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)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)TQO - TIJ
7h 44m$4,486–7,050Shuttle 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)CUN - TIJ
7h 41m$2,720–8,248Bus
- 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 Tijuana
2d 23h$5,460–11,540Drive 4,282.6 km
- Drive from Tulum to Tijuana4,282.6 km
2d 1h$8,202–11,848Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)TQO - SAN
10h 14m$6,443–21,570Bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalá
- Take the bus from Tonalá to San Luis Río Colorado
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Tijuana
3d 19h$3,700–6,848
Tulum to Tijuana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Tijuana is to bus via Tuxtla Gutiérrez which costs $3700 - $7000 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Tijuana is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $2700 - $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 4282.6 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Tijuana without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $5000 - $12000.
It takes approximately 7h 44m 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 12:00 PM in Tulum and 9:00 AM in Tijuana.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Tijuana is 4283 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.
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- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Luis Potosi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–19,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–19,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,500–23,000
- 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
- $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
- 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
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- 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 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
- $850–2,600
- 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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