Taxi driver in Tulum***

Taxis are the most common form of transportation around Tulum Pueblo and Tulum Beach.   There are 2 areas in Tulum Pueblo where the taxis will line up.  The first is right outside the sydicato about 2 blocks into town on the right from the Cancun side entrance.  This is right across from the Don Caffetto restaurant and the Mar Caribe Super.   the other is right infront of the ADO bus station towards the southern end of town.
If you are in this area it is customary to waive over the next taxi in line rather then grabing one on the road.  If not, then just waive one down. 

The base rate is between 15-20  pesos if you stay in the immediate downtown area or very near by (say to Super SF or Villas Tulum neighborhood).  At night the price goes up a little.  To get to the beach will range between 40 pesos for the nearer hotels like to Mezzanine and Luna Maya.  Going up to like 100 pesos to get all the way south towards the Sian Ka'an Bioreserve.  It is always a good idea to check with the driver before you get going. 

Taxi drivers here are very nice.  I have been to places where the taxis run you all over town because you do not know the town and try to charge you a lot.  This was really common in San Francsico where I lived. Here that is not really possible.  The town is very small and not that vast.  So long as you have a general idea you should be fine.

Please remember that people here do live on tips.  If you were really happy with your driver - tip - it is always appreciated.

one nice option around Tulum is to use taxi drivers for tours.  I have many taxi driver friends that offer very popular tours to Tulum ruins, some cenotes, Coba ruins and the monkey reserve for  fraction of the cost of a tour.  You can have up to 4 people in a taxi and you have the driver at your disposal.  rather then waiting around for a lot of people to gather together you can sit back with your friends or family and enjoy the day for A LOT less.  Many taxi drivers work with another person and therefore can accomidate larger groups.  I think that this is the very best option for seeing the ruins.

I know drivers that do tours to :

Tulum Ruins

Coba Ruins

Cenotes

Chichen Itza

Sian Ka'an Bioreserve

Playa del Carmen

and to the Cancun airport

etc.  The taxi drivers are very flexible, most speak English and they provide a more relaxed and personal day.