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Popular Transportation | Miscellaneous Transportation Tips | All Tips (33) Colectivos are a great inexpensive way to get from Playa del Carmen down the coast to Tulum, Xelha, or Xcaret.
These are shared vans that leave when the van fills up, every 10-15 minutes. The cost to get to Tulum from PDC was 20 pesos, the amount of the fare was tied with how far you went. I think we were charged 15 pesos to get from Tulum to Xelha, I saw other people being charged 10 pesos to go shorter distances. You pay when exiting the colectivo.
Look for the white vans on Calle 2 between 15th and 20th Avenues.
Coming back from Tulum, Xelha, etc., you can stand on the highway and flag them down or look for them near the highway.
According to Lonely Planet, they run from 5 am to 10 pm. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Buses are quite frequent to and from Playa del Carmen, and they are also quite cheap. They come in all ranges from deluxe buses to small, bumpy buses. It's just one hour on the bus to Cancun in the north, one hour to Tulum in the south, about four hours to the border between Mexico and Belize, three hours to Valladolid and five hours to Mérida. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Mexico is a very big country, and if you plan to do a lot of travelling you should consider taking a plane at least once. The bus from Playa del Carmen to Mexico City takes 24 hours. We enjoyed it so much at the Mayan riviera so our busjourney back was postponed as long as possible. But when we checked the price on planetickets there was no longer any doubt. 24 hours on bus for 500 pesos or 2 hours on plane for 800 pesos...?!? Hard choice... ;) So we stayed even longer and took a plane from Cancun to Mexico City.
Planefares on routes that are highly trafficated can be quite cheap. But if you want to take a route which is not as popular, you might have to pay a lot more. Anyway you should check out the price if you are going to travel long distances. If it's a little bit more expencive it might be a good choice when you think about the time you save. Plus sleeping on overnightbuses can sometimes be a bit difficult. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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If you are arriving by bus you can hire one of these bikes to transport your bags to your hotel. Also, they will transport your bags to the ferry that goes to Isla Cozumel.
These bikes can be flagged down all through town - on Isla Cozumel as well. Leave a Comment Theme: Bicycle
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