There are 8 ways to get from Tamarindo to Tulum by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Tamarindo Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane TNO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
6h 48m$2,760–8,589Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligentebus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
2d 3h$3,861–18,831Drive 1,714.5 km
- Drive from Tamarindo to Tulumcar 1,714.5 km
29h 46m$3,897–5,629Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 19m$8,885–12,594Shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane LIR - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
23h 7m$10,135–24,735Fly Nosara Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane NOB - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 3m$7,806–13,206Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua GuatemalaSsv
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Belize City
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Tulum
2d 14hBus via San Benito
- Take the bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus 550
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1bus
- Take the bus from Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1 to Santa Elenabus
- Take the bus from Flores to Bacalarbus
- Take the bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
2d 20h$3,004–10,306
Tamarindo Airport (TNO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamarindo to Tulum is to bus via San Benito which costs $3000 - $11000 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Tamarindo to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 48m and costs $2700 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamarindo to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Terminal Tamarindo and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via San José, San Salvador, Belize City and Chetumal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Tamarindo and Tulum is 1319 km. The road distance is 1714.5 km.
The best way to get from Tamarindo to Tulum without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Tamarindo to Tulum, including transfers.
Tamarindo to Tulum bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, depart from Terminal Tamarindo station.
Tamarindo to Tulum bus services, operated by Transporte Inteligente de Guanacaste, arrive at Central Autobusera Inteligente station.
Tulum is 1h ahead of Tamarindo. It is currently 10:51 AM in Tamarindo and 11:51 AM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamarindo to Tulum is 1714 km. It takes approximately 29h 46m to drive from Tamarindo to Tulum.
What companies run services between Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Central Autobusera Inteligente, San José, San Salvador, San Salvador, Belize City, and Chetumal in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–18,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–24,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–18,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Cancún International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tamarindo Airport to Cancún International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–4,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–22,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–21,000
- 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
- $800–2,400
- Schedules at
- 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
- $800–2,400
- Schedules at
- 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
- $800–2,400
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- sac@tiguanacaste.com
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Terminal Tamarindo to Central Autobusera Inteligente
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,017
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- MayanOz
Bus from San Salvador to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,900–13,000
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $10,000–13,000
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $3,000–3,500
Bus from Flores to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $6,000–7,000
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $460–700
- 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 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
Bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.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 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
Bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5,766
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,835
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
Bus from Tamarindo to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- Transportes La Pampa
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- bookings@infinitours.co
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,238
- Website
- Infini Tours
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- ndiazbelize@gmail.com
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Shuttle from Belize City to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Nelson Maya Adventures
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $339–480
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $340–480
Bus from Estación Central 7a Avenida Zona 1 to Santa Elena
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $550–850
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- turismoalianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
Bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $620–670
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- turismoyexcursionesalianza@outlook.com
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
Bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–550
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
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