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 28m$657–2,227Shuttle 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 39m$411–1,510Shuttle 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$497–1,740Shuttle 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 30m$1,212–4,240Shuttle 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
25h 50m$456–1,610
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 $410 - $1,600 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora is to taxi and fly which takes 21h 28m and costs $650 - $2,300.
The distance between Tulum and Bora-Bora is 8144 km.
It takes approximately 21h 28m to get from Tulum to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 5h behind Tulum. It is currently 9:06 AM in Tulum and 4:06 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 142+ 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 Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
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
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–2,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- 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
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
- $550–2,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- 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
- $65–100
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $65–100
Ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–70
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $14–70
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $29–70
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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