There are 7 ways to get from Tulum to Mexicali by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)TQO - MXL
7h 54m$5,346–11,310Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)TQO - TIJ
- Take the bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicali
11h 3m$3,636–8,770Bus via Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Mexico City Politécnico
- Take the bus from Poniente 112 to Central del Sur1
- Take the bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Mexicali
2d 16h$4,694–7,211Drive 4,113.5 km
- Drive from Tulum to Mexicali4,113.5 km
47h 31m$7,863–11,358Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL)CUN - MXL
8h 55m$3,878–10,203Bus
- 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 Mexicali
2d 20h$5,460–11,040Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Puebla Capu
- Take the bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Mexicali
3d 4h$3,760–6,340
Tulum to Mexicali by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Mexicali is to bus which costs $3700 - $6500 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Mexicali is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $5000 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Mexicali. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Mexicali via Villahermosa, Poniente 112 and Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Tulum and Mexicali is 3127 km. The road distance is 4113.5 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Mexicali without a car is to bus via Villahermosa which takes 2 days 16h and costs $4600 - $7500.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Tulum to Mexicali, including transfers.
Tulum to Mexicali bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Mexicali bus services, operated by Turismo y Excursiones Alianza, arrive at Villahermosa station.
Mexicali is 3h behind Tulum. It is currently 9:56 AM in Tulum and 6:56 AM in Mexicali.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Mexicali is 4113 km. It takes approximately 47h 31m to drive from Tulum to Mexicali.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Mexicali, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Mexicali via Villahermosa, Villahermosa, Mexico City Politécnico, Poniente 112, Central del Sur, and Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–9,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–7,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–6,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–11,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–11,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–10,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–11,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–20,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–17,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
- 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
- Phone
- +52 55 2595 0000
- sugiere@ste.cdmx.gob.mx
- Website
- ste.cdmx.gob.mx
Bus from Poniente 112 to Central del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- ste.cdmx.gob.mx
- Day
- $4
- Night & Elevated
- $7
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central Del Sur - Taxqueña to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,200–5,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.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
- $850–2,600
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana International Airport to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.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
- 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
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Puebla Capu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,100–3,300
- 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 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,500
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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