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How to get fromNicaragua to Tulumby plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Nicaragua to Tulum by plane, taxi, shuttle, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane plane MGA - TQO
    2. Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi taxi
    19h 40m
    $5,385–16,832

  2. Drive  1,430.5 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Managua to Tulumcar car 1,430.5 km
    25h 20m
    $3,251–4,696

  3. Shuttle, bus, drive, ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Managua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibashuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Telabus bus
    3. Drive from Tela to Puerto Cortescar car
    4. Take the ferry from Puerto Cortes to Placenciaferry ferry
    5. Take the bus from Placencia to Belize Citybus bus
    6. Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus bus
    7. Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus bus
    33h 50m

  4. Shuttle, ferry

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Managua to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceibashuttle bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Puerto Cortésshuttle bus
    3. Take the ferry from Puerto Cortes to Placenciaferry ferry
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Placencia to Belize Cityshuttle bus
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Tulumshuttle bus
    35h 37m

  5. Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Managua Airport (MGA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane plane MGA - CUN
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumshuttle bus
    9h 53m
    $8,626–13,500

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Managua to San Salvadorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Salvador to Belize Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Chetumal to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus bus
    37h 45m
    $3,614–20,118

  7. Bus via San Benito

    1. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus Managua to Terminal Tica Bus San Salvadorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Salvador, El Salvador to Antigua Guatemalabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Antigua Guatemala to Flores, Peten, Guatemalabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Flores to Bacalarbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bacalar to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus bus
    47h 48m
    $5,299–12,913

Managua Airport (MGA) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration21h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$3,184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 960.6 km
  • Duration: 19h 40m

What companies run services between Nicaragua and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Colegio Cristo Rey to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Panadería Norma, Managua, San Salvador, San Salvador, Belize City, and Chetumal in around 37h 45m.

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