There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Holbox Island by plane, shuttle, ferry, taxi, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
25h 44m$19,020–51,610Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MEB - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
47h 29m$10,733–38,323Fly Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport, taxi, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MEL - TQO
- Take the taxi from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulumtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
2d 1h$13,250–42,710Fly Melbourne Airport 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 Chiquilá Holbox
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
32h 1m$13,625–50,020Fly Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MEL - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Chiquilabus
- Take the ferry from Chiquila to Holboxferry
32h 1m$18,824–92,884
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Holbox Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which costs $10000 - $39000 and takes 47h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Holbox Island is to fly and shuttle and ferry which takes 25h 44m and costs $19000 - $55000.
The distance between Melbourne and Holbox Island is 14917 km.
It takes approximately 25h 44m to get from Melbourne to Holbox Island, including transfers.
There are 223+ hotels available in Holbox Island.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Holbox Island, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Holbox Island. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, walk to Chiquila, take the ferry to Holbox, then walk to Holbox Island. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Tulum International Airport (TQO), take the taxi to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum, take the shuttle to Chiquilá, walk to Chiquila, take the ferry to Holbox, then walk to Holbox Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–36,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 59m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 43m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 39m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–36,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15,000–49,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–46,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tulum International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cozumel International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $12,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mérida International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–49,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–38,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–38,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–46,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cancún International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–46,000
- Phone
- +52 984 135 6451
- [email protected]
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
Shuttle from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $370–410
- Private shuttle/car
- $2,100–3,300
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Chiquilá
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $340–2,900
- Website
- Holbox Shuttle
- Shared shuttle
- $340–390
- Private shuttle/car
- $1,700–2,900
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Playa del Carmen to Chiquilá Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,700–9,500
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $6,000–9,500
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Merida to Chiquila
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,000–55,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $7,000–10,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $7,699
- Van 9 Passengers
- $9,000–13,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $44,000–55,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $36,695
- Phone
- +52 984 108 7514
- [email protected]
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $322
- Website
- 9 Hermanos
- Phone
- +52 984 321 5450
- [email protected]
- Website
- Holbox Express
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- Holbox Express
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- Holbox Express
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- Holbox Express
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- Holbox Express
Ferry from Chiquila to Holbox
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $341
- Website
- Holbox Express
- 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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