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.

How to get to Tulum from the Cancun airport

There are many ways to get to Tulum from the Cancun airport. You can take a private transfer, you can take a shared van transfer (minimum 2 person) you can take a taxi (that will run around 900-1000 pesos.) Or you can take the bus. this is the most cost effective way and it is very comfortable and safe.

The bus line is ADO. These buses are large, comfortable, clean and safe. Once out of customs you will see a desk with the red ADO logo. the people here will most likely speak some English. The bus does not currently go directly to Tulum. It does however go from the airport to downtown Cancun or from the airport to Playa del Carmen. The cost for this bus is 30 and 90 pesos per person, kids are half price and kids under 3 can sit on your lap for free.

There is now a bus that goes directly from Tulum to the airport.  It is 3 times a day and a great option if the timing works.  But when it does not work, I usually to Playa del Carmen for 2 reasons, 1 it breaks the long bus ride up a little bit- but if you have a lot of luggage you may want to go to Cancun and then be able to sit back for an hour and half to Tulum. The other reason I like to go to Playa del Carmen is that the bus drops you off right on 5th avenue 1 block from the sea. It is a nice- This is reminder for why you are shleping all this stuff around... Your vacation. It is also easy to grab a bite of food as by now I am usually starving!

The bus to Playa del Carmen will take about 45 minutes. It will let you off on 5th Avenue and Benito Juarez. This is the main hub for tourism in Playa del Carmen. From here you can take a bus from Playa del Carmen to Tulum. The cost for that bus is 48 pesos. It is another 45 minutes to Tulum. The bus station in Tulum is right in the middle of town.   *** Reminder** This is not a great option if there are many people or you have a lot of stuff. Something are worth spending a few bucks more on for sanity purposes. ***

There are many taxis right there that can take you over to the beach area if that is where you are staying.