Hier ist die Fahrt von PdC aus bis ins kleinste Detail beschrieben :
" There are two basic routes from PDC to Chichen Itza. There is a toll road (Cuota) that can be had by heading north towards Cancun, and then there is a "back road" (libre) that is connected to by heading south to Tulum from PDC. Try to get to Chichen Itza as EARLY as possible and you can do this by taking the toll road (which is really just a highway for the Yucatan), you can use the "libre" road on the way back since it is way more scenic.
Anyway, set your alarm clocks for 5:30 and try to be out the door by 6 am. Don't cringe as you glance at that previous statement, but you will thank yourself later for waking up bright and early. Head north on Higway 307 back towards Cancun Airport. You will spot an exit that reads HWY 180-D and will also say "Chichen Itza"
RIGHT BEFORE the exit to the airport. There will also be a McDonalds there, so this might be a good time to stop in the drive thru and maybe grab oj, coffee, and yogurt or whatever; and also fill up on gas if you haven't done so already.
So exit from 307 onto this highway that will take you out to HWY 180-D. Once you get onto this connecting highway, you will notice speeds start to increase in comparison to the 307. At first, you will be hesitant to step on the gas for fear of speed traps....but then soon realize, that at 6:30 AM, you are one of just a few, sparse cars out here...and now entering what is amounting to "the boonies". No one is advising to get up to 90-100 mph or nothin' (although you may witness the occasional Audi rocket past you going that speed), but you should be able to keep it at a solid 70 mph most of the time. The speed limit is 100 km/hour (~61 mph). There was definitely no cops out there because it would be acomplete waste of time for them to nab a speeding car. No joke. Anyway, follow this connecting highway to the end where you will see the intersection for HWY 180-D. Follow the signs that say Chichen Itza and the road will merge into HWY 180-D heading in the right direction (west). You will be on this road for a while. There will only be two stops on this road and the only thing you will see on the highway is jungle and the occasional Mexican villager on his bike. To reiterate, seeing other cars at this early in the morning is rare, so make sure you have a working jack and spare tire, just in case. But any car from a reputable company will have that. The two stops will be: 1) a toll right before you get to Vallodolid (~$15), 2) a gas station about 30 km pastVallodolid (be sure to fill up here if you are running low). After the gas station, a few more km down, you will find another toll that you must pay (~$5) and subsequently exit the highway right after. You cannot miss the signs that say: Chichen Itza and Piste (the neighboring village). Heading south on this exit from HWY 180-D, you will drive for about 5 minutes before reaching the small village of Piste. Here you will drive to the end of this road and then hang a left on HWY 180 (libre). You are almost there. Stay right at the fork in the road and follow the signs that will take you right into the park. You must pay for parking. If you were an early riser, the time should be about 8:30 am. You have about 2-3 hours before the bulk of the HERDS start arriving, so get inside. Once in, you will be approached by some men soliciting to be your tour guide. This is great because you probably don't know too much about this archaelogical site and these men are chock full of info. The down side of this is that the museum forces them to charge a nominal fee of 500 pesos (yikes!) to do this. As a strategy, politely tell each man that comes up to you that you are only here for a couple of hours and cannot afford 500 pesos."
Ja einfach an die Mex 307 stellen. Die Collektivos erkennt man ganz gut schon von
weitem. Außerdem sehen die Fahrer sofort wer Tourist ist und mitfahren will... Die stoppen dann sofort - wenn noch Platz ist. Allerdings kann es durchaus zu der ein oder anderen auch etwas längeren Wartezeit kommen. Manchmal ist gerade dann das nächste Collektivo was vorbeikommt schon voll und dann muss man auf das nächste oder auch übernächste warten. Je nach Uhrzeit und eben dann der Auslastung kann dies auch schon mal ne ganze Weile dauern. Hatte dies Jahr in Tulum grössere Probleme ein freies Collektivo zu bekommen ( nachmittags so gegen 16 Uhr ) Hab da fast ne ganze Stunde warten muessen bis endlich einer hielt der noch ein Plätzchen frei hatte. Da kamen zwar laufend welche vorbei, die aber alle wohl voll waren. Insofern ist man in der Hinsicht zumindest mit dem Mietwagen natürlich viel besser aufgestellt. Und mit mehren Leuten eng an eng und bei der Hitze in so einem Collektivo ist sicher auch nicht jedermanns Sache. Aber sicher ein Erlebnis was man sich mal gönnen sollte. Man hat dort wirklich hautengen Kontakt mit den Mexicanern und den Touristen. Vor allem für kürzere Strecken das ideale Transportmittel. Preislich eh nicht zu toppen.
