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How to get fromTulum to Ixtapaby taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Tulum to Ixtapa by taxi, plane, bus, 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 taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane plane TQO - ZIH
    19h 58m
    $4,547–11,764

  2. Bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zihuatanejobus bus
    40h 5m
    $3,163–6,890

  3. Bus via Celaya

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Celayabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Celaya to Ixtapabus bus
    36h 32m
    $3,961–7,725

  4. Drive  2,018.1 km

    1. Drive from Tulum to Ixtapacar car 2,018.1 km
    24h 48m
    $3,898–5,630

  5. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2shuttle bus
    2. Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)plane plane CUN - ZIH
    8h 16m
    $4,449–9,627

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Puebla Capubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Zihuatanejobus bus
    39h 38m
    $3,844–7,031

Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration20h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$2,272Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,533.2 km
  • Duration: 19h 58m

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

You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Zihuatanejo via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Celaya, and Ixtapa in around 36h 32m.

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