There are 5 ways to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora by taxi, plane, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane TQO - BOB
21h 18m$702–2,321Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane CUN - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitapeferry
23h 59m$421–1,505Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane CUN - BOB
21h 55m$527–1,840Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CUN - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
26h 35m$1,307–4,240Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane CUN - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
24h 55m$465–1,605
Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora is to shuttle and fly and ferry which costs $420 - $1,500 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora is to taxi and fly which takes 21h 18m and costs $700 - $2,400.
The distance between Tulum and Bora-Bora is 8144 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 5h behind Tulum. It is currently 5:20 AM in Tulum and 12:20 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 135+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
There is no direct connection from Tulum to Bora-Bora. However, you can take the taxi to Tulum International Airport (TQO) airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport (BOB), walk to Motu Mute, then take the ferry to Vaitape. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, walk to Cancún International Airport (CUN) airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport (BOB), walk to Motu Mute, then take the ferry to Vaitape.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,300
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Mexico City, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–100
Ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $14–65
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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