There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Tulum by plane, taxi, shuttle, ferry, or bus
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 Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MEL - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
38h 17m$13,542–42,042Fly to Chetumal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane MEL - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
36h 46m$12,092–38,332Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
25h 30m$17,342–47,342Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane MEL - 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
29h 43m$12,627–43,432
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tulum is to fly and bus which costs $12000 - $39000 and takes 36h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 25h 30m and costs $17000 - $48000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tulum is 14686 km.
It takes approximately 38h 17m to get from Melbourne to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:36 PM in Melbourne and 4:36 AM in Tulum.
There are 2076+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Tulum. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–47,000
- 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
- $1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- 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
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