There are 6 ways to get from Austin to Isla Holbox by plane, shuttle, ferry, unknown, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, shuttle, ferry, travel
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)AUS - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Walk from Cabo Catoche to Isla Holbox
8h 51mBus, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Austin to Monterrey
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Puerto Aventuras
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto Aventuras to Holbox
- Walk from Cabo Catoche to Isla Holbox
2d 2hBus to San Antonio International Airport, fly, shuttle, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)SAT - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Walk from Cabo Catoche to Isla Holbox
10h 56mBus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly, shuttle, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Austin to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)IAH - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Walk from Cabo Catoche to Isla Holbox
12h 1mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Austin to McAllen Central Station
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcos
- Take the train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcos to Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenque
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario
- Walk from Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario to Isla Holbox
2d 2hBus, travel
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to McAllen Central Station
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Cancún
- Walk from Cancún to Isla Holbox
2d 4h
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Austin and Isla Holbox is 1693 km.
The best way to get from Austin to Isla Holbox without a car is to bus and shuttle and travel which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Austin to Isla Holbox, including transfers.
There are 248+ hotels available in Isla Holbox.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Isla Holbox, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Austin to Isla Holbox. However, you can take the line 20 bus to ABIA Lower Level, walk to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, walk to Chiquila, take the ferry to Holbox, walk to Holbox, take the shuttle to Cabo Catoche, then travel to Isla Holbox. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Austin to Isla Holbox via Monterrey, Villahermosa, Puerto Aventuras, Puerto Aventuras, Holbox, Holbox, and Cabo Catoche in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–3,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–14,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcos to Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $492–652
- Schedules at
- pasajerosinteroceanico.com.mx
- Turista
- $492
- Ejecutiva
- $652
- trenmaya1@sedena.gob.mx
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $750–900
- Local Tourist
- $950–1,200
- National Tourist
- $1,400–1,700
- International Tourist
- $1,900–2,300
- National Premier
- $2,200–2,700
- International Premier
- $3,000–3,600
- Phone
- +52 984 875 2104
- info@transferholbox.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,200–42,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Puerto Aventuras to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,800–38,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- info@holboxshuttle.com
- Website
- holboxshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Austin to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- santiagosigerocinthia@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $210–1,000
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,307–2,677
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- low
- $2,307
- high
- $2,677
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Austin to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $800–1,800
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 108 7514
- info@9hermanos.com
- Website
- 9hermanos.com
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $293
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
- Phone
- +52 984 321 5450
- holboxexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- holboxexpress.com
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $293
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
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