How to get to Isla Holbox?

Location: Holbox Island is located 165 km northeast of Cancun, just 10 km from the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, just where the Gulf of Mexico joins the Caribbean Sea

To get to Holbox there are several roads depending on where you come from, you can arrive by sea, air, by bus or in your own car, by boat, by boat, by plane and by helicopter. The starting point for the island is Chiquilá.

Departing from the Riviera Maya you will need to take the road to Puerto Morelos until you reach the arch that marks the beginning of the route of the cenotes, this is after turning in U from the bridge of Puerto Morelos, you will arrive to Leona Vicario and there take The free road that comes from Cancun to Merida, until arriving at a village called Valladolid Nuevo, shortly after you will find a sign that will tell you to turn right, there you will take the detour to Chiquilá.

If you are coming from Cancun, take the free road that goes to Mérida until you reach new Valladolid and from there take the diversion to Chiquilá.
From Merida
From Mérida you have to take the road to Valladolid and from there the free road to Cancun until kilometer 80, you will find a community named Ignacio Zaragoza, further ahead is the deviation to the left towards Chiquilá. Another route is to take the road to Motul to Tizimín, arriving at Tizimín you should take the free road to Cancun until you reach Kantunilkin and where you will find the diversion that goes to Chiquilá.

If one of your questions before crossing Holbox is what you will do with your car, do not worry, because very close to the port there are guarded parking lots where you will be able to keep the vehicle for modest rates, but if you like you can also take the ferry and cross your Auto, although it is not very recommendable as being a small island means of transportation are different.

If you prefer to arrive by air, you can hire the services of air transport, in Holbox there is an airstrip for small planes and helicopters.