There are 8 ways to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane ORD - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
5h 35m$3,986–6,606Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane ORD - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
7h 23m$2,785–10,296Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos, TX - Restaurant Mazatlan to San Nicolás de los Garza, MX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucanbus
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
2d 20h$9,242–19,084Drive 4,439.5 km
- Drive from Chicago-O-Hare-Airport-ORD to Tulumcar 4,439.5 km
2d 3h$8,508–12,289Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane ORD - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
6h 43m$4,756–13,738Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane ORD - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
11h 44m$8,412–56,853Train, bus via McAllen
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 7h$10,872–22,084Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Históricobus
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
3d 9h$16,493–66,135
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum is to fly and ferry and bus which costs $2700 - $11000 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 35m and costs $3900 - $7000.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) and Tulum is 2448 km. The road distance is 4439.5 km.
The best way to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs $9000 - $20000.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum is 4440 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum.
There are 2098+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), USA and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) to Tulum. However, you can fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. Alternatively, you can take a subway from O'Hare to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via LaSalle, Chicago Union Station, San Marcos Amtrak, San Marcos, TX - Restaurant Mazatlan, San Nicolás de los Garza, MX - Tornado Bus Co, Anáhuac, Cuauhtémoc, Monterrey, and Acayucan in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–10,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–14,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from San Marcos, TX - Restaurant Mazatlan to San Nicolás de los Garza, MX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $1,200–3,000
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–3,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- [email protected]
- 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
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–47,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $6,000–9,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $6,717
- Van 9 Passengers
- $8,000–11,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $37,000–47,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $31,215
Bus from Merida to Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–47,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $6,000–9,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $6,717
- Van 9 Passengers
- $8,000–11,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $37,000–47,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $31,215
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Marcos to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Dallas to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $290–320
- Premium Plus Adult
- $316
- Premium Plus Children
- $237
- Residentes Q.Roo
- $188
- INAPAM
- $99
- First Class Adult
- $376
- First Class Children
- $376
- Phone
- +52 987 872 1588
- [email protected]
- Website
- Winjet
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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