Travel Details
BUSES The most useful bus services are between Merida and Cancun and those provided by Mayab, which run at least every thirty minutes between Cancun and Playa del Carmen. Some places aren't served by first-class buses but second-class buses and combis will get you around locally and to the nearest major centre. The following frequencies and times are for both first- and second-class services. Cancun to: Campeche (2 daily; 9-10hr); Chetumal (hourly 5am-midnight; 6hr); Merida (hourly; 4-5hr); Playa del Carmen (every 30min; 1hr); Puerto Morelos (every 30min; 30min); Tizimin (6 daily; 4hr); Tulum (10 daily; 2hr); Valladolid (hourly; 3hr); Villahermosa (1 daily; 14hr). Chetumal to: Bacalar (every 30min: 30min); Belize City via Orange Walk (hourly; 4hr); Campeche (6 daily via Escarcega and Xpujil; 7hr); Cancun (8 daily via Tulum and Playa del Carmen; 6hr); Guatemala (1 daily; 12hr); Mahahual/Xcalak (2 daily; 3hr 30min-4hr 30min); Merida (11 daily; 8-9hr); Mexico City (2 daily; 24hr); Palenque and San Cristobal (3 daily; 7-10hr); Playa del Carmen (10 daily; 5-7hr); Villahermosa (5 daily; 9-11hr). Playa del Carmen to: Cancun (every 30min; 1hr); Chetumal (10 daily; 5-7hr); Coba (2 daily; 2hr); Merida (10 daily; 8hr); Mexico City (3 daily; 30hr or longer); Palenque and San Cristobal (3 daily; 11-16hr); Tulum (frequently; 1hr); Tuxtla Gutierrez (2 daily; 20hr); Valladolid (5 daily; 3-4hr); Villahermosa (4 daily; 13hr). Tulum to: Cancun (frequently; 1hr); Chetumal (8 daily via Bacalar; 4-5hr); Coba (4 daily; 1hr); Merida (6 daily; 4-7hr); Playa del Carmen (frequently; 1hr); San Cristobal (3 daily via Palenque; 10hr;) Valladolid (5 daily; 4hr). FERRIES There are frequent ferry services to Isla Mujeres and Cozumel . Although there are car ferries to both islands, it's hardly worth taking a vehicle to Isla Mujeres as the island is so small. PASSENGER FERRIES Chiquila to: Isla Holbox (7 daily; 30hr). Playa del Carmen to: Cozumel (hourly; 50min). Punta Juarez , Cancun to: Isla Mujeres (every 30min; 30min). CAR FERRIES Chiquila to: Isla Holbox (2 daily; 1hr). Puerto Morelos to: Cozumel - erratic, so check (3 daily; 2hr 30min). Punta Sam to: Isla Mujeres (5 daily). FLIGHTS Cancun and Cozumel both have busy international airports with several daily flights to Mexico City and regular connections to Miami and many other cities in the southern US. Chetumal also has daily direct services to Mexico City. Around the Caribbean coast various small companies fly light planes - very frequently between Cancun and Cozumel, less often from these places to Isla Mujeres, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.
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