There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Cancún by plane, train, ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEL - CUN
24h 28m$16,376–44,461Fly to Tulum International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 49m$12,481–39,641Fly 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$14,586–48,151
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cancún is to fly and train which costs $12000 - $40000 and takes 40h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cancún is to fly which takes 24h 28m and costs $16000 - $45000.
The distance between Melbourne and Cancún is 14773 km.
It takes approximately 24h 28m to get from Melbourne to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:05 PM in Melbourne and 5:05 AM in Cancún.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cancún, Mexico?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–33,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–47,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $13,000–42,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–37,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $13,000–42,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–33,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
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
- Booking Tren Maya
- 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
- $1,000–5,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $3,300–5,000
- 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 1508
- [email protected]
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–341
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- Book at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $341
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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