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Tourist office ( 968 50 64 83; www .cartagena.es; Plaza del Almirante Bastarreche;
10am-2pm & 4-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm Sat) Has plenty of excellent information. The Puerto
de Culturas ( www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.com ) offers four different combined tickets
(€11 to €20) covering Murcia's sights and tours. Tickets are available here or at each venue.
Getting There & Away
BUS Buses run eight times daily to Alicante (€7.25, two hours), 10 times to Murcia
(€3.95, one hour) and to La Manga (€3.45 to €4.25, one hour).
TAXI A taxi to or from San Javier airport will cost you approximately €40.
TRAIN For Renfe train destinations, change in Murcia (€4.85, 50 minutes, four to
seven daily). Beware: take the local train as the Talgo express alternative costs a
hefty €16.