Dallas to Tulum
Private Jet Charter
Dallas to Tulum is about two and a half hours in the air, 907 nautical miles from Love Field to Tulum International, the airport that opened in December 2023, or a little less to Cancún with the road or helicopter transfer down the coast. Light, midsize and super-midsize jets fly it nonstop. Tulum matches Dallas time in summer and runs an hour ahead in winter.
Reviewed by Kevin Singh, Founder · Fact-checked against Icarus Jet fleet and airport operations data · Last updated 11 September 2026
Route overview
Airport and airspace facts checked against the FAA aeronautical information publications and Icarus Jet operations data.
Get your number
Get a number for your dates
Tell us the dates, the passengers and where in Tulum you are staying. The Dallas desk quotes Tulum International and Cancún side by side, files the Mexico permit, and tells you which is the better landing before you book.
Prefer to talk? Call +1 888 277 7203. The desk is staffed 24/7.
The route
Why fly private from Dallas to Tulum?
Dallas to Tulum used to mean Dallas to Cancún and a long drive south. It is now a choice: 907 nautical miles, about two and a half hours in the air, to Tulum International, which opened in December 2023, or the established landing at Cancún with a road or helicopter transfer down the Riviera Maya. The desk quotes both, and which one wins depends on the aircraft, the dates and the address.
Why private works here
The old answer for Tulum was an airline seat to Cancún and an hour and a half in a van down the coast. The private answer lands you where you are staying: Tulum International puts you minutes from the hotel zone, and where Cancún is still the better landing the desk adds the helicopter transfer most Tulum arrivals use, so you are on the beach before an airline passenger has found the shuttle. The return leaves when the trip ends, not when the timetable says, and the desk files the permit for whichever airport wins.
Aircraft fit
Tulum's 12,139 foot runway and Cancún's 11,483 both take anything we broker, so the field never rules an aircraft out; what changes with the aircraft is which landing makes sense. A light jet flies the 907 nautical miles nonstop in about two hours forty with six or seven aboard and carry-on bags. The midsize is what the desk quotes first for a group week in a villa: a Citation XLS or Hawker 800 for eight with full luggage in about two hours twenty-five. A super-midsize is the quickest at about two hours fifteen and has the baggage hold for a party of nine with dive or kite gear. For a larger group on a heavy jet the desk confirms private handling at Tulum for the dates, and if it is not in place lands at Cancún, where the general aviation terminal handles everything.
Advisor note
Tulum International is new, and new airports change month by month. It has the runway for any aircraft we broker. What we confirm on every trip is the private handling and the customs arrangement for your dates, and if either is not where it needs to be, we land you at Cancún and put you in a helicopter. Nobody should discover the difference at the aircraft door.
Icarus Jet charter desk, DallasCost
What determines the cost of a Dallas to Tulum private jet charter?
A two-and-a-half-hour international sector is priced on the aircraft, the trip shape, the permit and handling, the landing you choose and the dates. These are the things that move the number on Dallas to Tulum.
Aircraft class
Every class flies it nonstop, so the cabin is the biggest single swing in the quote. For a villa group with a week of luggage the midsize is usually the better value per seat; the light jet is the saving for a couple and the super-midsize the fastest for nine.
Round trip or two one-ways
A long weekend keeps the jet on the ground at Tulum or Cancún and flies you home on it. A week in a villa is often better as two one-way flights, and the return can leave from whichever of the two airports suits the day. The desk prices both shapes.
Tulum or Cancún
Landing at Tulum saves the transfer. Landing at Cancún uses an established general aviation terminal and adds a road or helicopter leg. Handling costs differ between the two, and the desk shows you both numbers.
Permit and handling
The AFAC permit is on every Mexico quote and the desk files it at ten business days. Terminal fees and FBO handling differ between Tulum and Cancún, so the quote shows them as their own lines rather than folded into the flight.
The season
December to April is the dry season and the peak. Christmas and New Year are the weeks the Dallas fleet is wanted in several cities at once, and the desk needs firm dates for them weeks ahead of the permit clock.
What the number covers
We tell you what the quote covers before you book and we hold the operator to the number we gave you. No surprises on the invoice is the point of using the Dallas desk.
Aircraft
Which aircraft flies Dallas to Tulum?
Tulum and Cancún both take every jet class we broker, so the choice is the cabin, not the runway. These are the three quoted most on Dallas to Tulum.
Phenom 300 and Citation CJ class
Six or seven with carry-on baggage, nonstop in about two hours forty, and the class to quote when it is a couple or two and the luggage is light.
Citation XLS and Hawker 800 class
Eight passengers with a week of luggage each, a stand-up cabin and an enclosed lavatory, and the class the desk quotes first for a villa group.
Challenger 350 and Longitude class
Eight or nine in the widest cabin of the three, the most hold space for dive and kite gear, and the quickest landing at about two hours fifteen.
A heavy jet carries a larger group into either airport. The jets we broker shows the full range by cabin class.
Before you fly
What should I know before flying Dallas to Tulum?
It is an international flight, so bring passports for everyone aboard. The desk sends the passenger manifest to US Customs and Border Protection before departure and checks the Mexico entry requirements for everyone on it, with the rest of the paperwork covered on our Mexico trip support page. Customs on the way home is at Love Field.
Tulum International is the new option. It opened in December 2023 with a 12,139 foot runway, long enough for anything we broker, and it puts you minutes from the hotel zone. Because it is new, the desk confirms the private handling and the customs arrangement for your specific dates before it quotes the landing there.
Cancún is the established landing. Private arrivals use its general aviation terminal, and our Mexico trip support page covers the customs procedure there. From Cancún, Tulum is about an hour and a half south by road or a short helicopter transfer, which is how most Tulum arrivals through Cancún travel. Our Dallas to Cancún page covers that sector on its own.
Love Field is the Dallas end. Five miles from downtown, our home field, and the customs stop on the return. If the group is in north Dallas, Addison has three FBOs open around the clock; Dallas Executive, six miles southwest of downtown, is the quiet alternative. DFW is for airline connections only, since it adds landing fees and airline traffic.
Quintana Roo keeps its own clock. The state left Central Time in 2015 and does not observe daylight saving, so Tulum is on UTC-5 all year: level with Dallas from spring to autumn and an hour ahead through the winter. Leave Love Field mid-morning and you are at the villa by mid-afternoon on the local clock.
When to go
When is the best time to fly Dallas to Tulum?
December to April is the dry season and the peak, and the Christmas and New Year fortnight is when the same Dallas aircraft are wanted in several cities at once. For those weeks the desk wants firm dates weeks ahead so the permit, the jet and the landing, Tulum or Cancún, are confirmed together rather than one at a time.
From May the afternoons are wetter and the airports quieter, and once the ten business days for a first AFAC permit have been spent, a Tulum trip from Dallas books on a few days of notice. The wet afternoons are the reason the desk favours a morning departure from Love Field, landing at the coast around lunch.
Related
Dallas and Riviera Maya airport guides
Every field this sector uses, with runways, handling, customs and history on its own guide. Tulum International gets its guide when our operations team has flown it enough to write one.
Questions
Dallas to Tulum private jet questions
How long is a private jet flight from Dallas to Tulum?
About 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 40 in the air, the super-midsize quickest and the light jet slowest. The sector is 907 nautical miles from Love Field to Tulum International, or 886 to Cancún, and every class we quote flies it nonstop. A Cancún landing adds the road or helicopter transfer to the door.
How far is Dallas from Tulum by air?
907 nautical miles, about 1044 statute miles, from Dallas Love Field to Tulum International. Cancún, the alternative landing, is about 886 nautical miles from Dallas, and the difference on the clock is a few minutes in the air against an hour and a half on the road from Cancún to Tulum.
Can private jets land at Tulum?
Yes. Tulum International opened in December 2023 with a 12,139 foot runway, long enough for any aircraft we broker. Because the airport is new, the desk confirms the private handling and the customs arrangement for your dates before it quotes the landing, and lands you at Cancún with a helicopter transfer if that is the better answer.
Should I fly into Tulum or Cancún?
Tulum saves the transfer and is the default when the handling and customs are confirmed for your dates. Cancún has an established general aviation terminal with its own customs and is about an hour and a half by road or a short helicopter flight from Tulum. Tell the desk where you are staying and it will quote both.
Which Dallas airport do private jets use for Tulum?
Love Field, five miles from downtown and our home field, with US customs on site for the return leg. A north Dallas group can leave from Addison, which has three FBOs open 24 hours, and Dallas Executive is the quiet field six miles southwest of downtown. DFW adds landing fees and only suits an airline connection.
Who handles the Mexican permit for a Tulum flight?
The desk, on the operator's behalf. Foreign charter operators fly into Mexico on an AFAC Blanket Permit with the operator's AOC validated by AFAC, which we plan at ten business days and file with the trip. Passengers need passports only. Because Tulum International is new, the desk also confirms its customs arrangement for your dates before it quotes that landing.
Which aircraft is best for Dallas to Tulum?
A midsize jet, a Citation XLS or Hawker 800, for eight with a week of luggage, the usual villa group and the first quote. A light jet, Phenom 300 or Citation CJ, for six or seven with carry-on bags. A super-midsize, Challenger 350 or Citation Longitude, for eight or nine with the most hold space and the quickest time.
How do I get from Cancún airport to Tulum?
By road it is about an hour and a half down the coast past Playa del Carmen. A helicopter transfer from Cancún is common for Tulum and the desk prices it alongside the flight, with the helicopter waiting at the general aviation terminal. Or you land at Tulum International and skip the transfer altogether.
What determines the cost of a Dallas to Tulum private jet?
The aircraft class, whether the trip is a round trip or two one-way flights, which airport you land at and its handling, the permit, and the dates against the December to April peak. We tell you what the quote covers before you book.
Can I fly Tulum to Dallas on the same page?
Yes. The sector is quoted in both directions. Put Tulum or Cancún as the departure in the form and the desk handles it the same way: the aircraft positions to whichever airport you name and you clear US customs at Love Field on landing in Dallas.
What is the time difference between Dallas and Tulum?
None from spring to autumn and one hour in winter. Quintana Roo left Central Time in 2015 and stays on UTC-5 with no daylight saving, while Dallas moves between UTC-5 and UTC-6, so Tulum is level with Dallas in summer and an hour ahead from November to March.
When is the best time to fly to Tulum?
The dry season from December to April, and the Christmas and New Year fortnight is the busiest of it, at both airports and for aircraft out of Dallas. June to November brings wet afternoons and the hurricane season, but it is quieter at Tulum and Cancún and the easiest time to book at short notice.
How much notice do I need to book Dallas to Tulum?
Ten business days for the AFAC permit on a first trip; after that a few days of notice is normal from Dallas. Tulum adds one thing Cancún does not: the desk confirms the private handling and customs arrangement at the new airport for your dates, so send them early. Christmas and New Year need firm dates weeks ahead.
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Get your number
Dallas to Tulum, quoted from the Dallas desk
Give us the dates, the passengers and the address in Tulum. You will get an aircraft, the Mexico permit filed, the right landing confirmed and a number you can hold us to.
Get a number for your datesPrefer to talk? Call +1 888 277 7203 or email charter@icarusjet.com, or send the trip online. The desk is staffed 24/7.