There are 10 ways to get from Phoenix to Riviera Maya by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Phoenix to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PHX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
7h 33m$4,800–12,300Fly Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane PHX - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
11h 51m$3,535–15,310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtownbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Laredo, TX to Monterrey Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventurasbus
2d 13h$8,125–15,117Drive 3,889.7 km
- Drive from Phoenix to Riviera Mayacar 3,889.7 km
46h 9m$7,509–10,847Fly Phoenix to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane PHX - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
10h 19m$5,800–17,900Shuttle to Tucson, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane TUS - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
12h 33m$5,171–13,571Bus via Tlaquepaque
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizababus
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Xpu-Hábus
2d 14h$5,539–9,687Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Baseline/Central Ave to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to McAllen Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Minatitlánbus
- Take the bus from Minatitlán to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foráneabus
2d 16h$12,764–21,864Bus
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Xpu-Hábus
3d$6,026–13,344Bus via Mérida
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia 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 Mérida to Xpu-Hábus
3d 4h$4,878–9,285
Phoenix to Riviera Maya by bus and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to Riviera Maya is to fly and shuttle which costs $4800 - $13000 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to Riviera Maya is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 33m and costs $4800 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Phoenix to Riviera Maya. However, there are services departing from Phoenix and arriving at Xpu-Há via Central ACN, Orizaba and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Phoenix and Riviera Maya is 2908 km. The road distance is 3889.7 km.
The best way to get from Phoenix to Riviera Maya without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs $8000 - $16000.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Phoenix to Riviera Maya, including transfers.
Phoenix to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from Phoenix station.
Phoenix to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Riviera Maya is 2h ahead of Phoenix. It is currently 11:49 AM in Phoenix and 1:49 PM in Riviera Maya.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to Riviera Maya is 3890 km. It takes approximately 46h 9m to drive from Phoenix to Riviera Maya.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and Riviera Maya, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Phoenix to Puerto Aventuras via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, Orizaba, Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, Xpu-Há, and Xpu-Há in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Phoenix to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Phoenix to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Phoenix to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
Flights from Tucson to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,100–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cozumel International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–550
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $420–800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from Laredo, TX to Monterrey Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $880–930
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +52 984 188 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
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,271
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–4,803
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,600–4,000
- Titanium
- $2,900–2,940
- Platinum
- $4,803
Bus from Phoenix to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $410–1,175
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $410–650
- Titanium
- $450–650
- Plus International
- $1,083
- Platinum International
- $1,175
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Central ACN to Orizaba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Minatitlán
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- 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 Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Xpu-Há
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Xpu-Há
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
Bus from Mérida to Xpu-Há
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $480–800
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to McAllen Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Minatitlán to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3,200–7,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.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
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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