There are 10 ways to get from Oakland to Tulum by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), car, taxi, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SFO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 53m$6,206–18,350Fly Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane OAK - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
11h 3m$3,487–12,217Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizababus
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 6h$7,126–11,115Drive 5,034.9 km
- Drive from Oakland to Tulumcar 5,034.9 km
2d 9h$12,743–18,407Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SFO - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
11h 3m$4,806–12,950Fly Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane OAK - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
14h 1m$5,287–14,817BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJC - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
13h 52m$3,577–12,317Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SMF - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
12h 48m$5,954–16,168Bus via Villahermosa
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 13h$3,704–7,514Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
4d 10h$10,772–17,410
Oakland to Tulum by subway, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Tulum is to bus via Villahermosa which costs $3700 - $7500 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 53m and costs $6000 - $19000.
No, there is no direct bus from Oakland to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy, Central ACN and Orizaba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Oakland and Tulum is 4028 km. The road distance is 5034.9 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Tulum without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $7000 - $12000.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Oakland to Tulum, including transfers.
Oakland to Tulum bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Oakland station.
Oakland to Tulum bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Tulum is 3h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 1:48 AM in Oakland and 4:48 AM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Tulum is 5035 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Oakland to Tulum.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Oakland to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy Transit Center, Gilroy, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, and Orizaba in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–13,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–13,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–23,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,700–7,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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
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
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- customer.service@vta.org
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $45–95
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,500–4,800
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $470–900
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- turismoyexcursionesalianza@outlook.com
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- 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
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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