There are 8 ways to get from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo by plane, bus, shuttle, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport, bus, shuttle
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane CUN - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
9h 41m$2,293–8,167Fly Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane CUN - NLU
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Pachuca to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
11h 33m$2,123–8,507Bus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take the bus from Ixmiquilpan to Tolantongobus
31h 49m$2,696–5,152Drive 1,696.6 km
- Drive from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongocar 1,696.6 km
20h 59m$2,997–4,329Fly Cancún International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)plane CUN - QRO
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 3 to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
11h 18m$2,283–8,942Fly Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)plane CUN - TLC
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
11h 56m$2,423–9,247Train to Tulum International Airport, fly to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuertotrain
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU)plane TQO - NLU
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Pachuca to Ixmiquilpanbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
12h 3m$2,370–5,692Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetrain
- Take the bus from Palenque to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Villas de Pachucabus
- Take the taxi from Villas de Pachuca to Grutas Tolantongotaxi
32h 9m$3,187–7,985
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo is to bus which costs $2700 - $5500 and takes 31h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo is to fly and bus and shuttle which takes 9h 41m and costs $2200 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo. However, there are services departing from Playa del Carmen Alterna and arriving at Tolantongo via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Ixmiquilpan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 49m.
The distance between Playa del Carmen and Grutas Tolantongo is 1525 km. The road distance is 1696.6 km.
The best way to get from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo without a car is to bus which takes 31h 49m and costs $2700 - $5500.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo, including transfers.
Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo is 1697 km. It takes approximately 20h 59m to drive from Playa del Carmen to Grutas Tolantongo.
There are five+ hotels available in Grutas Tolantongo.
What companies run services between Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Grutas Tolantongo, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Grutas Tolantongo via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Ixmiquilpan, Ixmiquilpan, and Tolantongo in around 31h 49m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport via Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Felipe Ángeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $210–250
- Local Tourist
- $260–310
- National Tourist
- $390–470
- International Tourist
- $500–650
- National Premier
- $600–750
- International Premier
- $800–1,000
Train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $180–220
- Local Tourist
- $220–270
- National Tourist
- $340–410
- International Tourist
- $450–550
- National Premier
- $500–650
- International Premier
- $700–900
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–3,800
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $750–950
- Local Tourist
- $950–1,200
- National Tourist
- $1,400–1,800
- International Tourist
- $1,900–2,400
- National Premier
- $2,300–2,800
- International Premier
- $3,100–3,800
- Website
- Ovnibus
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Schedules at
- Ovnibus
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Schedules at
- Ovnibus
Bus from Pachuca to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Schedules at
- Ovnibus
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Schedules at
- Ovnibus
Bus from Pachuca to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Schedules at
- Ovnibus
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Shuttle from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
Shuttle from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
Shuttle from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
Shuttle from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
Shuttle from Estacionamiento San Antonio Ixmiquilpan to Grutas Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Palenque to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Villas de Pachuca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Ixmiquilpan to Tolantongo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- grutastolantongo.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- estrellablanca.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 3 to Ixmiquilpan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Schedules at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Book at
- estrellablanca.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Ángeles AIFA - Terminal de Autobuses to Pachuca - Central de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Estimated price
- $450–550
MI taxi Pachuca
- Phone
- +52 77 1130 6572
Taxi Gregor Pachuca
- Phone
- +52 77 1142 5598
Taxi Pachuca Universal
- Phone
- +52 77 1855 4377
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