There are 5 ways to get from Phuket to Tulum by bus, plane, taxi, shuttle, 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.
Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane HKT - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
29h 8m$16,839–72,261Bus to Surat Thani, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to Surathani Talad Kaset Stationbus
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane URT - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
43h 16m$11,071–41,144Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane HKT - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
46h 35m$12,889–31,661Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane HKT - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
36h 25m$18,183–76,235Ferry, ferry to Krabi Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the ferry from Phi Phi Ferry Terminal to Kong Ka Pier, Krabiferry
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane KBV - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
2d 9h$13,631–48,784
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Tulum is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $11000 - $42000 and takes 43h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Tulum is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 29h 8m and costs $16000 - $75000.
The distance between Phuket and Tulum is 16885 km.
It takes approximately 29h 8m to get from Phuket to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 12h behind Phuket. It is currently 4:32 PM in Phuket and 4:32 AM in Tulum.
There are 2296+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Phuket to Tulum. However, you can take the bus to Phuket Airport Bus, walk to Phuket International Airport (HKT) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Phuket Airport Bus, walk to Phuket International Airport (HKT) 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
- aircanada.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Cancún International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–38,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–70,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–70,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–70,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–60,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–29,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–60,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Cancún International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–38,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Tulum International Airport via Copenhagen, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–48,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–47,000
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- info@airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.com
- 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
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to Surathani Talad Kaset Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.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
- Phone
- +66 76 614 135-38
- rsvn.andamanboat@gmail.com
- Website
- andamanwavemaster.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $440–750
- Website
- https://www.andamanwavemaster.com/
- Phone
- +66 88 616 1416
- info@bundhayaspeedboat.com
- Website
- bundhayaspeedboat.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/bundhaya-speed-boat
- Website
- https://www.bundhayaspeedboat.com/
- Phone
- +66 76 211 253
- booking@phiphi-cruisers.com
- Website
- phiphi-cruisers.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–430
- Schedules at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Book at
- phiphi-cruisers.com
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- 168ferry@gmail.com
- Website
- tigerlinetravel.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–850
- Website
- https://www.tigerlinetravel.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 74 783 643
- info@spconlinegroup.com
- Website
- spcthailand.com
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- https://www.spcthailand.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 75 637 152
- sales@aonangtravel.co.th
- Website
- aonangtravel.co.th
Ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $497
- Schedules at
- aonangtravel.co.th
- Phone
- +66 98 017 2564
- opchaokoh32@gmail.com
- Website
- chaokohferry.com
Ferry from Phi Phi Ferry Terminal to Kong Ka Pier, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- https://chaokohferry.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/chaokoh-travel-center
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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