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

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

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  1. Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Veracruz International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)planeTQO - VER
    3. Take the bus from Veracruz Airport to Xalapabus
    8h 17m
    $3,996–9,080

  2. Bus via Coatzacoalcos

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Coatzacoalcosbus
    2. Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Veracruzbus
    3. Take the bus from José Cardel to Xalapabus
    18h 9m
    $1,312–2,470

  3. Drive 1,326.2 km

    1. Drive from Tulum to Xalapacar1,326.2 km
    17h 22m
    $2,563–3,701

  4. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Veracruz International Airport, bus

    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 Veracruz International Airport (VER)planeCUN - VER
    3. Take the bus from Veracruz Airport to Xalapabus
    6h 59m
    $2,537–5,801

  5. Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)planeTQO - MEX
    3. Take the bus from Encuentro Oceanía to Soriana Hiper Xalapabus
    8h 18m
    $4,896–9,530

  6. Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Hermanos Serdán International Airport, bus

    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 Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)planeCUN - PBC
    3. Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Xalapabus
    9h 42m
    $2,587–8,311

  7. Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus

    1. Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
    2. Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)planeTQO - NLU
    3. Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
    4. Take the bus from Plaza Encuentro Fortuna to Soriana Hiper Xalapabus
    9h 51m
    $3,751–6,910

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen AlternabusVía Chetumal
    2. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Xalapabus
    25h 15m
    $1,960–3,640

Tulum to Xalapa by bus

Calendar14Weekly Buses
Duration25h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,960Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Xalapa, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Xalapa via Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Cardel, and José Cardel in around 18h 9m.

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