There are 7 ways to get from Tulum to Tamarindo by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TQO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
21h 10m$606–1,494Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Tamarindo 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 Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CUN - TNO
8h 49m$166–652Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal to Belize Citybus
- Take the bus from Belize City to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Tamarindobus
2d 6h$227–1,105Drive 1,714.8 km
- Drive from Tulum to Tamarindocar 1,714.8 km
29h 44m$230–333Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tulum to Belize City
- Take a shuttle bus from Belize City to Punta Gorda
- Take a shuttle bus from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Take a shuttle bus from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Take the bus from Granada to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus Mga
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindobus
2d 2hShuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CUN - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Tamarindo
9h 2m$519–743Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Nosara 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 Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CUN - NOB
13h 10m$460–783
Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to Tamarindo is to bus which costs $220 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to Tamarindo is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to Tamarindo. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at Tamarindo via Chetumal, Belize City, El Salvador and Central Autobusera Inteligente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Tulum and Tamarindo is 1221 km. The road distance is 1714.8 km.
The best way to get from Tulum to Tamarindo without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 21h 10m to get from Tulum to Tamarindo, including transfers.
Tulum to Tamarindo bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to Tamarindo bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Chetumal station.
Tamarindo is 1h behind Tulum. It is currently 2:19 PM in Tulum and 1:19 PM in Tamarindo.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to Tamarindo is 1715 km. It takes approximately 29h 44m to drive from Tulum to Tamarindo.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tamarindo via Chetumal, Belize City, San Salvador, El Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus, and Central Autobusera Inteligente in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via Panama City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Nosara Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- [email protected]
- Website
- travelmundomaya.com
Bus from Chetumal to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $180–210
Bus from Belize City to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- https://travelmundomaya.com/home
- Airport
- $600–750
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from El Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +501 614 9503
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelsonmayaadventures.com
Shuttle from Tulum to Belize City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.nelsonmayaadventures.com/
Shuttle from Belize City to Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.nelsonmayaadventures.com/
- Phone
- +504 8763 1410
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/shuttlelaceibatoleonGuacamayostours
- Phone
- +504 2425 3931
- [email protected]
- Website
- roneeyshuttle.com
Shuttle from Punta Gorda to Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Estacion de Autobuses La Ceiba to Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.roneeyshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Granada to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $13–19
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
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