There are 10 ways to get from Cave of Swallows to Tikal by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Taxi, fly, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)MEX - CTM
- Take a shuttle bus from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
14h 49mBus, shuttle, Public Minibus
cheapest- Take the bus from Xilitla to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosa
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
37h 19m$153–173Drive 1,438.9 km
- Drive from Cave of Swallows to Tikal1,438.9 km
20h 28m$174–251Taxi, fly, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Mundo Maya Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)MEX - FRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
12h 38m$16,281–46,618Taxi, fly, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, fly to Chetumal International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)NLU - CTM
- Take a shuttle bus from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
15h 58mTaxi, fly, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)MEX - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Tikal
20h 17m$16,170–46,369Taxi, fly, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, fly to Palenque International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Palenque International Airport (PQM)NLU - PQM
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Tikal
18h 35m$16,149–46,442Taxi, fly, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, fly to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)NLU - VSA
- Take the bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Tikal
21h 32m$16,183–46,394Taxi, fly, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Cave of Swallows to Tamuín Airport
- Fly from Tamuín Airport to Queretaro Airport
- Fly from Queretaro Airport to T1 Aicm
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport (CME)MEX - CME
- Take the bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Take a shuttle bus from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Take a shuttle bus from Palenque to Flores
- Take a shuttle bus from Flores to Tikal
22h 19m$16,167–46,517Bus, Public Minibus
- Take the bus from Huichihuayán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Flores
- Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
41h 48m$233–700
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cave of Swallows to Tikal is to bus and shuttle and Public Minibus which costs $150 - $180 and takes 37h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cave of Swallows to Tikal is to taxi and fly and shuttle which takes 12h 38m and costs $16,000 - $47,000.
The distance between Cave of Swallows and Tikal is 1980 km. The road distance is 1438.9 km.
The best way to get from Cave of Swallows to Tikal without a car is to bus and shuttle and Public Minibus which takes 37h 19m and costs $150 - $180.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from Cave of Swallows to Tikal, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cave of Swallows to Tikal is 1439 km. It takes approximately 20h 28m to drive from Cave of Swallows to Tikal.
There are 27+ hotels available in Tikal.
What companies run services between Cave of Swallows, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala?
You can take a vehicle from Cave of Swallows to Tikal via Huichihuayán, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Chetumal, Flores, Santa Elena, and Tikal in around 41h 48m.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Ciudad Del Carmen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via San Salvador, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via Cancun, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Palenque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Chetumal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via San Salvador, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Mundo Maya Airport via San Jose, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +501 671 7268
- info@belizeshuttle.com
- Website
- belizeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Corozal to Belize City Goldson Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.belizeshuttle.com/
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Shuttle from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–160
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $130–160
Bus from Chetumal to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–440
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $360–440
- Phone
- +501 669 3391
- sanignacioshuttle@gmail.com
- Website
- sanignacioshuttles.com
Shuttle from San Ignacio to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.sanignacioshuttles.com/
Bus from Xilitla to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx/#/en
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 993 131 3048
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Villahermosa to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +502 5308 5106
- info@adrenalinatours.com
- Website
- adrenalinatours.com
Shuttle from Palenque to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- adrenalinatours.com
Bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7
- info@clarktours.com.gt
- Website
- clarktours.com.gt
Shuttle from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- clarktours.com.gt
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa Airport to Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- getawaytravelsint@gmail.com
- Website
- belizetransfer.com
Shuttle from Flores to Tikal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Website
- https://belizetransfer.com/travels/
- Phone
- +52 981 811 9910
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 981 816 3445
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Del Carmen to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- contacto@geb.mx
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Huichihuayán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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