There are 3 ways to get from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres by plane, ferry, car, car 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 to Cancún International Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane DSM - CUN
- Take the ferry from Playa Tortugas to Isla Mujeresferry
8h 9m$3,576–13,630Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Des Moines to Punta Samcar
- Take the carferry from Punta Sam to Isla Mujerescarferry Punta Sam
2d$9,090–12,899Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane DSM - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
- Take the ferry from Playa Tortugas to Isla Mujeresferry
11h 51m$4,741–19,152
Des Moines (DSM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres is to fly and ferry which costs $3500 - $14000 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres is to fly and ferry which takes 8h 9m and costs $3500 - $14000.
The distance between Des Moines and Isla Mujeres is 2424 km.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres, including transfers.
There are 1598+ hotels available in Isla Mujeres.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Isla Mujeres, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres. However, you can take the taxi to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Playa Tortugas, walk to Playa Tortugas, then take the ferry to Isla Mujeres. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Des Moines to Isla Mujeres via Punta Sam in around 2d.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Des Moines to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–19,000
Flights from Des Moines to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–17,000
Flights from Des Moines to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–18,000
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Playa Tortugas to Isla Mujeres
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $280–310
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $220
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $290–320
- Premium Plus Adult
- $316
- Premium Plus Children
- $237
- Residentes Q.Roo
- $188
- INAPAM
- $99
- First Class Adult
- $376
- First Class Children
- $376
Ferry from Playa Tortugas to Isla Mujeres
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- Premium Plus
- $280–310
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $220
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