There are 8 ways to get from Tulum to Cancun by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)TQO - NLU
- Take the bus from Base Aerea to Indios Verdes
5h 59m$3,189–5,828Bus via Villahermosa
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Mexico City Politécnico
26h 14m$1,496–1,734Drive 1,549 km
- Drive from Tulum to Cancun1,549 km
19h 16m$2,959–4,274Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)TQO - MEX
5h 24m$4,646–9,180Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International 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 Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)CUN - MEX
6h 51m$2,078–7,071Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)CUN - NLU
- Take the bus from Base Aerea to Indios Verdes
8h 6m$2,121–6,719Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International 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 Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)CUN - TLC
8h 11m$2,498–7,641Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen AlternaVía Chetumal
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
29h$2,260–4,040
Tulum to Cancun by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Cancun is to bus via Villahermosa which costs $1500 - $1800 and takes 26h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Cancun is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $4600 - $9500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Cancun. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at yucalpeten via Villahermosa, Potrero and Altamirano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 14m.
The distance between Tulum and Cancun is 1326 km. The road distance is 1549 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Cancun without a car is to bus via Villahermosa which takes 26h 14m and costs $1500 - $1800.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Tulum to Cancun, including transfers.
Tulum to Cancun bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Cancun bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, arrive at Villahermosa station.
Cancun is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 11:58 PM in Tulum and 10:58 PM in Cancun.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Cancun is 1549 km. It takes approximately 19h 16m to drive from Tulum to Cancun.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Cancun, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to yucalpeten via Villahermosa, Villahermosa, Mexico City Politécnico, Potrero, Dr. Gálvez, and Altamirano in around 26h 14m.
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- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
- Website
- magnicharters.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Phone
- +52 55 395 2422
- Website
- sitramytem.edomex.gob.mx
Bus from Base Aerea to Indios Verdes
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Schedules at
- sitramytem.edomex.gob.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Mexico City Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $902
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $850–2,600
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $200–330
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,500
- 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 Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- 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 Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- alianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–540
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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