There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Tulum by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
6h 20m$2,720–7,627Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
46h 14m$3,791–20,962Drive 1,845.9 km
- Drive from San José to Tulumcar 1,845.9 km
31h 40m$4,436–6,407Fly from Limón International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LIO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
8h 1m$2,780–12,313Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane XQP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
7h 12m$4,588–13,185Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Guatemala Citybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Guatemala City to Belize City
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Tulum
2d 1h
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Tulum is to bus which costs $3700 - $21000 and takes 46h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 20m and costs $2700 - $8000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Tulum is 1382 km. The road distance is 1845.9 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Tulum without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Costa Rica to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 6:20 AM in Costa Rica and 7:20 AM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Tulum is 1846 km. It takes approximately 31h 40m to drive from Costa Rica to Tulum.
There are 2450+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Belize City, and Chetumal in around 46h 14m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–10,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–4,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- 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
- $800–2,600
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,452
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,000–1,400
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–15,000
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $12,000–15,000
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $3,100–3,800
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- 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 Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from San Salvador to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- ndiazbelize@gmail.com
- Website
- nelsonmayaadventures.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.nelsonmayaadventures.com/
Shuttle from Belize City to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.nelsonmayaadventures.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,600
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