ADO bus to downtown CancúnorWelcome Pickups transfer to Tulum?

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 Tulum does not. Goes south to Tulum, not into Cancún.

The ADO bus to downtown Cancún is quicker: 1 h 05 against 1 h 30.

ADO bus to downtown Cancún: 08:00–02:20. Welcome Pickups transfer to Tulum: 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 Tulum is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
Travelers	ADO bus to downtown Cancún	Welcome Pickups transfer to Tulum	Difference
1	MX$145	about MX$2,455	MX$2,310
2	MX$290	about MX$2,455	MX$2,165
3	MX$435	about MX$2,455	MX$2,020
4	MX$580	about MX$2,772	MX$2,192
5	MX$725	about MX$2,772	MX$2,047
6	MX$870	about MX$2,772	MX$1,902
7	MX$1,015	about MX$2,772	MX$1,757
8	MX$1,160	about MX$3,148	MX$1,988

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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