There are 7 ways to get from Tulum to Ensenada by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane TQO - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenadabus
8h 53m$5,692–11,959Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Tijuana 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 Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane CUN - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenadabus
9h 3m$3,698–10,830Bus
- 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 Ensenadabus
3d 3h$5,713–11,490Drive 4,348.1 km
- Drive from Tulum to Ensenadacar 4,348.1 km
2d 2h$8,431–12,178Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TQO - SAN
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Ensenadabus
12h 48m$7,082–20,434Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)plane TQO - MXL
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Ensenadabus
11h 41m$6,632–14,359Bus 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 San Luis Río Coloradobus
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Ensenadabus
3d 19h$4,502–7,464
Tulum to Ensenada by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Ensenada is to bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez which costs $4500 - $7500 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Ensenada is to taxi and fly and bus which takes 8h 53m and costs $5500 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Ensenada. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Ensenada via Playa del Carmen Alterna and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Tulum and Ensenada is 3363 km. The road distance is 4348.1 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Ensenada without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $5500 - $12000.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Tulum to Ensenada, including transfers.
Tulum to Ensenada bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Ensenada bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
Ensenada is 2h behind Tulum. It is currently 12:42 PM in Tulum and 10:42 AM in Ensenada.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Ensenada is 4348 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Tulum to Ensenada.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Ensenada, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Ensenada via Playa del Carmen Alterna and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–8,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–10,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–12,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–17,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–16,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $500–750
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $500–750
Bus from Tijuana to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $500–750
- 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
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–590
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza Bacalar
- 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 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- 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 San Luis Río Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,000
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Ensenada
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,800
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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