There are 10 ways to get from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen by bus, plane, shuttle, car, or train
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Bus to Del Bajío International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane BJX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
8h 11m$2,120–6,786Bus
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
32h$3,410–6,036Drive 1,931.1 km
- Drive from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmencar 1,931.1 km
22h 28m$3,407–4,922Shuttle to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Guanajuato to Aguascalientes
- Fly from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane AGU - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
7h 42m$3,118–11,063Bus to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1bus
- Fly from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane QRO - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
9h 31m$2,196–6,151Bus to Del Bajío International Airport, fly to Tulum International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Fly from Del Bajío International Airport (BJX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane BJX - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
10h 24m$2,780–8,286Bus, bus to General Francisco Mujica International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Salamancabus
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Moreliabus
- Fly from General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MLM - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
9h 32m$3,245–9,023Bus, bus to San Luis Potosí Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Leónbus
- Take the bus from León to San Luis Potosíbus
- Fly from San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SLP - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
10h 22m$2,783–6,956Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
32h 46m$3,273–5,840Bus #2
- Take the bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
- Take the bus from Cancún to Playa del Carmenbus
35h 45m$3,223–5,770
Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $2100 - $7000 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 42m and costs $3100 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Guanajuato and arriving at Playa del Carmen Alterna via Puebla Capu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
The distance between Guanajuato and Playa del Carmen is 1658 km. The road distance is 1931.1 km.
The best way to get from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 32h and costs $3400 - $6500.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Primera Plus, depart from Guanajuato station.
Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Primera Plus, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Playa del Carmen is 1h ahead of Guanajuato. It is currently 5:02 AM in Guanajuato and 6:02 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen is 1931 km. It takes approximately 22h 28m to drive from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Guanajuato, Mexico and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Guanajuato to Playa del Carmen Alterna via Puebla and Puebla Capu in around 32h.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from General Francisco Mujica International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,300
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,000
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–10,000
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,500
Flights from General Francisco Mujica International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,000
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from General Francisco Mujica International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from San Luis Potosí Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–13,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–9,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Del Bajío International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
- 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
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
Bus from Guanajuato to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- Book at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
Bus from Guanajuato to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- Book at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
Bus from Guanajuato to León
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Schedules at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- Book at
- cloud.grupoflechaamarilla.com
- 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
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- 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
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Shuttle from Guanajuato to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $470–700
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $390–550
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Salamanca to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–400
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from León to San Luis Potosí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $440–650
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Guanajuato to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 131 6530
- [email protected]
- Website
- Playa Express
Bus from Cancún to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- Playa Express
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