There are 5 ways to get from Tulum to Chapala by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane TQO - GDL
- Take the bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapalabus
5h 45m$3,076–6,030Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly
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)plane CUN - GDL
7h 44m$2,271–6,114Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Nueva Central Camionera de Guadalajara Mod 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
37h 40m$3,773–6,975Drive 2,054.3 km
- Drive from Tulum to Chapalacar 2,054.3 km
24h 41m$3,760–5,430Bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to Central ACNbus
- Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus
2d 4h$3,012–5,249
Tulum to Chapala by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Chapala is to bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez which costs $3000 - $5500 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Chapala is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 5h 45m and costs $3000 - $6500.
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 40m.
The distance between Tulum and Chapala is 1708 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 40m and costs $3700 - $7000.
It takes approximately 5h 45m 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 12:29 AM in Tulum and 11:29 PM in Chapala.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Chapala is 2054 km. It takes approximately 24h 41m 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 40m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
- 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
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Phone
- +52 33 3619 4777
- serviciosaclientes@chapalaplus.com.mx
- Website
- chapalaplus.com
Bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
Bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://chapalaplus.com/en
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
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- 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
- $2,300–4,400
- 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
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- turismoalianzabacalar@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
- $550–590
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $1,300–1,900
- 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
- $800–2,500
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tonalá to Central ACN
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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