There are 7 ways to get from Tampa to Riviera Maya by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), car, taxi, train, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tampa to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane TPA - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
6h 3m$8,634–14,338Bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Centerbus
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SRQ - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
10h 30m$2,201–9,138Bus via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventurasbus
2d 18h$6,203–8,763Drive 4,252.6 km
- Drive from Tampa to Riviera Mayacar 4,252.6 km
2d 3h$8,177–11,812Fly Tampa to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane TPA - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Tulumtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Puerto Aventuras
8h 58m$4,634–14,438Train to Orlando, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MCO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Puerto Aventuras
8h 20m$5,075–11,715Bus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Perifericobus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventurasbus
2d 22h$6,813–11,603
Tampa (TPA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampa to Riviera Maya is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $2200 - $9500 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Tampa to Riviera Maya is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 3m and costs $8500 - $15000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampa station to Riviera Maya. However, there are services departing from Tampa Bus Station and arriving at Puerto Aventuras via Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Monterrey and Cárdenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Tampa and Riviera Maya is 978 km. The road distance is 4252.6 km.
The best way to get from Tampa to Riviera Maya without a car is to bus via Sandy Springs which takes 2 days 18h and costs $6000 - $9000.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Tampa to Riviera Maya, including transfers.
Tampa to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Tampa Bus Station.
Tampa to Riviera Maya bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Riviera Maya is 1h behind Tampa. It is currently 8:04 AM in Tampa and 7:04 AM in Riviera Maya.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampa to Riviera Maya is 4253 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Tampa to Riviera Maya.
What companies run services between Tampa, FL, USA and Riviera Maya, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Tampa Bus Station to Puerto Aventuras via Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Monterrey, Cárdenas, and Cárdenas in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Tampa to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
Flights from Tampa to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Orlando to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Tampa to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Tampa to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Orlando to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
Flights from Orlando to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,800
Flights from Orlando to Cancún International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–14,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
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
- Cancun Shuttle
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
- Cancun Shuttle
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
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Monterrey to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Cárdenas to Puerto Aventuras
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- 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
- $1,900–3,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,600
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Periferico
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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