There are 10 ways to get from Culiacán to Tulum by plane, shuttle, bus, car, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane CUL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
7h 9m$4,800–13,100Fly Culiacán International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
cheapest- Fly from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane CUL - 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
8h 51m$2,785–9,090Bus via Chetumal
- Take the bus from Culiacán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
44h 57m$3,318–8,285Drive 2,749.1 km
- Drive from Culiacán to Tulumcar 2,749.1 km
31h 43m$6,929–10,009Fly Culiacán International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane CUL - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
5h 44m$4,300–9,700Fly Culiacán International Airport to Chetumal International Airport, bus
- Fly from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane CUL - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
14h 12m$2,850–7,990Fly Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane CUL - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
10h 42m$9,544–62,174Bus to General Rafael Buelna International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Culiacán to Villa Uniónbus
- Fly from General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MZT - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
16h 1m$5,699–11,776Bus
- Take the bus from Culiacán to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
2d 4h$3,370–6,409Bus #2
- Take the bus from Culiacán to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
2d 12h$3,325–5,575
Culiacán to Tulum by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Culiacán to Tulum is to bus which costs $3300 - $6000 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Culiacán to Tulum is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 44m and costs $4300 - $10000.
No, there is no direct bus from Culiacán to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Culiacán and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Chetumal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 57m.
The distance between Culiacán and Tulum is 2276 km. The road distance is 2749.1 km.
The best way to get from Culiacán to Tulum without a car is to bus via Chetumal which takes 44h 57m and costs $3300 - $8500.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Culiacán to Tulum, including transfers.
Culiacán to Tulum bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, depart from Culiacán station.
Culiacán to Tulum bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Tulum is 2h ahead of Culiacán. It is currently 4:10 PM in Culiacán and 6:10 PM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Culiacán to Tulum is 2749 km. It takes approximately 31h 43m to drive from Culiacán to Tulum.
What companies run services between Culiacán, Mexico and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Culiacán to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Chetumal in around 44h 57m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Monterrey, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from General Rafael Buelna International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from General Rafael Buelna International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from General Rafael Buelna International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Chihuahua, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–9,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–9,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,500
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–14,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Culiacán International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from General Rafael Buelna International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–12,000
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Culiacán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,900
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Culiacán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,500
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Culiacán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Culiacán to Tonalá
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- 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
Bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–340
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,400
- 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
- $330–550
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–280
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.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
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–55,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $7,000–10,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $7,371
- Van 9 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $41,000–55,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $34,257
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Culiacán to Villa Unión
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Culiacán to ACN Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- turismoalianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–590
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Tonalá to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- servicioalcliente@ultramarferry.com
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $290–320
- 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 1508
- info@winjet.mx
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–341
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- Book at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $341
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,700
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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