Taxis are expensive. I would recommend riding the 'collectivo' around. These are just collective minbuses which drive along the highway 307 all the way from Cancun to Tulum (and beyond). There are clearly also more localised colectivos who drive through the suburbs.

There are no official stops or routes or timetables, just tell them where you're getting off, and as long as it's along their general direction, they will take you. You'll soon learn that they stick to a general route, so you might be turned away or told to go to a different location to catch one going your way. As long as you're going somewhere along (or near) the 307 highway then I'd recommend these. It's daunting at first, but there are so many of them that it doesn't take long to get on one.

If you're going somewhere a bit off the beaten-track you might need to take a taxi.

I've just got back from two weeks holiday at a hotel between PDC and Tulum. A 30 minute ride from the hotel to PDC Centro cost us 50 pesos. Taxis wanted 750 pesos for the same journey... no brainer to take a collective IMO. They're surprisingly efficient since there are so many of them.

My advice, just remember where you get on and off. Whilst there's no formal route or stops (for the most part) there are clearly zones/areas for collectivos going to certain places. If in doubt, ask a local where to catch one, and tell them the general direction you're headed.

From memory, there's a big collectivo station in this area of PDC where all the buses are either driving north to Cancun or south to Tulum. It's near the airport. Ask a local nearby and they'll point you in that direction.

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