There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Tulum by plane, shuttle, taxi, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SYD - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
23h 40m$18,382–38,416Fly to Chetumal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane SYD - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
33h 42m$11,032–36,306Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SYD - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
25h 31m$12,482–36,016Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane SYD - 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
25h 38m$12,567–41,406Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane SYD - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
29h 48m$18,426–92,490Fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane SYD - BZE
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
30h 31m$14,162–51,816
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Tulum is to fly and bus which costs $11000 - $37000 and takes 33h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 23h 40m and costs $18000 - $39000.
The distance between Sydney and Tulum is 14320 km.
It takes approximately 23h 40m to get from Sydney to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 5:49 AM in Sydney and 1:49 PM in Tulum.
There are 1991+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Tulum. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 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 take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–33,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–37,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–45,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via San Francisco, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Vancouver, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Houston, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–39,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–65,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via San Francisco, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–48,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via San Francisco, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–48,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $15,000–55,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–65,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–39,000
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- 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
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- 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
- $65–95
- 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
- $250–340
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $260–360
- 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 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–55,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $7,000–10,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $7,463
- Van 9 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $41,000–55,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $34,684
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- MayanOz
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $3,300–3,900
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- servicioalcliente@ultramarferry.com
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $290–320
- 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 1508
- info@winjet.mx
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–341
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- Book at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $341
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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