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How to get fromXalapa to Tamaulipasby bus, plane, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Xalapa to Tamaulipas by bus, plane, or car

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  1. Bus to Benito Juárez International Airport, fly to Tampico International Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Orientebus bus
    2. Fly from Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tampico International Airport (TAM)plane plane MEX - TAM
    6h 30m
    $2,082–6,906

  2. Bus to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, fly to Tampico International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Orientebus bus
    2. Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to Tampico International Airport (TAM)plane plane NLU - TAM
    7h 32m
    $1,522–3,716

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruzbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Veracruz to Reynosabus bus
    17h 25m
    $1,944–3,229

  4. Drive 889.4 km

    1. Drive from Xalapa to Reynosacar car 889.4 km
    11h 31m
    $1,581–2,284

  5. Bus to Veracruz International Airport, fly to General Lucio Blanco International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Veracruz Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Veracruz International Airport (VER) to General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX)plane plane VER - REX
    4h 18m
    $2,372–5,764

  6. Bus to Felipe Ángeles International Airport, fly to General Servando Canales International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Orientebus bus
    2. Fly from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)plane plane NLU - MAM
    8h 13m
    $1,582–4,796

  7. Bus via Papantla de Olarte

    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Papantla de Olartebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Papantla de Olarte to Reynosabus bus
    18h 50m
    $1,838–2,778

  8. Bus via Tampico

    1. Take the bus from Xalapa to Poza Ricabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tihuatlán to Tampicobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tampico to Ciudad Victoriabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ciudad Victoria to Reynosabus bus
    24h 24m
    $1,701–3,560

Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Tampico International Airport (TAM) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration1h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket$844Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 630.9 km
  • Duration: 6h 30m

What companies run services between Xalapa, Mexico and Tamaulipas, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Xalapa to Reynosa via Veracruz in around 17h 25m.

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