There are 5 ways to get from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, car, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MIA - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
6h 22m$3,597–7,647Fly Miami International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane MIA - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
6h 29m$1,492–7,857Drive 4,647.2 km
- Drive from Miami Beach to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmencar 4,647.2 km
2d 5h$8,994–12,991Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane FLL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
6h 32m$5,891–13,441Fly Miami International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane MIA - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
7h 5m$5,357–17,147
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen is to fly and ferry which costs $1400 - $8000 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 22m and costs $3600 - $8000.
The distance between Miami Beach and Playa del Carmen is 941 km. The road distance is 4647.2 km.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Playa del Carmen is 1h behind Miami Beach. It is currently 7:15 AM in Miami Beach and 6:15 AM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen is 4647 km. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen.
There are 2186+ hotels available in Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Miami Beach, FL, USA and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Miami Beach to Playa del Carmen. However, you can take the line 150 bus to Miami Airport Station, walk to Miami, Airport Intermodal Station, take the vehicle to Miami International Airport, walk to Miami International Airport (MIA) airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, then take the shuttle to Playa del Carmen Bus Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Miami Beach to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
Train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $210–250
- Local Tourist
- $260–310
- National Tourist
- $390–470
- International Tourist
- $500–650
- National Premier
- $600–750
- International Premier
- $800–1,000
- Phone
- +52 998 980 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Schedules at
- cancunshuttle.com
- 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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