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Is the five hour bus ride from Cancun to Xcalak?

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You need to study a map of Quintana Roo. Xcalac is way off the bus route...bus goes to Chetumal.

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Do we then take a boat or taxi from Chetumal to Xcalac or what are the options then?

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Why do you want to go to Xcalac?
What is your destination?

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Palm Bay Club of course ;- )

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So maybe you can find an Xcalak forum for your questions?

edit: a simple search turned this up...

Can you get there by bus or cab?
You can get there by bus although it can be complicated. When you get to Cancun, you'll have to head downtown to the bus station by either cab or shuttle. When you get there, catch one of the ADO buses to Felipe Carrillo Puerto. Disembark there and catch one of the regular buses to Limones. Disembark and catch the bus to Xcalak.

The above scenario is really an over-simplification of what's involved. The arrival of your airplane has a bearing and so does when you get to Limones. If you don't arrive in Limones by mid-afternoon, you'll miss the Chetumal to Xcalak bus that stops there.

I've heard that you could hire a cab in downtown Cancun for about U.S.$125.00 to take you to Xcalak - I've never done it. A cab might also be substituted for a bus on one of the other legs of the trip. Bus to either Felipe Carrillo Puerto or Limones and hire a cab from there.

Buses leave Xcalak every day at 5:00AM and 2:00PM. They stop in Limones and then head south to Chetumal. If you are heading north, you'd get off in Limones and catch the next one heading north.

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From San Pedro we take a boat to Xcalac (or Palm Bay).
You probably need to rent a four-wheel drive in Chetumal to get to Xcalac, then hire a boat to get south to Palm Bay.

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LocoGringo forum for Riviera Maya (includes Xcalak) - http://www.locogringo.com/forums/tt.asp?forumid=2


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Does anyone know which time of the year you can grab a cheap RT flight to Cancun from most major cities in the U.S.? Is it during the winter time when many tour operators are competing with each other? What were the cheapest prices you found last winter? Any feedback would be appreciated.

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i have heard that there is a boat shuttle from xcalac to san pedro. is this currently true? especially after hurricane dean? transportation has been easy to xcalac, by bus or car. the roads were good before dean. any update on this would be appreciated. i live in playa del carmen, so info about flying from playa would also be helpful. thanks.

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