There are 7 ways to get from Ixtapa to Tulum by plane, taxi, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)ZIH - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
6h 13m$3,818–9,718Fly to Chetumal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)ZIH - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
17h 10m$2,228–7,448Bus via Celaya
- Take the bus from Ixtapa to Celaya
- Take the bus from Celaya 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 Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
34h 48m$3,648–6,281Drive 2,014.7 km
- Drive from Ixtapa to Tulum2,014.7 km
24h 22m$3,784–5,465Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)ZIH - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
8h 10m$2,668–8,118Bus
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Cuernavaca
- Take the bus from Cuernavaca to Puebla
- Take the bus from Puebla to Orizaba
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
37h 30m$3,098–4,938Bus #2
- Take the bus from Zihuatanejo to Puebla CAPU
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
40h 8m$3,661–6,098
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ixtapa to Tulum is to bus which costs $3100 - $5000 and takes 37h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ixtapa to Tulum is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 13m and costs $3800 - $10000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ixtapa to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Zihuatanejo and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Ixtapa, Celaya, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Chetumal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 48m.
The distance between Ixtapa and Tulum is 1532 km. The road distance is 2014.7 km.
The best way to get from Ixtapa to Tulum without a car is to bus via Celaya which takes 34h 48m and costs $3600 - $6500.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Ixtapa to Tulum, including transfers.
Ixtapa to Tulum bus services, operated by Primera Plus, depart from Ixtapa station.
Ixtapa to Tulum bus services, operated by Primera Plus, arrive at Celaya station.
Tulum is 1h ahead of Ixtapa. It is currently 7:21 PM in Ixtapa and 8:21 PM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Ixtapa to Tulum is 2015 km. It takes approximately 24h 22m to drive from Ixtapa to Tulum.
What companies run services between Ixtapa, Mexico and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Zihuatanejo to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Ixtapa, Celaya, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Chetumal in around 34h 48m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,500
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,400
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–10,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–10,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–11,000
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Ixtapa to Celaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Celaya to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Celaya to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–440
- Website
- https://cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx/#/en
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Celaya to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Celaya to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Celaya to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.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
- $2,000–3,000
- 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
- $470–700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,300
- 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
- $200–320
- 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
Bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–330
- 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
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $850–2,600
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- estrelladeoro.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Cuernavaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Cuernavaca to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–360
- Schedules at
- autobusesoro.com.mx
- Book at
- autobusesoro.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 971 729 3140
- informes@trailtravel.com.mx
- Website
- trailtravel.com.mx
Bus from Puebla to Orizaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $450–510
- Schedules at
- trailtravel.com.mx
- Book at
- trailtravel.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Zihuatanejo to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- alianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–540
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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