There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cancún by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane EDI - CUN
16h 5m$6,754–21,339Train to Newcastle, fly to Cancún International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane NCL - CUN
14h 56m$5,952–21,359Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane GLA - CUN
14h 9m$8,822–15,096Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane EDI - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
35h 8m$7,859–25,519Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MAN - CUN
16h 34m$9,965–21,404
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cancún is to train and fly which costs $8500 - $16000 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cancún is to train and fly which takes 14h 9m and costs $8500 - $16000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cancún is 7703 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Edinburgh to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 6h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 4:06 AM in Edinburgh and 10:06 PM in Cancún.
There are 1651+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cancún, Mexico?
WestJet, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–28,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–17,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–17,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–16,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–16,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,800–17,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,900–17,000
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–20,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tulum International Airport via Philadelphia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cancún International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $480–900
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $320–550
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $240–300
- Local Tourist
- $310–370
- National Tourist
- $460–550
- International Tourist
- $600–750
- National Premier
- $700–900
- International Premier
- $950–1,200
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,900–3,300
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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