There are 11 ways to get from Oakland to Tulum by plane, taxi, subway, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane OAK - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
11h 31m$6,271–17,299Fly 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 43m$3,321–13,699BART, bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizababus
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 5h$6,870–11,254Drive 5,034.9 km
- Drive from Oakland to Tulumcar 5,034.9 km
2d 9h$10,296–14,872Fly 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
10h 38m$4,788–14,428Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- 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
10h 2m$6,038–14,828BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SJC - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
16h 8m$6,063–20,400BART 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
12h 50m$4,413–14,800Fly Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane OAK - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
15h 11m$6,815–27,273Bus
- 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$4,225–6,502Train, 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$8,158–14,967
Oakland to Tulum by subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Tulum is to bus which costs $4200 - $6500 and takes 3 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 2m and costs $6000 - $15000.
The distance between Oakland and Tulum is 3910 km. The road distance is 5034.9 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Tulum without a car is to BART and bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $6500 - $12000.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Oakland to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 2h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 3:37 PM in Oakland and 5:37 PM 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.
There are 2287+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a subway from Lake Merritt to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Dublin / Pleasanton, BART Dublin Station, Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi, Modesto, Morelia, México D.F., Central De Autobuses Del Norte, Mexico City Politécnico, Villahermosa, and Villahermosa in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–15,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–12,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–13,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–18,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–17,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,700–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,500
- 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
- $1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,200
- 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
- +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 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $5,500–7,000
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $5,000–9,500
- Van 9 Passengers
- $7,000–16,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $9,500–14,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $10,000–14,000
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $37
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- 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
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $902
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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