There are 9 ways to get from Tulum to Quetzaltenango by shuttle, plane, bus or car
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Recommended option
Shuttle, fly to Guatemala City • 7h 47m
Cheapest option
Bus via Felipe Carrillo Puerto • 19h 43m
7 alternative options
Shuttle, fly to Quetzaltenango • 20h 17m
Shuttle, fly to Tuxtla Gutierrez • 15h 12m
Shuttle, fly to Retalhuleu • 10h 5m
Bus • 24h 39m
Bus, shuttle • 31h 14m
Drive • 17h
Bus via Belmopan • 18h 40m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Quetzaltenango is to bus via Felipe Carrillo Puerto which costs $1100 - $1900 and takes 19h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Quetzaltenango is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $2300 - $5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Quetzaltenango. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Quetzaltenango/Xela via Bacalar, Flores and Guatemala City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
The distance between Tulum and Quetzaltenango is 1142 km. The road distance is 1166.7 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Quetzaltenango without a car is to bus which takes 24h 39m and costs $2100 - $3100.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Tulum to Quetzaltenango, including transfers.
Tulum to Quetzaltenango bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Quetzaltenango bus services, operated by Transportes Starbus, arrive at Quetzaltenango/Xela station.
Quetzaltenango is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 1:12 AM in Tulum and 12:12 AM in Quetzaltenango.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Quetzaltenango is 1167 km. It takes approximately 17h to drive from Tulum to Quetzaltenango.
- Distance: 1141.6 km
- Duration: 7h 47m
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala?
You can take a bus from Tulum to Quetzaltenango via Bacalar, Flores, and Guatemala City in around 24h 39m.
- Website
- tag.com.gt
Flights from Cancun to Quetzaltenango via San Jose, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $440
Flights from Cancun to Quetzaltenango via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
Flights from Cancun to Quetzaltenango via San Salvador, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
Flights from Cancun to Quetzaltenango via Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $480
Flights from Cancun to Quetzaltenango via Merida, Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $700
Flights from Cancun to Retalhuleu via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $250
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancun to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $360
Flights from Cancun to Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $270
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancun to Tuxtla Gutierrez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $320
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cancun to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancun to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $230
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- contact@cancunshuttle.com
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45 - $100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +502 7960 0089
- cataleyahostelantigua@gmail.com
Shuttle from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango Xela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Shuttle
- $24 - $35
- Phone
- +(502) 7762-0963
- Info@magictravel.com.gt
- Website
- magictravel.com.gt
Shuttle from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Quetzaltenango
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90
- Book at
- bookaway.com
Autobuses de Oriente (ADO) is one of Mexico’s largest bus companies, mainly operating south of Mexico City and into the Yucatan Peninsula. Choose from three bus classes: ADO (first class), ADO GL (luxury class) and ADO Platino (platinum class and the most expensive). All buses are comfortable, with reclining seats, blackout curtains, air conditioning and a toilet; ADO Platino offers additional amenities such as extra legroom, onboard Wi-Fi and individual screens.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15 - $40
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- ADO GL
- $26 - $35
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $26
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- ADO GL
- $14 - $18
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $26
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +501 223 2844
- mundomayatravels@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bacalar to Flores
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70 - $100
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Phone
- +502 7947 7070
- info@transportesfuentedelnorte.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Flores to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://transportesfuentedelnorte.com/en
Bus from Melchor de Mencos to Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://transportesfuentedelnorte.com/en
- Phone
- +502 2471 0952 / 2471 0953 / 2471 0954
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guatemala City to Quetzaltenango/Xela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- mmcorporacion.com
- Road
- $8
- Phone
- +52 555 784 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4 - $8
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Felipe Carrillo Puerto to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $13
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10 - $17
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Website
- belmopanonline.com
Bus from Santa Elena to Benque Viejo el Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- belmopanonline.com
- Phone
- +501 614 5175
- silvasbusline13@gmail.com
- Website
- nayawalk.com
Bus from Santa Elena to Benque Viejo el Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $29
- Schedules at
- nayawalk.com
Bus from Belmopan to Benque Viejo el Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7 - $12
- Schedules at
- nayawalk.com
- Phone
- +52 983 119 9526
- turismoalianzabacalar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 995596 0179
- alianzacancunpaseodelmar@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Bacalar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +501 6705583 / 6212581
- valenciasbusservice@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Corozal to Belmopan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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