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ADO bus to downtown CancúnorWelcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The ADO bus to downtown Cancún reaches Downtown Cancún (El Centro), where the ADO bus ends; the Welcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone does not. Goes to the Hotel Zone, the strip of beach hotels, not downtown.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone is quicker: 25 min against 1 h 05. The ADO bus to downtown Cancún varies between 45 and 65 minutes.

ADO bus to downtown Cancún: 08:00–02:20. Welcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in MXN. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Welcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersADO bus to downtown CancúnWelcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel ZoneDifference
1MX$145about MX$713MX$568
2MX$290about MX$713MX$423
3MX$435about MX$713MX$278
4MX$580about MX$752MX$172
5MX$725about MX$752MX$27
6MX$870about MX$752MX$118
7MX$1,015about MX$752MX$263
8MX$1,160about MX$1,029MX$131

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the ADO bus to downtown Cancún to the Welcome Pickups transfer to the Cancún Hotel Zone. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
ADO Aeropuerto · ADO (ADO Aeropuerto)ADO bus to downtown Cancún
From
Terminal 3, the ADO counter outside arrivals; it then calls at Terminal 4 and Terminal 2
To
ADO’s bus station in downtown Cancún, on Avenida Tulum
Luggage
One checked suitcase up to 25 kg and one small bag at your seat, at no charge.
Runs
08:00–02:20
Journey
45–65 min

About 65 minutes from Terminal 3, 55 from Terminal 4 and 45 from Terminal 2.

Nothing leaves Terminal 3 between 02:20 and 08:00.

It goes downtown only; the Hotel Zone has its own ADO bus.

ADO bus to downtown Cancún: price for every party size

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