Tren Maya

Yucatan Peninsula

Discovering the Origins and Destinations of the Maya Train

Embarking on the Maya Train

The Mayan Train comprises 42 trains with a length of more than 1,400 kilometers. It will cross five states in the southeast of Mexico, from Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan to Quintana Roo—a transport system for goods, passengers, and tourists within the peninsula.

route and stations


The Mayan Train route comprises 20 stations and 14 stops, divided into seven sections from Palenque in Chiapas to Bacalar in Quintana Roo.

estación PALENQUE

SECTION 1: PALENQUE-ESCÁRCEGA (227 KILOMETERS)

State of Chiapas


  • PALENQUE (terminal station)

state of Tabasco


  • Boca del Cerro (station)
  • Tenosique (stop)
  • El Triunfo (station)

state of Campeche


  • Candelaria (stop)
  • ESCARCEGA (terminal station)

estación escarcega

SECTION 2: ESCÁRCEGA-CALKINI (253 KILOMETRES)

state of Campeche


  • ESCARCEGA (terminal station)
  • Carrillo Port (stop)
  • Edzná (station)
  • San Francisco Campeche (station)
  • Tenabo (stop)
  • Hezelchakán (stop)
  • Calkiní (whereabouts)


SECTION 3 chiapas: CALKINÍ-IZAMAL (160 KILOMETERS)

state of Campeche


  • Calkiní (stop)
  • Mexcanú (stop)
  • Merida Airport (station)
  • Teya (station)
  • Tixkokob (stop)
  • Izamal (terminal station of the section)


SECTION 4: IZAMAL-TULUM (186 KILOMETERS)

state of Yucatan


  • Izamal (terminal station)
  • Chichen Itza (station)
  • Valladolid (station)

state of Quintana Roo


  • Coba (station)
  • Tulum (terminal station)

estación Cancun

SECTION 5: CANCUN-TULUM (120 KILOMETERS)

state of Quintana Roo


  • CANCUN AIRPORT (terminal station).
  • Puerto Morelos (station).
  • Playa del Carmen (station).
  • Xcaret (whereabouts).
  • Puerto Aventuras (stop).
  • Akumal (stop).
  • Tulum (terminal station)


estación Tulum

SECTION 6: TULUM-BACALAR (237 KILOMETERS)

state of Quintana Roo


  • TULUM (terminal station).
  • Tulum Airport (station).
  • Felipe Carrillo Puerto (station).
  • Lemons (whereabouts).
  • Bacalar (terminal station).


SECTION 7: BACALAR-ESCÁRCEGA (257 KILOMETRES)

state of Quintana Roo


  • Bacalar (terminal station).
  • Chetumal (station).
  • Xpujil (station).
  • Conhuas (stop.
  • Centennial (stop).

state of Campeche


  • Escárcega (terminal station).

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