Shuttle Central (LinkedIn) · Oct 2025
Company post inviting B2B tourism leaders to the Cancún Travel Mart, highlighting private transfers with real-time tracking, driver chat, and digital confirmation.
Helping travel companies to sell transportation online
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Shuttle Central is a Mexico-based Y Combinator W22 travel-tech company that sells airport transportation through a B2B API/booking engine for travel companies and local transport providers. It is headquartered in Cancún, founded in 2019, and publicly positions itself around digital booking, partner distribution, and revenue uplift for travel partners. Public sources disagree on size and funding, so the profile below uses the most directly stated company/YC/LinkedIn evidence and notes only publicly verifiable items.
Primary product
B2B API and booking engine for airport shuttle and ground transportation transfers
Founded
2019
Headquarters
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Team size
10-20
Industry
Truck Transportation
Sub-industry
Airport shuttle / ground transportation booking software
Offices
Cancún, Quintana Roo 77509 (HQ)
Av. Del Sol 21B, Supermanzana 47, Cancún, Quintana Roo 77506, Mexico
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico (other listed office)
Business model
B2B SaaS / API
White-label booking engine
Marketplace / intermediary between travelers and transport providers
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$730K
Latest round
Convertible Note · Mar 2022
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & cofounder
CCO & cofounder
CTO & cofounder
Head of Partner Success
Work & culture
Public job and company copy emphasize an entrepreneurial, hands-on culture focused on clear communication, teamwork, honesty, friendliness, proactivity, learning, rapid prototyping, customer centricity, and data-driven decision-making.
Compensation
A public Tech Lead posting advertised US$40K-US$48K annual compensation plus 1.0% equity, with remote work tied to Cancún and a stated expectation to relocate to Cancún. The posting also said US citizenship/visa was not required, but that is not the same as explicit visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Remote role advertised for Tech Lead
1.0% equity on Tech Lead posting
US$40K-US$48K salary on Tech Lead posting
Product & market
Pricing
B2B API / booking-engine distribution model; public sources suggest partner-based, transaction-driven monetization, but no official pricing table was found.
Differentiators
- —Helps travel companies sell airport transportation directly through embedded booking tools
- —Claims revenue uplift of up to 20% per transaction for partners
- —Supports real-time flight monitoring and online booking management
- —Acts as an intermediary between travelers and third-party transport providers
- —Connects local transport inventory to OTAs, travel agencies, and partner websites
Technology
Laravel
PHP
Vue.js
Bootstrap
Bootstrap-Vue
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AWS
REST APIs
Git
SSH
PCI-oriented security practices
Cron jobs
Google Maps
Firebase
Sanctum
Passport
Customers
Expedia Group
Booking Holdings
VivaAerobus
Jayride Group
Grupo Presidente
Naya Homes
Competitors
Transferz
Omio
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
Mr. Shuttle
Rome2rio
FlexShuttleCab
SmartRyde
Travelier
Taxi2Airport
Airport Transfers Express
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
US$4M-US$5M estimated ARR (public third-party estimate; GetLatka cited US$4.4M for 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
37.8K
Latest news
Shuttle Central Blog · Jul 2024
Official blog post describing Shuttle Central as a travel-tech startup, noting partner booking paths such as Expedia and Booking.com and broad destination coverage.
Jorge De Córdova (LinkedIn) · May 2024
Announcement that Naya Homes guests can book Shuttle Central transfers directly through the site, showing active hospitality distribution partnerships.
Jorge De Córdova (LinkedIn) · Sep 2023
Announced that guests at Grupo Presidente hotels could book mobility services via Shuttle Central, indicating hotel-distribution partnerships.
El Economista · May 2022
Interview/article quoting Jorge de Córdova on recovery to roughly 400 daily transfers serving about 700 passengers, presence in 162 cities across 12 countries, and volume above 2019 levels.
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