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How to get fromTulum to Tamarindoby taxi, plane, shuttle, train, bus or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Tulum to Tamarindo by taxi, plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car

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  1. Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)planeTQO - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindoshuttle
    20h 19m
    $636–1,904

  2. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Tamarindo Airport

    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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO)planeCUN - TNO
    8h 14m
    $165–700

  3. Train, bus, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum to Estación Tren Maya Chetumal Aeropuertotrain
    2. Take the bus from Chetumal to Belize Citybus
    3. Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvadorbus
    4. Take the bus from El Salvador to Peñas Blancasbus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindoshuttle
    43h 12m
    $408–1,447

  4. Drive 1,714.4 km

    1. Drive from Tulum to Tamarindocar1,714.4 km
    29h 46m
    $230–333

  5. Shuttle

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Belize Cityshuttle
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Punta Gordashuttle
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Punta Gorda to La Ceibashuttle
    4. Take a shuttle bus from La Ceiba to San Juan del Surshuttle
    5. Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Tamarindoshuttle
    2d

  6. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle

    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
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindoshuttle
    9h 1m
    $432–676

  7. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Nosara Airport

    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 Nosara Airport (NOB)planeCUN - NOB
    9h 4m
    $351–754

  8. 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 El Salvador to Liberiabus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus
    45h 34m
    $202–1,200

Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration20h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$370Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

You can take a shuttle from Tulum to Tamarindo via Belize City, Punta Gorda, La Ceiba, and San Juan del Sur in around 2d.

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