How to get fromTampico to Riviera Mayaby plane, shuttle, bus, rideshare, car, taxi, ferry or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Tampico to Riviera Maya by plane, shuttle, bus, rideshare, car, taxi, ferry, or train

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Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best
1. Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)TAM - CUN
2. Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
3h 23m
$2,344–6,188
Bus via Cárdenas
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Tampico to Coatzacoalcos
2. Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Cárdenas
3. Take the bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventuras
30h 1m
$1,552–3,150
Bus, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Tampico Centralita to Veracruz
2. Take the bus from Veracruz to Minatitlán
3. Take the bus from Minatitlán to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
4. Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
26h 57m
$1,580–2,912
Airport Transfer
1. Take the rideshare from Tampico-TAM to Riviera Maya1,705.4 km
21h 42m
Drive 1,705.4 km
1. Drive from Tampico to Riviera Maya1,705.4 km
21h 42m
$3,208–4,634
Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle
1. Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)TAM - TQO
2. Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum
3. Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
8h 5m
$4,624–12,098
Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
1. Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)TAM - CZM
2. Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
8h
$2,681–13,158
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Tampico to Cárdenas
2. Take the bus from Cárdenas to Catazajá
3. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
4. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen
28h
$5,442–10,204
Bus
1. Take the bus from Tampico to Veracruz
2. Take the bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alterna
30h 17m
$2,731–4,363

Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights

4Weekly Planes

3h 36mAverage Duration

$1,693Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Tampico to Riviera Maya.

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Distance: 1,220.3 km
Duration: 3h 23m

What companies run services between Tampico, Mexico and Riviera Maya, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Tampico to Puerto Aventuras via Coatzacoalcos and Cárdenas in around 30h 1m.

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Playa del Carmen(opens in a new window), Mexico(opens in a new window)

Playa del Carmen, known colloquially as 'Playa', is a resort city located along the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's population was just over 300,000 people, a small yet thriving portion of which are foreign immigrants. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Playa del Carmen

Xcaret(Opens in a new window)

Xcaret is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. The site was occupied by the pre-Columbian Maya and functioned as a port for navigation and an important Maya trading center. Some of the site's original structures are contained within a modern-day tourism development, the privately owned Xcaret Eco Park.

Xcaret Park(Opens in a new window)

Xcaret Park (Spanish: el parque Xcaret) is a privately owned and operated theme park, resort and self-described ecotourism development located in the Riviera Maya, a portion of the Caribbean coastline of Mexico's state of Quintana Roo. It is part of Xcaret Experiencias Group which also owns the Xplor Park, Xel-Ha Park, and Xenses Park; as well as the Xichen, Xenotes, and Xoximilco tours and activities. It is situated approximately 75 km south of Cancún, and 6.5 km south of the nearest large settlement Playa del Carmen along Highway 307. It is named after the nearby archaeological site Xcaret, a settlement constructed by the pre-Columbian Maya some of whose structures lie within the boundaries of the park's 81 ha of land holdings.

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9.5Superb

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