There are 5 ways to get from Tulum to Rio de Janeiro by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane TQO - GIG
16h 25mR$2,893–8,828Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane CUN - GIG
15h 45mR$1,813–3,596Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane CUN - SDU
17h 32mR$2,105–5,177Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane TQO - SDU
15h 58mR$3,385–10,309Bus, ferry to Cozumel International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
- Fly from Cozumel International Airport (CZM) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane CZM - GIG
19h 43mR$2,395–8,928
Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Rio de Janeiro is to shuttle and fly which costs R$ 1800 - R$ 3600 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Rio de Janeiro is to shuttle and fly which takes 15h 45m and costs R$ 1800 - R$ 3600.
The distance between Tulum and Rio de Janeiro is 6846 km.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Tulum to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 2h ahead of Tulum. It is currently 2:04 PM in Tulum and 4:04 PM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 10019+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
There is no direct connection from Tulum to Rio de Janeiro. However, you can take the taxi to Tulum International Airport (TQO) airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG), walk to Galeão - Terminal 2 :: Setor de Desembarque, then take the bus to BRS 1,4: Passos. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, walk to Cancún International Airport (CUN) airport, then fly to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU).
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Panama City, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,500–6,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–10,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$3,400–9,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,400–5,500
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$300–600
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R$300–600
- Schedules at
- Cancun Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$30–113
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- R$85–95
- Premium Plus Adult
- R$95
- Premium Plus Children
- R$71
- Residentes Q.Roo
- R$56
- INAPAM
- R$30
- First Class Adult
- R$113
- First Class Children
- R$113
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- R$650–850
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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