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There are 7 ways to get from Chichén-Itzá to Tikal by bus, train, car, shuttle, or plane

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Bus, Public Minibus
best
1. Take the bus from Chichen itza to Tulum
2. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumal
3. Take the bus from Chetumal to Flores
4. Take the bus from Santa Elena to Tikal
16h 10m
$275–1,131
Drive 665.1 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Chichén-Itzá to Tikal665.1 km
11h 5m
$81–116
Train, bus, drive
1. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Chichén-Itzá to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
2. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuerto
3. Take the bus from Corozal to Benque Viejo el Carmen
4. Drive from Benque Viejo el Carmen to Tikal
16h 14m
$92–277
Shuttle, fly to Mundo Maya Airport
1. Take a shuttle bus from Chichén-Itzá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
2. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS)CUN - FRS
3. Take a shuttle bus from Flores Airport to Parque Nacional Tikal
11h 57m
$207–584
Tour, bus, shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Chichén-Itzá to Valladolid
2. Take the bus from Valladolid to Chetumal
3. Take the bus from Chetumal to Belize City
4. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Tikal
18h 1m
Bus, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Pisté to Valladolid
2. Take the bus from Valladolid to Chetumal
3. Take the bus from Nuevo Mercado to CWC Bus Terminal
4. Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
18h 13m
Shuttle, fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt
1. Take a shuttle bus from Chichén-Itzá to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
2. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)CUN - BZE
3. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport to San Ignacio
4. Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Tikal
11h 20m

Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) flights

9Weekly Planes

5h 38mAverage Duration

$165Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Chichén-Itzá to Tikal.

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Distance: 807.2 km
Duration: 16h 10m

What companies run services between Chichén-Itzá, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala?

You can take a bus from Chichen itza to Tikal via Tulum, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, Chetumal, Flores, Santa Elena, and Tikal in around 16h 10m.

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Tikal

Tikal (Tik’al in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. Ambrosio Tut, a gum-sapper, reported the ruins to La Gaceta, a Guatemalan newspaper, which named the site Tikal. After the Berlin Academy of Sciences' magazine republished the report in 1853, archeologists and treasure hunters began visiting the forest. Today, tourism to the site may help protect the rainforest. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Tikal Temple I(Opens in a new window)

Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. It is located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala. It also is known as the Temple of the Great Jaguar because of a lintel that represents a king sitting upon a jaguar throne. An alternative name is the Temple of Ah Cacao, after the ruler buried in the temple. Temple I is a typically Petén-styled limestone stepped pyramid structure that is dated to approximately 732 AD.

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