There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Tulum by plane, taxi, shuttle, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MEL - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
38h 22m$12,146–41,546Fly to Chetumal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane MEL - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
29h 47m$11,096–40,336Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
24h 36m$13,146–35,846Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane MEL - 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
43h 52m$12,631–48,436Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MEL - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
31h 17m$14,490–48,520
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which costs $13000 - $36000 and takes 24h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 24h 36m and costs $13000 - $36000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tulum is 14686 km.
It takes approximately 38h 22m to get from Melbourne to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:29 AM in Melbourne and 12:29 PM in Tulum.
There are 2275+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Tulum. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–34,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–48,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–49,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via San Francisco, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–47,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–33,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–28,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–34,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–39,000
- 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
- $800–2,500
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.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
- +52 555 784 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.mx
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $5,000–6,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $5,000–9,000
- Van 9 Passengers
- $7,000–15,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $9,500–14,000
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- servicioalcliente@ultramarferry.com
- Website
- ultramarferry.com
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- https://www.ultramarferry.com/en
- 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 1588
- info@winjet.mx
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–282
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $282
- INAPAM
- $99
- Handicapped
- $99
- Minor
- $193
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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