There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Tulum by plane, taxi, shuttle, ferry, or bus
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 Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane CPT - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
24h 30m$11,419–37,341Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane CPT - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
22h 47m$7,919–27,641Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane CPT - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
27h 7m$11,404–41,231Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane CPT - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
30h 42m$13,203–45,240
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which costs $7500 - $28000 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 22h 47m and costs $7500 - $28000.
The distance between Cape Town and Tulum is 12763 km.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Cape Town to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 7h behind Cape Town. It is currently 10:15 PM in Cape Town and 3:15 PM in Tulum.
There are 2436+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Tulum. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Washington Dulles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–38,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Atlanta, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Washington Dulles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Washington Dulles, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Newark, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–32,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–35,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–25,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–40,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Newark, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Sao Paulo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–30,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Sao Paulo, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–37,000
- 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
- $800–2,500
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $5,000–6,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $5,000–9,000
- Van 9 Passengers
- $7,000–15,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $9,500–14,000
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- servicioalcliente@ultramarferry.com
- Website
- ultramarferry.com
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- https://www.ultramarferry.com/en
- Premium Plus Adult
- $316
- Premium Plus Children
- $237
- Residentes Q.Roo
- $188
- INAPAM
- $99
- First Class Adult
- $376
- First Class Children
- $376
- Phone
- +52 987 872 1588
- info@winjet.mx
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–282
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $282
- INAPAM
- $99
- Handicapped
- $99
- Minor
- $193
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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