There are 8 ways to get from Monterrey to Riviera Maya by plane, shuttle, bus, car, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
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 Puerto Aventuras
5h 22m$1,700–5,134Bus via Cárdenas
cheapest- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus Monterrey
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventurasbus Cancún
30h 37m$1,540–1,874Bus
- 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 Xpu-Hábus
29h 43m$1,592–2,054Drive 2,200.8 km
- Drive from Monterrey to Riviera Mayacar 2,200.8 km
28h 26m$3,915–5,655Fly Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MTY - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
5h 49m$4,300–10,634Fly Monterrey International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Monterrey International Airport (MTY) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane MTY - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
6h 59m$4,335–10,344Tour to Plan De Guadalupe International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- 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 Puerto Aventuras
6h 4m$4,040–11,030Bus via Veracruz
- Take the bus from Monterrey - Centro to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
38h 43m$3,339–6,195
Monterrey to Riviera Maya by bus, foot, and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterrey to Riviera Maya is to bus via Cárdenas which costs $1500 - $1900 and takes 30h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Monterrey to Riviera Maya is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 22m and costs $1700 - $5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterrey to Riviera Maya. However, there are services departing from Monterrey and arriving at Xpu-Há via Acayucan and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 43m.
The distance between Monterrey and Riviera Maya is 1552 km. The road distance is 2200.8 km.
The best way to get from Monterrey to Riviera Maya without a car is to bus which takes 29h 43m and costs $1500 - $2100.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Monterrey to Riviera Maya, including transfers.
Monterrey to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Tours Acosta, depart from Monterrey station.
Monterrey to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Tours Acosta, arrive at Acayucan station.
Riviera Maya is 1h ahead of Monterrey. It is currently 2:18 PM in Monterrey and 3:18 PM in Riviera Maya.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterrey to Riviera Maya is 2201 km. It takes approximately 28h 26m to drive from Monterrey to Riviera Maya.
What companies run services between Monterrey, Mexico and Riviera Maya, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Monterrey to Puerto Aventuras via Acayucan, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, Xpu-Há, and Xpu-Há in around 29h 43m.
- 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 and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Plan De Guadalupe International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Plan De Guadalupe International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,000
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Monterrey International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- 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 Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- 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
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Xpu-Há
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $2,000–3,100
- 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
- +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 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- ultramarferry.com
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- https://www.ultramarferry.com/en
- 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.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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