- Real prices · updated September 30, 2026
Tours · Chichén Itzá
Chichen Itza Tour from Cancun 2026: Prices, Entry Fee and How to Get There
- From
- MX$1,330per adult, entry fee included
- Duration
- 12 to 13 hhotel to hotel
- Entry fee
- includedon our tours
- Paid there
- nothingexcept drinks on tours that don't include them
From MX$1,330 with the entry fee included. Which one fits you?
Chichen Itza is Mexico's most famous Maya city and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. It sits in Yucatan, about 2.5 hours from Cancun by road. A tour from Cancun with transport, entry, guide, a cenote swim and lunch starts at MX$1,330 per adult.
1 · Prices
Chichen Itza entry fee and how to get there from Cancun
In 2026 the Chichen Itza entry fee is a single ticket: MX$697 for foreign visitors, MX$310 for Mexican nationals and MX$105 for Yucatan residents (official fees published in 2026; they may change). On Sundays, Mexicans and residents of Mexico with ID enter free. The entry fee is included in all our tours.
How much it costs to get in
| Visitor | Monday to Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign visitor | MX$676 | MX$676 |
| Mexican national (with ID) | MX$303 | free* (Published fee; confirm it at the ticket office.) |
| Yucatan resident | MX$105 | free |
| Video permit (non-professional) | MX$63 | MX$63 |
* Published fee; confirm it at the ticket office.
Fees valid: 2026 · Source: Diario de Yucatán, 2-ene-2026 (INAH + Cultur)
Official fees published in 2026; they may change. The entry fee is already included in all our tours.
Hours: every day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; last entry at 4:00 p.m.
Arrive early: after 11:00 a.m. it gets more crowded and hotter.
How to get there from Cancun: three ways
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1 On a tour
the most practical · 12 to 13 h
They pick you up at your hotel and you're back the same day, with everything taken care of.
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2 On the Tren Maya
about 2 h to 2 h 15 min
From Cancun Airport station to Chichen Itza station. From the station to the site you need a transfer. Entry, lunch and the cenote are paid separately.
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3 By ADO bus or by car
about 2 h 30 min
ADO bus, with few departures. By car, about 200 km on the toll highway.
The honest math: on your own, a foreign visitor pays the round-trip train, entry, lunch and a cenote, and the total easily tops the price of a tour. And you organize everything yourself. That's why almost everyone goes on a tour.
How much is a Chichen Itza tour from Cancun?
What each way to go costs, from the cheapest to the most complete. Price per person, entry fee included. Mexican nationals: Sunday all-inclusive option from MX$950.
| How you go | Adult | What's included | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sunday for Mexican nationals | MX$950 | transport, entry, guide, lunch, cenote and Valladolid | Sundays only, with INE |
| 2Classic | MX$1,330 foreign visitor · MX$1,240 Mexican national | transport, entry, bilingual guide, Xcajum cenote, buffet and Valladolid | no drinks |
| 3Plus | MX$1,880 · MX$1,780 | everything in Classic + water and soft drinks on board all day | — |
| 4Deluxe | MX$1,995 · MX$1,895 | everything in Plus + box lunch and 2 drinks at the buffet | — |
| 52 cenotes (Suytun and Ik Kil) | MX$2,090 · MX$1,920 | entry fees, 2 cenotes, Maya ceremony, lunch at a co-op, box lunch, drinks and Valladolid | the most complete |
| 6Private, your way | MX$6,990 per van, up to 6 people | tour conductor, round-trip transport, tolls and fuel; on your schedule and at your pace | see private |
Public prices per person, entry fee included. Mexican nationals with INE get the national rate with the switch on the tours.
Classic, Plus, Deluxe or 2 cenotes: the difference in one table
| How you go | Sunday for Mexicans | Classic | Plus | Deluxe | 2 cenotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult price | MX$950 | MX$1,330 | MX$1,880 | MX$1,995 | MX$2,090 |
| Entry included | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Cenotes | 1 (Xcajum) | 1 (Xcajum) | 1 (Xcajum) | 1 (Xcajum) | 2 (Suytun and Ik Kil) |
| Lunch | Buffet lunch of regional cuisine, 50 minutes | buffet | buffet | buffet | Maya co-op |
| Drinks on board | no | no | water and soft drinks | water and soft drinks | yes |
| Box lunch | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Valladolid | yes | yes, 20 min | yes, 20 min | yes, 20 min | yes |
| Maya ceremony | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Days it runs | Sundays | Every day of the year | Every day of the year | Every day of the year | Every day of the year |
| Duration | Approximately 12 hours, including transfers | 12 to 13 h | 12 to 13 h | 12 to 13 h | 13 h |
2 · Choose
Which Chichen Itza tour is right for you?
Four one-tap questions.
Your best fit: Sunday for Mexican nationals. The lowest price of the year to see Chichen with everything taken care of. From .
This could also work: Sunday for Mexican nationals.
Your best fit: Private tour, your way. With 6 or more, it costs about the same per person; on your schedule and at your pace. From MX$6,990 per van.
This could also work: Private tour, your way.
Your best fit: Chichen Itza and 2 cenotes. You swim in Suytun and in Ik Kil, with a Maya ceremony. From MX$2,090.
This could also work: Chichen Itza and 2 cenotes.
Your best fit: Chichen Itza Deluxe. The most complete: drinks on board, box lunch and 2 drinks at the buffet. From MX$1,995.
This could also work: Chichen Itza Deluxe.
Your best fit: Chichen Itza Classic. The best weekday price, with entry, cenote and buffet. From MX$1,330.
This could also work: Chichen Itza Classic.
What we recommend for what you're after:
- If you're a Mexican national and can go on a Sunday: Chichen Itza Classic
- If 6 or more are going: Private tour, your way
- If you want to swim in more than one cenote: Chichen Itza and 2 cenotes
- If you want the most complete, without worrying about drinks: Chichen Itza Deluxe
- If you want it private: Private tour, your way
- Anything else (the best weekday price): Chichen Itza Classic
The most popular Chichen Itza tours
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Classic, Plus and Deluxe · with Xcajum cenote and Valladolid
Price:
- Classic: adult MX$1,330 · child MX$1,140adult MX$1,240 · child MX$1,050
- Plus: adult MX$1,880 · child MX$1,520adult MX$1,780 · child MX$1,470
- Deluxe: adult MX$1,995 · child MX$1,710adult MX$1,895 · child MX$1,660
See details
- Includes
- Classic: transport, entry, bilingual guide, Xcajum cenote, buffet and Valladolid (no drinks)
- Plus: everything in Classic, plus water and soft drinks on board all day
- Deluxe: everything in Plus, plus a box lunch and 2 drinks at the buffet
- Itinerary
- pickup from 6:40 to 7:50 a.m. · Xcajum cenote, 40 min · regional buffet · 2 h at Chichen with a bilingual guide · 20 min in Valladolid · back around 9:00 p.m.
- Ages
- adults from age 10; children 4 to 9.
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2 cenotes · Suytun and Ik Kil
Price: adult MX$2,090 · child MX$1,825adult MX$1,920 · child MX$1,710
See details
- Includes
- a swim in Suytun, the cenote with the platform and the beam of light
- a swim in Ik Kil
- Maya ceremony
- lunch at a Maya co-op
- guide at Chichen
- Valladolid
- entry fees, life jackets, box lunch and drinks on board
- Ages
- [hueco: this tour's ages]
- Duration
- 13 h.
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Noches de Kukulcan
Price: MX$3,050 per adultMX$2,650 per adult
The nighttime light and sound show on El Castillo. It has its own page, with schedule and return.
See details
How to choose your Chichen Itza tour without surprises
In Cancun you'll see very cheap Chichen Itza deals on the street and downtown. Some are good and some aren't. The difference is almost never the price: it's what they don't tell you.
5 questions before you pay
- What year is the vehicle, and does it have air conditioning? That's 5 hours on the road in total.
- Does it include travel insurance?
- Is the guide certified? Ask whether they have a guide license.
- Is the entry fee included or paid there? For a foreign visitor, that's MX$697 more.
- How many shopping stops are there? Some deals lower the price by adding sales stops.
Why Cancun100
- 1
We're wholesalers
Because of our volume, our prices come very close to the cheapest ones, but with everything included in writing.
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Full price up front
What you see is what you pay.
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Help before, during and after
On WhatsApp, in your language.
All Chichen Itza tours
All our Chichen Itza tours include transport from your hotel in Cancun or the Riviera Maya. If you're getting there on your own, see "How to get there" above or ask us for a private tour.
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Chichen Itza Classic with Saamal cenote and Valladolid
entry, guide, cenote and buffet
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,330
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Chichen Itza Plus
with water and soft drinks on board
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,880
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Chichen Itza Deluxe
with box lunch and drinks
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,995
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Chichen Itza and 2 cenotes: Suytun and Ik Kil
2 cenotes, Maya ceremony, drinks
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$2,090
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Noches de Kukulcan
the nighttime show
Leaves from: [hueco: salida]
From MX$3,050
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Ek Balam and Hubiku cenote
another archaeological site
Leaves from: [hueco: salida]
From MX$2,200
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Chichen Itza with Ik Kil and Hubiku Cenotes
guide, free time and 2 cenotes
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$2,150
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Chichen Itza All Inclusive: Classic, Plus or Premier
three levels, with transport
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,450
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Chichen Itza and Two Cenotes from Riviera Maya
swim in 2 cenotes the same day
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,500
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Chichen Itza, Ek Balam and Cenote in One Day
two Mayan cities and a cenote
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$2,570
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Chichen Itza Mayab Tour: Classic, Deluxe or Diamond
Mayan village, buffet and Valladolid
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$1,425
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Chichen Itza with Ik Kil and Suytun Cenotes
certified guide and 2 cenotes
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$2,200
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Xichen Classic: Chichen Itza with Xcaret
the essential Xcaret version
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$3,300
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Xichen Deluxe: Chichen Itza with Xcaret
panoramic bus and breakfast on board
Leaves from: Cancun or Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
From MX$3,700
Book
No tour with that filter from your starting point.
3 · Calculate
Work out your real price
The tour, the rate and how many are going. The entry fee is already included in all these tours: you pay nothing else there.
If you choose "Sunday for Mexican nationals", the calculator only allows the Mexican rate.
- You pay online
- MX$3,800
- You pay there
- MX$0
- Total for the day
- MX$3,800
You pay online MX$3,800. You pay there MX$0. Total for the day: MX$3,800.
Book4 · Discover
What Chichen Itza is and what you'll see
Chichen Itza was one of the most powerful Maya cities in Yucatan, at its peak between the years 800 and 1200. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1988, and in 2007 it was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Its main pyramid, El Castillo or the Temple of Kukulcan, is a stone calendar: its four staircases of 91 steps plus the top platform add up to 365, one for each day of the year.
The must-sees
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El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan)
A pyramid about 30 m tall. At the March and September equinoxes, the shadow forms a serpent descending the staircase. Climbing it has not been allowed since 2006.
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Great Ball Court
The largest in Mesoamerica. A clap in the center echoes back several times.
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Sacred Cenote
A natural well for offerings, at the end of a Maya causeway (sacbe). Not for swimming.
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Temple of the Warriors and Group of the Thousand Columns
The temple with columns carved with warriors and the esplanade of columns around it.
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El Caracol
The astronomical observatory.
Site tips
- There's almost no shade: bring a hat, water and biodegradable sunscreen.
- The guided walk takes about 2 hours.
- There are vendors inside the site.
- For non-professional video you pay for the permit (MX$63).
Map: from Cancun to Chichen Itza, and the site inside
Two maps: the route from Cancun with the cenotes along the way, and the archaeological site inside. Tap a point to find it in the list.
From Cancun to Chichen Itza
See the 6 spots
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Cancun
tours leave from here; about 2.5 hours by road to Chichen
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Valladolid
colonial town 40 minutes from Chichen; tours stop for about 20 minutes
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Suytun cenote
the cenote with the platform and the beam of light
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Saamal cenote
open-air cenote next to Valladolid
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Ik Kil cenote
open-air cenote a few minutes from Chichen Itza
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Chichen Itza
the archaeological site; 2 hours with a guide
- No spot with that filter.
The site inside
See the 6 spots
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El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan)
the 365-step pyramid; no climbing since 2006
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Great Ball Court
the largest in Mesoamerica; a clap echoes back
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Sacred Cenote
well for offerings at the end of the sacbe; not for swimming
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Temple of the Warriors
the columns carved with warriors
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Group of the Thousand Columns
the esplanade of columns next to the Warriors
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El Caracol
the astronomical observatory
- No spot with that filter.
5 · Plan
Pickup times
See times by starting point
| Starting point | Pickup time | Approximate return |
|---|---|---|
| Cancun or Costa Mujeres | 6:40 to 7:50 a.m., depending on your hotel | around 9:00 p.m. |
| Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya | Playa del Carmen: pickup around 7:45 a.m.; Riviera Maya: the exact time for your hotel is confirmed when you book | confirmed when you book |
| Getting there on your own | no pickup: our tours leave from your hotel | — |
Classic tour times (Classic, Plus, Deluxe and 2 cenotes). We give you the exact times for each operator and zone when you book.
What to bring, best time to go and tips
What to bring
- hat or cap
- biodegradable sunscreen
- swimsuit and towel for the cenote
- comfortable shoes
- cash for drinks and souvenirs
- ID (INE for the Mexican rate)
Best time to go
- November to March, when it's less hot
- the equinoxes (around March 21 and September 22) are spectacular, but extremely crowded
Tips
- at the cenote, a life jacket and a quick shower beforehand are required; no sunscreen in the water
- bring dry clothes for the ride back
Private Chichen Itza tour: with 6 or more, it costs about the same
Private Chichen Itza tour: a van for up to 6 people, MX$6,990 for the group, with round-trip ground transport, tolls, fuel and a tour conductor. Your tour conductor (a tour guide who also drives) is an expert who runs this tour every day: we book them specially to accompany only you and your group. They take you, wait for you and take you to the most important spots, at your pace. You pay for the van, not for each seat, so with 6 people the cost per person comes very close to a shared tour, and the day is yours: you choose the departure time, the cenote and where to eat. For more than 6, we quote a larger van. Booked on WhatsApp.
Shared or private?
Shared
MX$7,980
MX$1,330 per person
6 people × MX$1,330
Estimated private
per person
Up to 6 people, MX$6,990 per van with a tour conductor; for more than 6, we quote a larger van.
The private tour includes round-trip ground transport, tolls, fuel and a tour conductor; entry fees and lunch are paid separately.
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Early Chichen
You arrive at opening time, 8:00 a.m., before the tours.
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Chichen with Ek Balam
Two archaeological sites in one day; Wednesdays only.
Plan my private tour
We send your proposal by WhatsApp in under 5 minutes during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Cancun time). You don't pay anything until you confirm.
6 · Questions
Chichen Itza tour FAQ
How much is the Chichen Itza entry fee in 2026?
It's a single ticket: MX$697 for foreign visitors, MX$310 for Mexican nationals and MX$105 for Yucatan residents (official fees published in 2026; they may change). On Sundays, Mexicans and residents of Mexico with ID enter free. It's included in all our tours.
How much is a Chichen Itza tour from Cancun?
From MX$1,330 with transport, entry, guide, cenote and lunch.
How long is the drive from Cancun?
About 2.5 hours by road, or about 2 hours on the Tren Maya from Cancun Airport station.
Can I take the Tren Maya?
Yes, to Chichen Itza station. From there you need a transfer to the site, and entry and lunch are extra.
Can you climb the pyramid?
No. Climbing El Castillo has been prohibited since 2006.
What is the equinox phenomenon?
In March and September, the shadow on the staircase forms a serpent descending the pyramid.
Why do tours include a cenote?
Because of the heat: a swim after the ruins is part of the classic Yucatan day.
How long is the tour?
12 to 13 hours hotel to hotel.
Does it leave from Playa del Carmen?
Yes. Choose "Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya" in the selector.
Is a private tour worth it?
With 6 or more people, a private tour can cost about the same per person. Use the calculator.
Why are some street tours so cheap?
Some don't include the entry fee, use old vehicles or add shopping stops. Always ask what's included in writing.
Is there a discount for Mexican nationals?
Yes, with official ID, and a Sunday all-inclusive option from MX$950.
Is it good for kids?
Yes, but it's a long, hot day. Children 4 to 9 pay the child rate.
Can I cancel?
You can change the date or the activity and keep 100% of what you paid as credit. If you cancel, the 20% deposit is not refundable; if you paid in full, we refund your payment minus 20% for administrative costs.
Chichen Itza is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, about 2.5 hours from Cancun. The entry fee is MX$697 for foreign visitors and MX$310 for Mexican nationals. A tour from Cancun with transport, entry, guide, cenote and lunch starts at MX$1,330. A private tour for up to 6 people costs MX$6,990 per van, so with 6 it can cost about the same per person as a shared one. Cancun100 is a registered agency, RNT 042300561BC73.
Updated September 30, 2026 · Cancun100 · RNT 042300561BC73
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