Classic Yucatán Road Trip Loop
Pick up and drop off your car in Cancún, covering Tulum, Coba, Chichen Itza, Merida, and Uxmal in one week.
This loop starts along the coast, heads inland via Valladolid, uses Merida as a base to explore the White City and Puuc-style ruins, and finally returns to Cancún via Izamal. Daily driving times are manageable, and returning the car to the same location saves on one-way drop-off fees. To condense the trip into a week, Campeche and Bacalar were omitted, making this route ideal for first-time road trippers.
The dry season from November to April is cooler; inland ruins get very hot after May.
每日安排
第 1 天 · Pick up car at airport and head south to Tulum
Pick up your car at Cancún Airport and take Highway 307 to Tulum (approx. 2 hours). The road is flat and straight but has speed bumps.
Expect potential queues for car rental at the airport; try to complete the drive during daylight hours.
住宿：圖盧姆鎮區
第 2 天 · Seaside ruins and cenotes
裡維埃拉瑪雅（普拉亞德爾卡門·圖盧姆）（圖盧姆遺址、大天然井、骷髏天然井）
Drive from the town to the ruins (approx. 15 minutes), then to the cenotes in the afternoon (approx. 10 minutes). This is a short round-trip day.
The entrance to the ruins passes through Jaguar National Park; allow extra time for parking and walking.
住宿：圖盧姆鎮區
第 3 天 · Coba and on to Valladolid
裡維埃拉瑪雅（普拉亞德爾卡門·圖盧姆）（科巴遺址） → 巴利亞多利德·奇琴伊察（巴利亞多利德殖民老城、薩西天然井）
Drive from Tulum to Coba (approx. 50 minutes), then to Valladolid (approx. 1 hour). The road is a two-way, four-lane highway.
Note the 1-hour time difference as you enter the state of Yucatán, where the clock moves back 1 hour.
住宿：巴利亞多利德老城
第 4 天 · Early morning Chichen Itza to Merida
巴利亞多利德·奇琴伊察（奇琴伊察、伊克基爾天然井） → 梅里達（尤卡坦）（大廣場（獨立廣場））
Drive early to Chichen Itza (approx. 45 minutes). In the afternoon, take the toll highway to Merida (approx. 1.5 to 2 hours).
Aim to enter the park at 8:00 AM, as large tour groups start arriving after 10:00 AM.
住宿：歷史中心
第 5 天 · A day in Merida's Old Town
梅里達（尤卡坦）（梅里達大教堂（聖伊爾德豐索）、尤卡坦州政府宮、盧卡斯·德加爾韋斯市場、蒙特霍大道、坎通宮（地區人類學博物館））
Leave your car at the hotel and explore the Old Town on foot. You can take a taxi to Paseo de Montejo and Canton Palace (approx. 10 minutes).
Museums are often closed on Mondays; adjust your schedule based on opening hours.
住宿：歷史中心
第 6 天 · Uxmal and the Puuc Route
梅里達（尤卡坦）（亞斯科波伊爾莊園、烏斯馬爾遺址、卡巴遺址）
Drive south from Merida to Uxmal (approx. 1.5 hours), then to Kabah (approx. 20 minutes), returning the same way in the evening.
Uxmal stops admitting visitors relatively early in the afternoon, so try to arrive in the morning.
住宿：歷史中心
第 7 天 · The yellow town of Izamal and back to Cancún
巴利亞多利德·奇琴伊察（伊薩馬爾黃色小城、基尼奇卡克莫金字塔） → 坎昆
Drive from Merida to Izamal (approx. 1 hour), then take the highway to Cancún Airport (approx. 3.5 hours). Allow plenty of time, including car return.
The clock moves forward 1 hour as you enter Quintana Roo; do not miss your flight.