There are 9 ways to get from Monterrey to Holbox Island by plane, shuttle, ferry, bus, taxi, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MTY - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
6h 43m$1,760–43,184Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucanbus
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilábus
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
32h 52m$2,271–2,920Tour to Plan De Guadalupe International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterrey to Desert Museum
- Fly from Plan De Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SLW - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
7h 25m$4,100–45,180Fly Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MTY - MID
- Take a shuttle bus from Mérida to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
9h 19m$4,964–63,158Bus to General Lucio Blanco International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Reynosabus
- Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane REX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
8h 54m$3,304–50,840Fly Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MTY - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
8h 28m$4,190–10,984Bus, taxi, train, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucanbus
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Buena Vistabus
- Take the taxi from Buena Vista to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetaxi
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicariotrain
- Drive from Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario to Chiquilacar
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
34h 2m$3,321–6,730Bus, ferry via Playa del Carmen
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucanbus
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilábus
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
37h 11m$3,401–13,220Bus, shuttle, ferry
- Take the bus from Monterrey - Centro to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Mérida Centro Históricobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Mérida to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
39h 2m$7,031–65,513
Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterrey to Holbox Island is to bus and ferry which costs $2200 - $3000 and takes 32h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Monterrey to Holbox Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 6h 43m and costs $1700 - $44000.
The distance between Monterrey and Holbox Island is 1627 km.
The best way to get from Monterrey to Holbox Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 32h 52m and costs $2200 - $3000.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Monterrey to Holbox Island, including transfers.
There are 226+ hotels available in Holbox Island.
What companies run services between Monterrey, Mexico and Holbox Island, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Monterrey to Holbox Island. However, you can take the bus to Estación Exposición - Estadio Monterrey, take the bus to Aeropuerto Monterrey - Terminal B, walk to Monterrey International Airport (MTY) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, walk to Chiquila, take the ferry to Holbox, then walk to Holbox Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Monterrey to Holbox Island via Acayucan, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, Chiquilá, Chiquila, and Holbox in around 32h 52m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Plan De Guadalupe International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Plan De Guadalupe International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Leona Vicario
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $750–900
- Local Tourist
- $950–1,200
- National Tourist
- $1,400–1,700
- International Tourist
- $1,900–2,300
- National Premier
- $2,200–2,700
- International Premier
- $3,000–3,600
- Phone
- +52 984 875 2104
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Mérida to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,600–60,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Mérida to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3,600–60,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- [email protected]
- Website
- holboxshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- https://holboxshuttle.com/tickets/
- Shared shuttle
- $370–410
- Private shuttle/car
- $2,100–3,300
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 Acayucan to Buena Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Acayucan to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 713 701-5752
- [email protected]
- Website
- monterreytour.com
Shuttle from Monterrey to Desert Museum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,750
- Schedules at
- monterreytour.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Monterrey to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Monterrey to Reynosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $650–950
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Playa del Carmen Colectivos to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $400–9,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $5,500–9,000
- Phone
- +52 56 2558 5392
- [email protected]
- Website
- smilebus.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey - Centro to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
- Schedules at
- smilebus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 108 7514
- [email protected]
- Website
- 9hermanos.com
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- https://www.9hermanos.com/
- Phone
- +52 984 321 5450
- [email protected]
- Website
- holboxexpress.com
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://holboxexpress.com/
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