There are 11 ways to get from California to Tulum by plane, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)LAX - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
10h 1m$4,800–9,440Fly Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)TIJ - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 54m$2,615–9,019Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
2d 17h$6,083–9,090Drive 4,444.5 km
- Drive from Los Angeles to Tulum4,444.5 km
2d 3h$9,042–13,061Fly Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)TIJ - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
10h 36m$4,415–7,719Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)LAX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 5m$3,300–8,340Fly San Diego International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)SAN - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
9h 49m$6,045–20,290Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)SFO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 53m$5,987–15,827Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Laredo, TX to Monterrey Bus Station
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
2d 17h$5,437–10,957Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
3d 22h$5,830–9,834Bus #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Take the bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Huixtla
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
4d$4,634–9,908
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which costs $2600 - $9000 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from California to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 5m and costs $3300 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Central ACN and Orizaba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between California and Tulum is 3455 km. The road distance is 4444.5 km.
The best way to get from California to Tulum without a car is to bus via Tlaquepaque which takes 2 days 17h and costs $6000 - $9500.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from California to Tulum, including transfers.
California to Tulum bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
California to Tulum bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Tulum is 3h ahead of California. It is currently 9:07 PM in California and 12:07 AM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between California to Tulum is 4445 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from California to Tulum.
What companies run services between California, USA and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, and Orizaba in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–12,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–7,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Queretaro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Queretaro
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–14,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,790
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–310
- Titanium
- $95–310
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $360–1,600
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Calexico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from Laredo, TX to Monterrey Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,000
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- santiagosigerocinthia@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $360–490
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $290–430
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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