garzones Airport

Named by 2 destinations126 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Bolívar Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Colombia

1 Jan · New Year's Day12 Jan · Epiphany (observed)23 Mar · Saint Joseph's Day (observed)2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday1 May · Labor Day18 May · Ascension Day (observed)8 Jun · Corpus Christi (observed)15 Jun · Sacred Heart (observed)29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day13 Jul · Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed)20 Jul · Independence Day7 Aug · Battle of Boyacá17 Aug · Assumption Day (observed)12 Oct · Columbus Day2 Nov · All Saints' Day (observed)16 Nov · Independence of Cartagena (observed)8 Dec · Immaculate Conception25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Bolívar Department

Other regions of Colombia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Colombia travel guide · All regions of Colombia

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.