There are 6 ways to get from Tulum to Chapala by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)TQO - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
6h 37m$2,921–4,995Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
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 Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)CUN - GDL
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
8h 35m$2,340–7,650Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
37h 20m$3,270–5,925Drive 2,054.3 km
- Drive from Tulum to Chapala2,054.3 km
24h 37m$3,868–5,587Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)CUN - AGU
- Take a shuttle bus from Aguascalientes to Chapala
9h 2m$4,257–12,277Bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Central ACN
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
2d 1h$2,564–5,281
Tulum to Chapala by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Chapala is to bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez which costs $2500 - $5500 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Chapala is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs $2900 - $5000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Chapala. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Chapala via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Alba and Central Vieja de Guadalajara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 20m.
The distance between Tulum and Chapala is 1740 km. The road distance is 2054.3 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Chapala without a car is to bus which takes 37h 20m and costs $3200 - $6000.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Tulum to Chapala, including transfers.
Tulum to Chapala bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Chapala bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
Chapala is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 8:21 PM in Tulum and 7:21 PM in Chapala.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Chapala is 2054 km. It takes approximately 24h 37m to drive from Tulum to Chapala.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chapala via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1, Alba, Av. Dr. Roberto Michel, and Central Vieja de Guadalajara in around 37h 20m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- chapalaplus.com
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
- 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 Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
Bus from Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- 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
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- 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
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aguascalientes to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $992
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Central ACN
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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