There are 6 ways to get from Tulum to El Contador by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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 Del Bajío International Airport, taxi
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)TQO - BJX
- Take the taxi from Leon-Guanajuato-Airport-BJX to El Contador
6h 23m$4,936–9,770Bus via Villahermosa
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Mexico City Politécnico
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Dolores Hidalgo
32h 9m$2,160–2,604Drive 1,833.9 km
- Drive from Tulum to El Contador1,833.9 km
22h 41m$3,505–5,062Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Del Bajío International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX)CUN - BJX
- Take the taxi from Leon-Guanajuato-Airport-BJX to El Contador
6h 50m$3,468–8,862Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)CUN - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Tornado Bus Co - San Luis de la Paz
- Take the taxi from Tornado Bus Co - San Luis de la Paz to El Contador
8h 44m$4,908–13,132Bus
- 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 San Miguel de Allende
33h 54m$2,920–5,485
Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to El Contador is to bus via Villahermosa which costs $2100 - $2600 and takes 32h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to El Contador is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $4900 - $10000.
The distance between Tulum and El Contador is 1587 km. The road distance is 1833.9 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to El Contador without a car is to bus via Villahermosa which takes 32h 9m and costs $2100 - $2600.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Tulum to El Contador, including transfers.
El Contador is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 7:11 AM in Tulum and 6:11 AM in El Contador.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to El Contador is 1834 km. It takes approximately 22h 41m to drive from Tulum to El Contador.
There are 27+ hotels available in El Contador.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and El Contador, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to El Contador via Villahermosa, Villahermosa, Mexico City Politécnico, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Dolores Hidalgo in around 32h 9m.
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- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Del Bajío International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
- 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
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Dolores Hidalgo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- https://cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx/#/en
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Miguel de Allende
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $330–490
- Website
- https://cotizador.conectagfa.com.mx/#/en
- 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
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Tornado Bus Co - San Luis de la Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $700–2,400
- 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
- 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
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Miguel de Allende
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $460–800
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Miguel de Allende
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Miguel de Allende
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,000
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
Taxi Driver
- Phone
- +52 473 129 0402
- Website
- facebook.com
Minero Ejecutivo Taxi
- Phone
- +52 473 731 1200
- Website
- facebook.com
Línea Dorada
- Phone
- +52 473 734 1026
Taxitel de Guanajuato
- Phone
- +52 477 770 2121
- Website
- taxitel.mx
Taxi Palermo
- Phone
- +52 477 700 0035
- Website
- facebook.com
Super Taxi Línea Dorada
- Phone
- +52 477 380 8039
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Driver
- Phone
- +52 473 129 0402
- Website
- facebook.com
Minero Ejecutivo Taxi
- Phone
- +52 473 731 1200
- Website
- facebook.com
Línea Dorada
- Phone
- +52 473 734 1026
Taxitel de Guanajuato
- Phone
- +52 477 770 2121
- Website
- taxitel.mx
Taxi Palermo
- Phone
- +52 477 700 0035
- Website
- facebook.com
Super Taxi Línea Dorada
- Phone
- +52 477 380 8039
- Website
- facebook.com
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