There are 10 ways to get from San Jose to Tulum Municipality by plane, shuttle, bus, car, taxi, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJC - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
16h 1m$3,346–12,146Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Orizababus
- Take the bus from Orizaba to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 3h$7,017–10,749Drive 4,983.7 km
- Drive from San Jose to Tulum Municipalitycar 4,983.7 km
2d 9h$10,381–14,995Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SJC - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum Municipalitytaxi
15h 8m$5,246–15,846Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SFO - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum Municipalitytaxi
11h 14m$4,994–14,163Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SFO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
10h 22m$6,294–17,463BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane OAK - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
11h 57m$3,456–12,313Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MRY - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulum Municipalitytaxi
30h 12m$6,366–17,904Train, bus via Morelia
- Take the train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Manteca to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
3d 15h$3,806–7,645Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
4d 9h$8,168–15,546
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Tulum Municipality is to train and bus via Morelia which costs $3800 - $8000 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Tulum Municipality is to Caltrain and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 22m and costs $6000 - $18000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Tulum Municipality. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Central ACN and Orizaba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between San Jose and Tulum Municipality is 3945 km. The road distance is 4983.7 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Tulum Municipality without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $7000 - $11000.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from San Jose to Tulum Municipality, including transfers.
San Jose to Tulum Municipality bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
San Jose to Tulum Municipality bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Tulum Municipality is 4984 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from San Jose to Tulum Municipality.
There are 2027+ hotels available in Tulum Municipality.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Tulum Municipality, Mexico?
You can take a bus from San Jose to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, and Orizaba in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–11,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $140–180
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $140–180
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–300
- Website
- Ace
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,600–4,900
- 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 Manteca to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,100
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $900–1,100
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- 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 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $470–900
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
Bus from Villahermosa to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–950
- Schedules at
- Turismo y Excursiones Alianza
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,800
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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