What's the latest on the ADO bus from the airport

[silvergirl]

Does anyone (that's recently gone to Playa) know if the ADO bus (headed to Playa) can be gotten from any terminal at CUN or do I need to take a shuttle to one specific terminal?
Thanks.........and yes, I've done a recent search.

[Babaloo]

it departs from terminal two and three

[silvergirl]

Tickets can be bought at either/or??

And thanks B'loo.

[Babaloo]

Originally Posted by silvergirl

Tickets can be bought at either/or??

And thanks B'loo.

at the counter inside the terminals or at the bus

...and you're welcome

[synestere]

Originally Posted by Babaloo

at the counter inside the terminals or at the bus

...and you're welcome

My goodness .............. you must still be hungover Rick

[silvergirl]

Originally Posted by synestere

My goodness .............. you must still be hungover Rick

Naaaa.........I think Susie must have made her famous Mac and Cheese!

[Judy from WI]

If you fly into terminal 3, head toward the exit past the booths that are calling out to you and go to the last booth, which has an ADO sign. Buy a ticket, then head outside past the Coconuts booth (or stop if you want to pay big $ for a drink) and head to the first bus parking spot. That's the ADO spot. Someone there can tell you when it's due to arrive if it isn't already there. After picking up at terminal 3, they drive over to terminal 2 for additional pickups. Total trip from Cancun to Playa took about 50 minutes.

[maya]

Originally Posted by Judy from WI

If you fly into terminal 3, head toward the exit past the booths that are calling out to you and go to the last booth, which has an ADO sign. Buy a ticket, then head outside past the Coconuts booth (or stop if you want to pay big $ for a drink) and head to the first bus parking spot. That's the ADO spot. Someone there can tell you when it's due to arrive if it isn't already there. After picking up at terminal 3, they drive over to terminal 2 for additional pickups. Total trip from Cancun to Playa took about 50 minutes.

Just curious on times. We arrived at terminal on the 31st. Our ride was delayed several hours, so hung around outside the terminal and did not see any ADO for two hours-except one departing the airport from terminal 2. By the way we arrived at 6 and did not leave until after 8 pm.

Does anyone know if the times have changed and what are the times for pick up at terminal three? Thanks

[silvergirl]

Yikkkkes! I wouldn't want to waste a precious moment!

[silvergirl]

Originally Posted by Judy from WI

If you fly into terminal 3, head toward the exit past the booths that are calling out to you and go to the last booth, which has an ADO sign. Buy a ticket, then head outside past the Coconuts booth (or stop if you want to pay big $ for a drink) and head to the first bus parking spot. That's the ADO spot. Someone there can tell you when it's due to arrive if it isn't already there. After picking up at terminal 3, they drive over to terminal 2 for additional pickups. Total trip from Cancun to Playa took about 50 minutes.

Thanks Judy!

[Babaloo]

Originally Posted by maya

Does anyone know if the times have changed and what are the times for pick up at terminal three? Thanks

times are not given for a specific terminal
but departures from the airport are at 45 minutes after the hour
....but that is subject to change without notice

[Anna Tortuga]

from Cancun airport to laya :9.30 am to 20.30 pm
From Playa to the airport, 8.00 am to 6.00 pm

[Michael]

Originally Posted by Judy from WI

After picking up at terminal 3, they drive over to terminal 2 for additional pickups. Total trip from Cancun to Playa took about 50 minutes.

Are you sure? The bus originates from Terminal 2 or at least that was the case recently when I caught the bus......but then it goes to Terminal 3 only to return back to Terminal 2 to pick up more people before leaving the airport?

Now for all I know this is exactly what the bus does. And perhaps on the day I caught the bus when it came back to terminal 2 there were no more passengers (cos we were all already on the bus) and so it did not stop and I did not notice we had just taken a loop and returned back to terminal 2. I also did not notice the bus stop at terminal 3, but then again there may have been no one waiting for the bus at that stop either.

[alwaysmissinpdc]

We did exactly as Judy did to catch the bus at Terminal 3, but the bus did not stop at Terminal 2 before heading to Playa.

Now, upon taking the bus for our return flight, the bus stopped at Terminal 2. We did not ask if it went on to Terminal 3 because, well, I don't know why we didn't ask. We took a shuttle from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 for our departure.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by alwaysmissinpdc

We did exactly as Judy did to catch the bus at Terminal 3, but the bus did not stop at Terminal 2 before heading to Playa.

I would suspect that the times that we caught the bus it originated at Terminal 2 and then looped by Terminal 3 for more passengers and then left the airport (I did remember it took longer to get out of the airport from Terminal 2 than it used to before Terminal 3).

....but the important point here is that in Mexico there is nothing as sure as change. If you see someone with the ADO uniform or at an ADO kiosk, ask them. When I got out of terminal 2, I was uncertain that the bus would even show up like it used to. (I see so much incorrect info on this site, I now doubt everything I read here) and so I asked the first ADO person I saw and then waited with some confidence that the bus would actually show up.

If I was to catch the bus again, I'd do the same thing; ask the first ADO person I meet on the way to the bus. For all you know, the route could have been changed that morning. And if you can't find any ADO employees that is not a good sign.

My son arrives at CUN tomorrow (terminal 2; and I know this cos I just checked on Wiki). Thankfully his ability to mule something down to Playa earned him a free airport pick up.