Cancun to Merida??

Once again I am looking to the experize of my fellow tuggers. We are going to Cancun In November and have booked a week at the Casillano? in Merida. What is the best way to get to Merida from Cancun. We know where the ADO terminal is. Any ideas where we can access the bus shedules, types of buses, and cost to get to Merida. I also assume that once at the Merida bus station I will need a cab to get to the hotel. Thanks for any info anyone can provide. Dave C.

We drove it years ago before the super highway and during a hurricane. I would not recommend driving. Bus would be best.

Darned if I know. We had a rental car last time we were there, and there's a good toll road between the two. Very little traffic- the locals drive the free 2-lane. Seems to me about a 3 hour drive with sightseeing breaks. Merida streets are laid out in a grid- sort of- and pretty easily navigable especially if your spouse is a decent map reader.

Merida is an interesting city, and not too touristy. Enjoy....

Jim Ricks

Daveyboy,

Here''s some TripAdvisor reviews on taking a bus from Cancun to Merida

Bus Travel in Mexico


Richard

Buses in Mexico are comfortable and easy

daveyboy3 said:

Any ideas where we can access the bus shedules, types of buses, and cost to get to Merida. I also assume that once at the Merida bus station I will need a cab to get to the hotel.

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I have the website for the bus schedules and prices bookmarked on my desktop, but ... I am on the road and working off a laptop so I can't look it up for you. I will be back in my office on Thursday, so if no other TUGger has tracked it down for you by then, PM me and I'll send it to you. The site does occasionally go down for no specified reason, but when it's up, it also lets you buy your tickets online.

I recommend the bus for sure. I am pretty sure that both the deluxe and executive versions run on this route, and they are comfortable and well-equipped (as far as buses go). In January we were coming from another location (Chetumal) to Merida and we caught the overnight bus - left at around midnight and got into Merida at about 6 AM. I pretty much slept the entire way through.

Yes, once you are at the Merida bus station, your best bet is to get a cab to your hotel. They are inexpensive and easily available. Btw, not sure how long you are in Merida for, but if you have a day, take a trip to the coast to Progresso.

You can find ADO schedules online at:

http://www.adogl.com.mx/en/

We used them to get from Merida to Cancun a couple years ago on ADO GL and it was very convenient.