There are 10 ways to get from Cancún to Poza Rica by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tampico International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tampico International Airport (TAM)plane CUN - TAM
- Take the bus from Tampico to Poza Ricabus
7h 11m$1,785–4,292Fly to Hermanos Serdán International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)plane CUN - PBC
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Poza Ricabus
9h 25m$1,495–4,772Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Poza Ricabus
27h 15m$2,522–4,346Train, bus
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetrain
- Take the train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenque to Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcostrain
- Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Poza Ricabus
28h 39m$2,219–6,032Drive 1,532.3 km
- Drive from Cancún to Poza Ricacar 1,532.3 km
19h 6m$2,748–3,969Fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane CUN - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Poza Ricabus
7h 56m$1,590–4,327Fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane CUN - NLU
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Poza Ricabus
9h 10m$1,585–4,822Fly to Veracruz International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane CUN - VER
- Take the bus from Veracruz Airport to Xalapabus
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Poza Ricabus
11h 15m$2,065–4,492Fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane CUN - TLC
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Poza Ricabus
10h 15m$1,570–4,407Bus via Coatzacoalcos
- Take the bus from Cancún Ruta 5 to Coatzacoalcosbus
- Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Poza Ricabus
32h 2m$1,608–2,586
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Tampico International Airport (TAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cancún to Poza Rica is to bus via Coatzacoalcos which costs $1600 - $2600 and takes 32h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cancún to Poza Rica is to fly and bus which takes 7h 11m and costs $1700 - $4300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cancún to Poza Rica. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún and arriving at Poza Rica via Veracruz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 15m.
The distance between Cancún and Poza Rica is 1367 km. The road distance is 1532.3 km.
The best way to get from Cancún to Poza Rica without a car is to bus which takes 27h 15m and costs $2500 - $4400.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Cancún to Poza Rica, including transfers.
Cancún to Poza Rica bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún station.
Cancún to Poza Rica bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Veracruz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cancún to Poza Rica is 1532 km. It takes approximately 19h 6m to drive from Cancún to Poza Rica.
There are 19+ hotels available in Poza Rica.
What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Poza Rica, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Poza Rica via Veracruz in around 27h 15m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tampico International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tampico International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Veracruz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tampico International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $750–950
- Local Tourist
- $950–1,200
- National Tourist
- $1,400–1,800
- International Tourist
- $1,900–2,400
- National Premier
- $2,300–2,800
- International Premier
- $3,100–3,800
Train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenque to Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $542–692
- Schedules at
- pasajerosinteroceanico.com.mx
- Turista
- $542
- Ejecutiva
- $692
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tampico to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–490
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz Airport to Xalapa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 56 2558 5392
- atencionaclientes@smilebus.com.mx
- Website
- smilebus.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–650
- Schedules at
- smilebus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 241 418 8110
- Website
- atah.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Poza Rica
- Ejecutivo Minor-INAPAM
- $110–190
- Supra Minor-INAPAM
- $210–240
- Supra Ordinary
- $330–440
- Ejecutivo Ordinary
- $290–410
- Supra Adult
- $448
- Supra Children and Senior
- $224
- Ejecutivo Adult
- $413
- Ejecutivo Children and Senior
- $206
- Phone
- +52 921 124 4435
- coatzacoalcoschule@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cancún Ruta 5 to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $410–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 229 937 5744
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Poza Rica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $290–340
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
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