There are 6 ways to get from Tulum to Tijuana by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
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
8h 17m$3,886–8,850Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
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
7h 47m$2,373–8,109Bus
- 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 Tijuanabus
2d 23h$5,513–12,440Drive 4,287.4 km
- Drive from Tulum to Tijuanacar 4,287.4 km
2d 1h$7,766–11,218Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- 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
10h 19m$6,832–24,544Bus 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 Tijuanabus
3d 16h$4,032–7,164
Tulum to Tijuana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Tijuana is to shuttle and fly which costs $2300 - $8500 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Tijuana is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $2300 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Tijuana. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Tijuana via Playa del Carmen Alterna and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Tulum and Tijuana is 3266 km. The road distance is 4287.4 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Tijuana without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $5500 - $13000.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Tulum to Tijuana, including transfers.
Tulum to Tijuana bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Tijuana bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
Tijuana is 3h behind Tulum. It is currently 3:01 PM in Tulum and 12:01 PM in Tijuana.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Tijuana is 4287 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Tulum to Tijuana.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Tijuana, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tijuana via Playa del Carmen Alterna and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–26,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–22,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–26,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–22,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,000–26,000
- 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
- $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
- $2,200–4,400
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- 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 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 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- $800–2,500
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- 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
- $1,900–2,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $280–490
- Titanium
- $320–550
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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