There are 8 ways to get from Xalapa to Tulum by bus, plane, shuttle, car, or taxi
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Bus to Veracruz International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruz Airportbus
- Fly from Veracruz International Airport (VER) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane VER - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
6h 19m$2,462–7,104Bus via Coatzacoalcos
cheapest- Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Coatzacoalcosbus
- Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
17h 15m$1,391–2,529Drive 1,327.3 km
- Drive from Xalapa to Tulumcar 1,327.3 km
17h 16m$2,383–3,442Bus to Veracruz International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruz Airportbus
- Fly from Veracruz International Airport (VER) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane VER - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
7h 26m$3,662–11,604Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Orientebus
- Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MEX - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
8h 20m$4,182–10,591Bus to Hermanos Serdán International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Puebla CAPUbus
- Fly from Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PBC - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
9h 20m$2,409–7,275Bus to Veracruz International Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruz Airportbus
- Fly from Veracruz International Airport (VER) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane VER - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
9h 37m$6,446–19,803Bus
- Take the bus from Xalapa to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
23h 47m$1,964–4,179
Xalapa to Tulum by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xalapa to Tulum is to bus via Coatzacoalcos which costs $1300 - $2600 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Xalapa to Tulum is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 6h 19m and costs $2400 - $7500.
No, there is no direct bus from Xalapa to Tulum. However, there are services departing from Xalapa and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Xalapa and Tulum is 1215 km. The road distance is 1327.3 km.
The best way to get from Xalapa to Tulum without a car is to bus via Coatzacoalcos which takes 17h 15m and costs $1300 - $2600.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Xalapa to Tulum, including transfers.
Xalapa to Tulum bus services, operated by Autobuses Unidos (AU), depart from Xalapa station.
Xalapa to Tulum bus services, operated by Autobuses Unidos (AU), arrive at Veracruz station.
Tulum is 1h ahead of Xalapa. It is currently 9:01 PM in Xalapa and 10:01 PM in Tulum.
Yes, the driving distance between Xalapa to Tulum is 1327 km. It takes approximately 17h 16m to drive from Xalapa to Tulum.
What companies run services between Xalapa, Mexico and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Veracruz and Coatzacoalcos in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Hermanos Serdán International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Hermanos Serdán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Hermanos Serdán International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Mérida International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Benito Juárez International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,000
Flights from Hermanos Serdán International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Veracruz International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Veracruz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $600–900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $390–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $370–650
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 229 937 5744
- Website
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Xalapa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 128 4243
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- eduardo@wayakbus.com
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $5,000–6,500
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $5,000–9,000
- Van 9 Passengers
- $7,000–15,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $9,500–14,000
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,200
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