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There are 7 ways to get from Tikal to Tulum by car, bus, train, shuttle, or plane

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Drive, bus, train
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1. Drive from Tikal to Benque Viejo el Carmen
2. Take the bus from Benque Viejo el Carmen to Corozal
3. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Tulum
11h 17m
$1,186–2,958
Drive 589.8 km
1. Drive from Tikal to Tulum589.8 km
10h 14m
$1,283–1,853
Shuttle to Mundo Maya Airport, fly, shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Parque Nacional Tikal to Flores Airport
2. Fly from Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)FRS - CUN
3. Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h 22m
$4,201–9,551
Shuttle
1. Take a shuttle bus from Tikal to San Ignacio
2. Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Belize City
3. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Tulum
13h
Public Minibus, bus
1. Take the bus from Tikal to Santa Elena
2. Take the bus from Flores to Chetumal
3. Take the bus from Chetumal ADO Bus Station to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
11h 52m
$1,348–8,818
Shuttle, bus
1. Take a shuttle bus from Tikal to San Ignacio
2. Take the bus from CWC Bus Terminal to Nuevo Mercado
3. Take the bus from Chetumal to Tulum
14h 56m
Shuttle, shuttle to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, fly
1. Take a shuttle bus from Tikal to San Ignacio
2. Take a shuttle bus from San Ignacio to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt Airport
3. Fly from Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)BZE - CUN
4. Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 45m

Mundo Maya Airport (FRS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights

16Weekly Planes

4h 46mAverage Duration

$2,807Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Tikal to Tulum.

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Distance: 602.8 km
Duration: 11h 17m

What companies run services between Tikal, Guatemala and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?

You can take a vehicle from Tikal to Tulum via Tikal, San Ignacio, and Belize City in around 13h.

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Tulum, Mexico(opens in a new window)

Tulum is the largest community in the municipality of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located on the Caribbean coast of the state, near the site of the archaeological ruins of Tulum. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Tulum

Tulum(Opens in a new window)

Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city serving as a major port for Cobá. The ruins are situated on 12 m tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society and eventually causing the city to be abandoned. One of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites, Tulum is today a popular site for tourists.

Xelha(Opens in a new window)

Xelha is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, located on the eastern coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The etymology of the site's name comes from Yukatek Maya, combining the roots xel ("spring") and ha' ("water").

Muyil(Opens in a new window)

Muyil (also known as Chunyaxché) was one of the earliest and longest inhabited ancient Maya sites on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is located approximately 15 km south of the coastal site of Tulum, in the Municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Artifacts found here date back from as early as 350 BCE. to as late as 1200-1500 CE. The ruins of Muyil are an example of Peten architecture, like those found in southern Mayan sites with their steep walled pyramids such as Tikal in Guatemala. It is situated on the Sian Ka'an lagoon, a name meaning "Where the Sky is Born". Muyil was located along a trade route on the Caribbean once accessible via a series of canals. Among the most commonly traded goods were Jade, obsidian, chocolate, honey, feathers, chewing gum, and salt. It is believed that throughout much of its history, Muyil had strong ties to the center of Coba located some 44 km the north / northwest. The 2010 federal census reported a population of 191 inhabitants in the locality.

Xel-Ha Park(Opens in a new window)

Xel-Ha Park (Parque Xel-Há) is a commercial aquatic theme park and ecotourism development located on the Caribbean coast of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, in the municipality of Solidaridad. It is part of Xcaret Experiencias Group which also owns the Xplor Park, Xcaret Park, and Xenses Park; as well as the Xichen, Xenotes, and Xoximilco tours and activities. It is situated within the "Riviera Maya", a region promoted as a tourism corridor along Highway 307. It is approximately 240 km to the north of Chetumal, and 122 km south of Cancun. The park is named after the site of Xelha, an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, part of which is located within the lands leased to the park. The Maya site of Tulum is nearby, some 13 km to the south.

Places to stay in Tulum

Copal Tulum Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Una Vida(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

Ambre & Epices Jungle Hotel & Spa(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Tulum Private Modern Villa-Pool Beds-AC-Internet-Parking-Grill(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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