There are 4 ways to get from Quepos to Tulum by plane, shuttle, car, bus, taxi, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)XQP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
6h 9m$2,766–11,355Drive, bus, taxi, ferry, train
- Drive from Quepos to Terminal NicaBus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua Tica Bus to San Pedro Sula
- Take the taxi from San Pedro Sula to Puerto Cortes
- Take the ferry from Puerto Cortes to Placencia
- Take the bus from Placencia to Belize City
- Take the bus from Novelo's Bus Terminal to Santa Elena
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Tulum
45h 46m$10,629–12,965Drive 1,890.9 km
- Drive from Quepos to Tulum1,890.9 km
32h 31m$4,674–6,750Bus, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h$3,496–11,788
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to Tulum is to drive which costs $4600 - $7000 and takes 32h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 9m and costs $2700 - $12000.
The distance between Quepos and Tulum is 1446 km. The road distance is 1890.9 km.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Quepos to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 1h ahead of Quepos. It is currently 10:59 AM in Quepos and 11:59 AM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to Tulum is 1891 km. It takes approximately 32h 31m to drive from Quepos to Tulum.
There are 2607+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Quepos to Tulum. However, you can take the taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) 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. Alternatively, you can drive to Terminal NicaBus, take the bus to Managua, walk to Managua Tica Bus, take the bus to San Pedro Sula, take the taxi to Puerto Cortes, take the ferry to Placencia, walk to Placencia, take the bus to Belize City, walk to Novelo's Bus Terminal, take the bus to Santa Elena, drive to Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuerto, take the train to Estación Tren Maya Tulum, then take the taxi to Tulum.
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- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–10,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–12,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,500
- trenmaya1@sedena.gob.mx
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $330–390
- Local Tourist
- $410–490
- National Tourist
- $600–750
- International Tourist
- $800–1,000
- National Premier
- $950–1,200
- International Premier
- $1,300–1,600
- 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
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $680–690
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua Tica Bus to San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Placencia to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4,423
- Website
- https://www.belizegroundtransfers.com/es
- Phone
- +501 614 5175
- silvasbusline13@gmail.com
- Website
- nayawalk.com
Bus from Novelo's Bus Terminal to Santa Elena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $226
- Schedules at
- nayawalk.com
- Phone
- +506 2771 2550
- contraloriadeservicios@grupoblanco.cr
- Website
- grupoblanco.cr
Bus from Quepos to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,976
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- Phone
- +504 9918 9847
- prideofbelize825@gmail.com
Ferry from Puerto Cortes to Placencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1,438
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $2,300–2,800
Radio Taxis Scooby
- Phone
- +504 5 2554-5144
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxis Galacticos
- Phone
- +504 3383-9209
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxis del Valle
- Phone
- +504 97212851, +504 97643885
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Maya
- Phone
- 9748-5001 / 9995-9769 / 3300-2722
- Website
- facebook.com
Radio Taxi Hosanna
- Phone
- +504 5 2250-1669
- Website
- facebook.com
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