How Far Is Chichen Itza From Cancun & What’s The Best Way To Get There?
Planning A Trip To Cancun, Mexico And Wondering How Far Chichen Itza Is From This City And What’s The Best Way To Get There?
Mexico is one of the destinations I’ve traveled to most, and I’ve had the chance to visit Chichen Itza multiple times, but even though it’s a little far from the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas, it’s actually pretty easy to get there because it’s such a popular site to visit.
📍 How Far Is Chichen Itza From Cancun, Mexico?
Depending on where you are exactly in Cancun, Chichen Itza is about 2.5 to 3 hours away, and although that is a little far, it’s not that difficult of a place to reach depending on which transportation option you choose.
From the hotel zone along the beach, it’s a little further to get to this historical site and depending on the time of day you go, traffic can be pretty bad, but the further south you stay, the closer it will be (like Tulum only being about 2 hours away).
🚐 What’s The Best Way To Get To Chichen Itza From Cancun?
- Should You Drive To Chichen Itza From Cancun? I really don’t recommend renting a car in Cancun because of my personal bad experience here, but you technically could rent a car and drive to Chichen Itza yourself if you really wanted to explore on your own time
- Is There A Bus To Chichen Itza From Cancun? you can go to the Cancun ADO terminal and take a bus to Chichen Itza that would take about 3 hours and cost around $20, but some tours are about that price so it may not be worth it
- Chichen Itza Tour From Cancun – there are tons of tours to choose from to get to Chichen Itza from the city, but below are some popular, highly rated options
- VIP Private Chichen Itza Tour From Cancun with My Quest Concierge Private Tours
- Early Morning Chichen Itza Tour From Cancun, plus Ek Balam with Agila Tours
- Skip the Line Chichen Itza Private Tour, Sacred Cenote, & Lunch with Living Dreams Mexico
- Small Group Tour to Chichen Itza, Cenote, and Ek Balam with NS Vacations Tours
- Chichen Itza by Van, Reduced Group, Tour Guide, Fast Trip, & Lunch with Cancun Adventures
➡️ Trying to figure out where to visit in Mexico? here’s a comparison between Cancun and Cabo, as well as reasons why Cancun is or isn’t worth visiting to help you decide
⛲️ Other Things To See In Between Chichen Itza And Cancun
Although Chichen Itza is the main attraction in the central Yucatan Peninsula area, a few other sites you might want check out include:
- one or multiple of the fresh water cenotes (the Ik Kil cenote pictured above), where you can go swimming, snorkeling, or even scuba diving
- this small group Extreme Adventuring Cancun tour to three “hidden” cenotes is a great option
- or this Boutique Tours Mexico private tour to multiple cenotes is great to avoid crowds
- the colonial city of Valladolid (pictured below) that’s the closest city to Chichen Itza
- although it’s not technically on the way, if you’re staying somewhere like Playa del Carmen, you may drive south to get to Chichen Itza so you could add a stop to Tulum and see the ruins here
- also not super close to Chichen Itza, but Ek Balam is another set of archeological ruins that you can visit in the center of the Yucatan Peninsula
🔁 Sum Up: How Far Is Chichen Itza From Cancun, Mexico?
Although Chichen Itza is located a little far from Cancun and the rest of the Riviera Maya area, it’s such an easy place to reach because it’s such a popular place to visit and there are so many tours that will take you out there from Cancun all the way down to Tulum.
