Public Bus to Tulum and other Tulum, Mexico Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: You can get the bus to Tulum from Cancun, the Cancun airport, or from Playa Del Carmen.
After Playa Del Carmen, the bus only makes one real stop before Tulum, at the side of the highway in Akumal.
The bus fare is very cheap, only about $5, but the buses can be very full and you could have to stand the entire trip. They leave and arrive in Tulum about every 30 - 60 minutes depending on the time of day (more in the morning and afternoon).
The first stop in Tulum will let you off at the access road to the Ruins. The second stop will let you off downtown. If you're going directly to a cabana beach accommodation, you should find out before which stop is closer to your destination.
This photo is of the bus stop of the access road to the ruins, the tourists are walking away from the bus towards the ruins. The ruins are about a 1 km walk in from the bus stop. Since this photo was taken, they've built a large bus shelter to the front and left of the picture.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Check out this great new bus terminal in downtown Tulum! This is used to be just a street alley where you would hop on the busses going northbound. It's on the west side of the street almost directly across from the old bus station. Now you can buy your tickets on either side of the highway and the person working the counter will tell you which side you should be on to catch your bus. This new station is still kind of small, so watch your bus doesn't sneak in behind another one and leave without you noticing.
If you're only going to/from the ruins, ignore this tip--this station is further south than the one at the ruins access road which you'll use.

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