Driving Directions to Isla Holbox

Driving Directions to Isla Holbox

You will be driving in a foreign country, PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS AND KEEP ALERT SO YOU DON'T GET LOST:

1. After you pick up your luggage and exit the airport, take the time to exchange Dollars to Pesos at one of the many exchange houses. There are no ATM's or banks in Holbox and you will need cash at restaurants for shopping and tours.
    

2. Make sure to make your car reservation BEFORE you arrive in Cancun. To get rates from all companies, visit our car rental page. After you take delivery of your rental car, be sure your tank is full of gas before leaving Cancun.
    

3. From the Cancun airport follow the signs toward "CANCUN CENTRO", not towards the hotel zone. If you are coming from Playa del Carmen, pass both the Merida and the Airport exits and  follow the signs toward "Cancun Centro". DO NOT follow any signs that say Chichen Itza or Merida, if you go that way you will end up on the toll-road "CUOTA" and there is no exit from the toll-road to Holbox.  Always follow signs that say "MERIDA LIBRE", it's the old road to Merida and never follow signs that say "Merida - Cuota".
    

4. As you are heading into "CANCUN CENTRO", you will be on BLVD. LUIS DONALDO COLOSIO, it's the main 4 lane highway from Playa del Carmen to Cancun City. You will turn left at PARQUE KABAH / AVE. RODRIGO GOMEZ. Watch for traffic lights and a gas station.
    

5. Follow this 4 lane road for approximately 2.8 miles until you arrive at AVE. LOPEZ PORTILLO. The intersection is a big roundabout with gray columns in the center. Go around the circle about 3/4 to exit on the right street with a sign "MERIDA LIBRE"
    

6. Now you're on the CANCUN - MERIDA LIBRE road with 4 lanes that later becomes a two way road. Follow this road out of town and be careful with the traffic bumps located in every village. You will pass through the following villages: Leona Vicario, Valladolid Nuevo, Cristobal Colon, Santo Domingo, El Tintal, El Pozito, Ignacion Zaragoza. About 2 miles after Ignacio Zaragoza there is a custom check point. (km 80, village "El Ideal" is right behind the check point).
    

7. Immediately after the customs check point turn to the right. There is a sign reading HOLBOX - CHIQUILA which is hard to see after dark.
    

8. Follow this road and pass through some more small villages. After 10km or so you'll pass through a village called "El Cedral". After the village the road will divide in two, keep to the right.
    

9. Follow the road through Kantunil-Kin, a good sized town and then Solferino. After Solferino it's 6.5 miles more to Chiquilá. The road will become narrow with hardly any line divisions, just keep driving, the road only goes to Chiquila.
    

10. At Chiquilá, leave your car in one of the nearby parking lots that cost about $3 a day. Don't expect business type parking lots, most are located behind private homes with small signs that say 'ESTACIONAMIENTO". The caretakers are very friendly and will assist you if you need help, but make sure to give them a tip, it's very much appreciated. Park your car and walk towards the passenger ferry or private boats to Holbox.
     

11. Once you cross to Holbox, don't expect any automobiles, the taxis are golf carts that will take you to your hotel for a very modest amount, around $6

Driving Directions to Isla Holbox