There are 10 ways to get from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train
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Fly General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane REX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
4h 13m$2,654–11,578Fly Tampico International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane TAM - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
3h 46m$2,042–5,990Bus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcosbus
- Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmenbus
33h$3,205–4,603Drive 2,193 km
- Drive from Reynosa to Playa del Carmencar 2,193 km
27h 41m$3,883–5,608Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MFE - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
6h 54m$2,580–10,644Fly Tampico International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Tampico International Airport (TAM) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane TAM - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
8h 17m$3,423–9,358Bus via Villahermosa
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alternabus Vía Chetumal / ...
36h 45m$3,714–6,680Bus via Veracruz
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Veracruzbus
- Take the bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
37h 40m$3,818–6,399Bus, train
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcosbus
- Take the train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcos to Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenquetrain
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
40h 48m$3,825–8,823Bus via Paraíso
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Paraísobus
- Take the bus from Paraíso to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alternabus
42h 21m$3,771–5,550
General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which costs $2000 - $6000 and takes 3h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 3h 46m and costs $2000 - $6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Reynosa and arriving at Playa del Carmen via Coatzacoalcos and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h.
The distance between Tamaulipas and Playa del Carmen is 1359 km. The road distance is 2193 km.
The best way to get from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 33h and costs $3200 - $4600.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Reynosa station.
Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Coatzacoalcos station.
Playa del Carmen is 1h ahead of Tamaulipas. It is currently 8:25 AM in Tamaulipas and 9:25 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen is 2193 km. It takes approximately 27h 41m to drive from Tamaulipas to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Tamaulipas, Mexico and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Reynosa to Playa del Carmen via Coatzacoalcos and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum in around 33h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Villahermosa, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–8,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–16,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–12,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tampico International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–12,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen
- 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 Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- 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
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
- Phone
- +52 921 214 4401
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tren Interoceánico
Train from Tren Interoceánico Estación Coatzacoalcos to Tren Interoceánico Estación Palenque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $542–692
- Schedules at
- Tren Interoceánico
- Turista
- $542
- Ejecutiva
- $692
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–3,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Veracruz to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcos
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,600–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Coatzacoalcos to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 131 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- Playa Express
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- Playa Express
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Paraíso to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 999 924 0830
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Paraíso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 1 993 129 9198
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Paraíso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $59–65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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