There are 6 ways to get from Cancún to Sydney by plane, train, shuttle, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CUN - SYD
24h 14m$1,404–2,813Bus to Mérida International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Mérida Centro Históricobus
- Fly from Mérida International Airport (MID) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane MID - SYD
31h 41m$824–2,977Train to Tulum International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuertotrain
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane TQO - SYD
26h 41m$940–3,279Shuttle, ferry to Cozumel International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Cancún to Playa del Carmen
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
- Fly from Cozumel International Airport (CZM) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane CZM - SYD
27h 45m$1,197–4,395Fly Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)plane CUN - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Stationtrain
30h 22m$916–3,230Fly Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CUN - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
30h 10m$945–3,181
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cancún to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $3,000 and takes 31h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cancún to Sydney is to fly which takes 24h 14m and costs $1,400 - $2,900.
The distance between Cancún and Sydney is 14208 km.
It takes approximately 24h 14m to get from Cancún to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 16h ahead of Cancún. It is currently 3:10 PM in Cancún and 7:10 AM in Sydney.
There are 5444+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Cancún, Mexico and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cozumel International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cozumel International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cozumel International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cozumel International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Mérida International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Monterrey, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Canberra International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $19–23
- Local Tourist
- $24–29
- National Tourist
- $35–45
- International Tourist
- $45–60
- National Premier
- $55–70
- International Premier
- $75–95
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Cancún to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $280–430
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 999 128 5104
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusescentro.com
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 999 923 0547
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autobuses Noreste Yucatán
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún to Mérida Centro Histórico
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Autobuses Noreste Yucatán
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $23–25
- Premium Plus Adult
- $25
- Premium Plus Children
- $19
- Residentes Q.Roo
- $15
- INAPAM
- $8
- First Class Adult
- $30
- First Class Children
- $30
- Phone
- +52 987 872 1508
- [email protected]
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- General
- $27
- Handicapped
- $9
- Minor
- $21
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