There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Tulum by plane, taxi, shuttle, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tulum International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane SYD - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
34h 11m$12,469–40,001Fly to Chetumal International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane SYD - CTM
- Take the bus from Huay-Pix to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
33h$11,019–37,291Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SYD - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
23h 5m$18,269–35,401Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane SYD - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Terminal Turística to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
39h 29m$11,554–41,391Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane SYD - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Tulumbus
31h 16m$16,913–86,475
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Tulum International Airport (TQO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Tulum is to fly and bus which costs $11000 - $38000 and takes 33h.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Tulum is to fly and shuttle which takes 23h 5m and costs $18000 - $36000.
The distance between Sydney and Tulum is 14125 km.
It takes approximately 34h 11m to get from Sydney to Tulum, including transfers.
Tulum is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:05 PM in Sydney and 3:05 AM in Tulum.
There are 2020+ hotels available in Tulum.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Tulum. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), then take the taxi to Tulum. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–37,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–47,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 39m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–40,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–37,000
- 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
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- 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
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