There are 5 ways to get from Cartagena to Tulum by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Cartagena to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane CTG - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h 7m$4,514–9,514Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane BAQ - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
12h 21m$2,548–10,439Bus to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquillabus
- Fly from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane BAQ - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
20h 59m$4,648–14,639Fly Cartagena to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane CTG - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
12h 18m$6,214–18,214Fly Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Cartagena (CTG) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane CTG - 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
18h 36m$2,799–13,104
Cartagena (CTG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Tulum is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $2500 - $11000 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 7m and costs $4500 - $9500.
The distance between Cartagena and Tulum is 1820 km.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Cartagena to Tulum, including transfers.
There are 2334+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Colombia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Cartagena to Tulum. However, you can take the bus to Iglesia Cristo Rey, walk to Cartagena (CTG) 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. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla, take the taxi to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) 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
- aa.com
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–14,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Bogota, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport via Medellin Jose Marie Cordova, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport via Santo Domingo, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–14,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–9,000
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
Flights from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,500
Flights from Cartagena to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
Flights from Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–12,000
Flights from Cartagena to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Cartagena to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–16,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cartagena to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
- 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
- 01 800 051 8001
- contactenos@expresobrasilia.com
- Website
- expresobrasilia.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $179–360
- Schedules at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Book at
- expresobrasilia.com
- Preferencial de Lujo
- $250–360
- Phone
- 01 800 051 8002
- servicioalcliente@unitransco.com
- Website
- unitransco.com
Bus from Terminal de Transporte de Cartagena to Terminal Metropolitana de Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- unitransco.com
- Book at
- unitransco.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
- +52 998 460 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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