The average bus between Quintana Roo Municipality and Playa del Carmen takes 5h 50m and the fastest bus takes 4h 51m. There is a bus service every few hours from Quintana Roo Municipality to Playa del Carmen. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Quintana Roo Municipality and Playa del Carmen. The earliest departure is at 5:14 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Quintana Roo Municipality is at 11:05 PM which arrives into Playa del Carmen at 10:55 AM. All services require a transfer at R10 C-54 x 67 y 69 Col. Centro_209 and take an average of 5h 50m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Quintana Roo Municipality to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Quintana Roo Municipality station and arriving at Playa del Carmen station via Playa del Carmen Alterna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 50m.
Quintana Roo Municipality to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Instituto de Movilidad y Desarrollo Urbano Territorial de Yucatán, depart from Mérida Centro Histórico station.
Quintana Roo Municipality to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Instituto de Movilidad y Desarrollo Urbano Territorial de Yucatán, arrive at Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
The distance between Quintana Roo Municipality and Playa del Carmen is 266.7 km. The road distance is 305 km.
ADO operates a bus from Mérida Centro Histórico to Playa del Carmen Alterna hourly. Tickets cost $600–900 and the journey takes 4h 15m. Ómnibus Cristóbal Colón (OCC) also services this route twice daily.