Getting to Tulum
from Cancun Airport
Rental cars are priced reasonably and are the easiest way to get around the Tulum area. Shop around rates upon arrival, and feel free to haggle. Check with your credit card company to see if they automatically insure you, most do so you don't have to pay the additional insurance that the rental agency often tries to insist you purchase. It is a very easy drive to Tulum. To get there you take the only highway south from Cancun Airport straight down past Playa del Carmen, Akumal, etc. About 90 minutes from the airport you will arrive in Tulum.
You can catch an ADO bus to Tulum directly three times a day: 15:40, 19:45 and 20:45. Ticket prices are about $168 MXN (about $16 USD). The ride will take about 2 hours.
You can also take the ADO bus to Playa del Carmen with departures nearly every hour for around $120 MXN (about $12 USD). Once in Playa del Carmen you transfer to a second bus to Tulum for an additional $50 MXN (about $5 USD).
If you don't have a transportation manner assured it is highly recommended to pre-book a transfer from the airport to your hotel or destination. There are some companies very reliable, safe and professional as:
Discovery Mundo
Olympus Tours
Best Day
Amstar DMC
Many of the Hotels in Tulum offer a pick-up service from the Cancun International Airport for an additional price depending on the hotel.
Things to do in Tulum
The hot spots as told by:
the new york times travel & leisure rue magazine loco gringo
Visit the Mayan Ruins on the beach in Tulum, spa, play with monkeys, snorkel, dive, kayak & chill.
