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There are 6 ways to get from Tulum to Costa Rica by taxi, plane, train, bus, ferry, car, or shuttle

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  1. Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeTQO - SJO
    8h 21m
    $234–723

  2. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2shuttle
    2. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeCUN - SJO
    6h 1m
    $143–392

  3. Train, bus, ferry, taxi

    1. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum to Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuertotrain
    2. Take the bus from Corozal to Belize Citybus
    3. Take the bus from Belize City to Placenciabus
    4. Take the ferry from Placencia to Puerto Cortesferry
    5. Take the taxi from Puerto Cortes to San Pedro Sulataxi
    6. Take the bus from San Pedro Sula to Managua Tica Busbus
    7. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
    37h 6m
    $556–694

  4. Drive 1,845.7 km

    1. Drive from Tulum to San Josécar1,845.7 km
    31h 37m
    $248–358

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumalbus
    2. Take the bus from Chetumal to Belize Citybus
    3. Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvadorbus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico NortebusSjo
    47h 4m
    $209–1,195

  6. Shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Belize Cityshuttle
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Antigua Guatemalashuttle
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to San Salvadorshuttle
    4. Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
    47h 46m

Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration9h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$136Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Costa Rica?

You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Chetumal, Belize City, San Salvador, and Terminal San Benito - CCA in around 47h 4m.

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