There are 11 ways to get from Seattle to Tulum by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, ferry, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)SEA - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
11h 20m$5,505–16,602Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)SEA - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h 37m$3,863–11,915Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Merced to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
3d 22h$8,546–14,849Drive 5,942.8 km
- Drive from Seattle to Tulum5,942.8 km
2d 18h$12,153–17,554Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)SEA - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
13h 46m$5,695–12,479Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Seattle to Portland
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)PDX - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
14h 37m$7,315–23,634Fly King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)BFI - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
17h 38m$5,950–19,250Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mérida International Airport (MID)SEA - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulum
16h 4m$8,326–28,796Train, bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
4d 6h$9,196–15,691Bus via Mérida
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Morelia
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Take the bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
4d 12h$6,410–11,950Train, bus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
5d 9h$8,996–16,291
Seattle to Tulum by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Tulum is to fly and ferry and bus which costs $5500 - $13000 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 37m and costs $3800 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Sacramento Bus Station, Merced, Central ACN and Orizaba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 22h.
The distance between Seattle and Tulum is 4411 km. The road distance is 5942.8 km.
The best way to get from Seattle to Tulum without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 22h and costs $8500 - $15000.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Seattle to Tulum, including transfers.
Seattle to Tulum bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Tulum bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Tulum is 3h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:58 AM in Seattle and 1:58 PM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Tulum is 5943 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Seattle to Tulum.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Sacramento Bus Station, Merced, Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, and Orizaba in around 3d 22h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–19,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–21,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Portland International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–19,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–20,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Portland International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Portland International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Portland International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–19,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–26,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Portland International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–21,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–17,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–17,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,700
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Merced Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $450–650
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3,500–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,500–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,000–4,200
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–4,815
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,000–4,500
- Titanium
- $3,400–3,600
- 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 Sacramento to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- 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
- $1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–320
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- 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
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- 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
- 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
- $550–750
- 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
- $500–900
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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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