There are 9 ways to get from Canada to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), car, train, or bus
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Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YYZ - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
8h 19m$3,449–8,816Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Greyhound Grand Rapidsbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
3d 22h$103,330–106,772Drive 5,175.1 km
- Drive from Toronto to Playa del Carmencar 5,175.1 km
2d 12h$12,538–18,111Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YOW - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
8h 50m$4,100–15,150Fly Calgary International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YYC - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
8h 42m$4,386–14,690Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YUL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
9h 13m$3,896–10,146Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane YYZ - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
9h 22m$3,619–12,391Fly Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport (YWG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YWG - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
9h 19m$4,386–7,636Train, bus
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1bus
- Take the bus from Querétaro to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
4d 2h$14,986–31,044
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canada to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which costs $3400 - $9000 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 19m and costs $3400 - $9000.
No, there is no direct bus from Canada to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at Playa del Carmen Alterna via Detroit Bus Station, Grand Rapids, Morelia and Puebla Capu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 22h.
The distance between Canada and Playa del Carmen is 2695 km. The road distance is 5175.1 km.
The best way to get from Canada to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 22h and costs $103000 - $107000.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Canada to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Canada to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto station.
Canada to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canada to Playa del Carmen is 5175 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Canada to Playa del Carmen.
There are 2186+ hotels available in Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Canada and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Toronto to Playa del Carmen Alterna via Detroit Bus Station, Greyhound Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Morelia, Morelia, and Puebla Capu in around 3d 22h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–8,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–18,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–18,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–6,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–22,000
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–6,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–6,500
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Winnipeg J. A. Richardson International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,500
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–15,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $210–250
- Local Tourist
- $260–310
- National Tourist
- $390–470
- International Tourist
- $500–650
- National Premier
- $600–750
- International Premier
- $800–1,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $500–1,600
- Business
- $1,100–2,800
- Business Plus
- $1,200–3,000
- Economy
- $600–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $650–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Greyhound Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–950
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $98,818
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Querétaro to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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