There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cancún by plane, train, ferry, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEL - CUN
23h 49m$8,874–30,459Fly to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MEL - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
40h 59m$13,479–43,639Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane MEL - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
30h 2m$14,584–50,649Fly to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MEL - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Cancunbus
32h 47m$17,483–96,513
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cancún is to fly which costs $8500 - $31000 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cancún is to fly which takes 23h 49m and costs $8500 - $31000.
The distance between Melbourne and Cancún is 14773 km.
It takes approximately 23h 49m to get from Melbourne to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:20 PM in Melbourne and 2:20 AM in Cancún.
There are 1649+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cancún, Mexico?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $12,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–44,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–41,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–44,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 41m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–34,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
- 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
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $3,300–5,500
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- wayak.mx
Bus from Merida to Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.wayak.mx/
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $7,000–10,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $7,599
- Van 9 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $44,000–60,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $37,173
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- ultramarferry.com
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- https://www.ultramarferry.com/en
- 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.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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