There are 5 ways to get from Phuket to Tulum by bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or shuttle
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Bus, 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
30h 8m$13,840–49,263Bus, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- 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
35h 11m$8,840–27,563Bus, fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane HKT - 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
32h 44m$14,325–56,153Bus, fly to Chetumal International Airport
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane HKT - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
36h 41m$11,350–31,493Bus, fly to Mérida International Airport
- 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
35h 42m$15,124–55,162
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 $8500 - $28000 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Tulum is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 30h 8m and costs $13000 - $50000.
The distance between Phuket and Tulum is 16885 km.
It takes approximately 30h 8m to get from Phuket to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 12h behind Phuket. It is currently 4:30 AM in Phuket and 4:30 PM in Tulum.
There are 2424+ 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 Cozumel International Airport (CZM), walk to Cozumel Airport, take the shuttle to Cozumel, walk to Cozumel, take the ferry to Playa del Carmen, walk to Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística, then take the bus to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–47,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Incheon, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–40,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–47,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–47,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–45,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Incheon, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–42,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–45,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–45,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tijuana, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–33,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–45,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Incheon, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–55,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–35,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–25,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Incheon, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–42,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–32,000
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–32,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–35,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–25,000
- 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
- $40–60
- 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 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
- $60–90
- 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
- +52 555 784 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
- +52 998 980 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 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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