There are 5 ways to get from Tulum to Yelapa by taxi, plane, ferry, bus, car, or shuttle
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)TQO - PVR
- Take the ferry from Marina Vallarta to Yelapa Hotel Pier
7h 2m$4,592–7,062Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly, ferry
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 Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)CUN - PVR
- Take the ferry from Marina Vallarta to Yelapa Hotel Pier
8h 56m$2,928–8,168Bus, ferry
- 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 Puerto Vallarta
- Take the ferry from Marina Vallarta to Yelapa Hotel Pier
44h 12m$4,717–7,714Drive 2,452.2 km
- Drive from Tulum to Yelapa2,452.2 km
29h 18m$4,711–6,804Bus, ferry via Mezcales
- 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 Puerto Vallarta
- Take the ferry from Marina Vallarta to Yelapa Hotel Pier
44h 33m$4,129–7,722
Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Yelapa is to bus and ferry via Mezcales which costs $4100 - $8000 and takes 44h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Yelapa is to taxi and fly and ferry which takes 7h 2m and costs $4500 - $7500.
The distance between Tulum and Yelapa is 1906 km. The road distance is 2452.2 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Yelapa without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 44h 12m and costs $4700 - $8000.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Tulum to Yelapa, including transfers.
Yelapa is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 1:42 PM in Tulum and 12:42 PM in Yelapa.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Yelapa is 2452 km. It takes approximately 29h 18m to drive from Tulum to Yelapa.
There are 226+ hotels available in Yelapa.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Yelapa, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Tulum to Yelapa. However, you can take the taxi to Tulum International Airport (TQO) airport, fly to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), walk to Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio, take the bus to Francisco Medina Ascencio y Avenida Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, walk to Marina Vallarta, then take the ferry to Yelapa Hotel Pier. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Yelapa Hotel Pier via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Puerto Vallarta, Zona Militar, Francisco Medina Ascencio y Avenida Prisciliano Sánchez, and Marina Vallarta in around 44h 12m.
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- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Toluca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport via Mexico City Santa Lucia Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,000
- 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
- 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 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,100
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.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
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,800
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 322 185 22 22
- info@pvfishingandsailing.com
- Website
- pvfishingandsailing.com
Ferry from Marina Vallarta to Yelapa Hotel Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $547
- Website
- https://pvfishingandsailing.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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