There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cozumel by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane LAX - CZM
9h 42m$3,649–14,595Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foráneabus
- Take the carferry from Punta Venado - Calica to Cozumelcarferry
2d 21h$10,724–20,083Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Los Angeles to Calicacar
- Take the carferry from Punta Venado - Calica to Cozumelcarferry Punta Venado
2d 4h$9,588–13,437Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane BUR - CZM
18h 29m$3,734–14,535Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Cozumel International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane ONT - CZM
10h 12m$4,151–15,827Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LAX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Airport
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
10h 47m$3,714–7,605Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane SNA - CZM
21h 29m$4,217–13,719Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to El Pasobus La
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
2d 23h$8,388–14,167Bus, ferry via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Juárez to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
2d 23h$8,855–14,135Bus, ferry #2
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicanobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana Buenavista to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
3d 6h$4,696–8,154Bus, ferry #3
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumelferry
3d 15h$5,963–9,922
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cozumel is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs $3700 - $8000 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cozumel is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs $3600 - $15000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cozumel is 3464 km.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Cozumel without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 2 days 23h and costs $8000 - $15000.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Los Angeles to Cozumel, including transfers.
Cozumel is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 6:01 PM in Los Angeles and 8:01 PM in Cozumel.
There are 2215+ hotels available in Cozumel.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cozumel, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–14,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Phoenix, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Albuquerque, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–17,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–16,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–18,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–19,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–16,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,100–16,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–18,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Cozumel International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–19,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–14,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–18,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7,000–16,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Antonio to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,000
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,250–1,350
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Monterrey to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
Bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–900
- Schedules at
- Tours Acosta
- Phone
- +52 921 167 7641
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 984 130 1992
- Website
- Turismo Diamante
Bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Schedules at
- Turismo Diamante
- Phone
- +52 998 398 8466
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vive Mexico
Bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Schedules at
- Vive Mexico
- Phone
- +52 921 124 4435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agencia de Viajes Chule
Bus from Cárdenas to Playa del Carmen Terminal Foránea
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- Agencia de Viajes Chule
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $1,600–2,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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 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 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 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 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
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,700
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $460–800
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tijuana Buenavista to ACN Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–4,900
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 998 302 9244
- [email protected]
- Website
- UltraCarga
Car ferry from Punta Venado - Calica to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $930
- Schedules at
- UltraCarga
Car ferry from Punta Venado - Calica to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $930
- Schedules at
- UltraCarga
- 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
- $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 del Carmen to Cozumel
- 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 del Carmen to Cozumel
- 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 del Carmen to Cozumel
- 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 del Carmen to Cozumel
- 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 Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
Ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel
- 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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