There are 8 ways to get from El Paso to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus, car, train, or ferry
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Fly Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane CJS - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
6h 55m$2,562–11,112Bus via Monterrey
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Acayucanbus
- Take the bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmenbus
47h 53m$3,896–6,876Drive 3,383.2 km
- Drive from El Paso to Playa del Carmencar 3,383.2 km
39h 2m$6,501–9,391Fly Abraham González International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane CJS - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
12h 8m$3,422–9,112Fly El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane ELP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
10h 46m$3,563–12,798Fly Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane CJS - MID
- Take a shuttle bus from Mérida to Playa del Carmen
11h 1m$6,056–25,686Fly El Paso International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane ELP - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
11h 22m$4,258–16,508Bus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
2d 7h$6,436–10,896
Abraham González International Airport (CJS) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Paso to Playa del Carmen is to bus via Monterrey which costs $3900 - $7000 and takes 47h 53m.
The fastest way to get from El Paso to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 55m and costs $2500 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from El Paso to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Downtown El Paso and arriving at Playa del Carmen via Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Acayucan and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 53m.
The distance between El Paso and Playa del Carmen is 2353 km. The road distance is 3383.2 km.
The best way to get from El Paso to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus via Monterrey which takes 47h 53m and costs $3900 - $7000.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from El Paso to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
El Paso to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Ciudad Juárez station.
El Paso to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Monterrey station.
Playa del Carmen is 1h ahead of El Paso. It is currently 6:39 AM in El Paso and 7:39 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between El Paso to Playa del Carmen is 3383 km. It takes approximately 39h 2m to drive from El Paso to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between El Paso, TX, USA and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Downtown El Paso to Playa del Carmen via Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Acayucan, and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum in around 47h 53m.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,400–15,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–16,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–8,000
Flights from Abraham González International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
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
- Booking Tren Maya
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–3,500
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,000
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Juárez to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,600
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Monterrey to Acayucan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Acayucan to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 131 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- Playa Express
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- Playa Express
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Mérida to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,200–21,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $13,000–21,000
- 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
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
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
- Phone
- +52 987 872 1588
- [email protected]
- Website
- Winjet
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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