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How to get fromMcAllen to Cancun Airport (CUN)by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train

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There are 10 ways to get from McAllen to Cancun Airport (CUN) by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train

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  1. Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane plane REX - CUN
    2h 37m
    $1,753–10,076

  2. Bus to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, fly

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    1. Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Harlingen Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane plane HRL - CUN
    8h 38m
    $1,522–6,699

  3. Bus via Tulum

    1. Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2bus bus
    35h 48m
    $3,435–4,973

  4. Drive 2,231.4 km

    1. Drive from McAllen to Cancun Airport (CUN)car car 2,231.4 km
    28h 10m
    $4,281–6,184

  5. Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport

    1. Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane plane MFE - CUN
    4h 50m
    $2,103–9,621

  6. Bus to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus bus
    2. Fly from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane plane BRO - CUN
    9h 10m
    $1,587–7,322

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Reynosa to Coatzacoalcosbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Coatzacoalcos to Playa del Carmen Alternabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2bus bus
    38h 23m
    $4,165–6,693

  8. Bus via Cárdenas

    1. Take the bus from Reynosa to Cárdenasbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Cárdenas to Cancúnbus bus Coatzacoalcos
    38h 52m
    $3,454–4,920

  9. Bus, taxi, train

    1. Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Villahermosa to Buena Vistabus bus
    3. Take the taxi from Buena Vista to Estación Tren Maya Palenquetaxi taxi
    4. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain train
    39h 50m
    $4,739–9,270

  10. Bus via Villahermosa

    1. Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alternabus bus 4 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2bus bus
    39h 55m
    $3,954–7,068

General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration3h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,474Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,309.3 km
  • Duration: 2h 37m

What companies run services between McAllen, TX, USA and Cancun Airport (CUN), Mexico?

Viva Aerobus flies from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from McAllen Central Station to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 via Reynosa, Coatzacoalcos, and Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum in around 35h 48m.

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