There are 7 ways to get from Monterey to Cancún by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane MRY - CUN
10h 33m$2,391–10,176Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 10h$7,396–13,031Drive 5,024.9 km
- Drive from Monterey to Cancúncar 5,024.9 km
2d 9h$12,722–18,375Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SJC - CUN
13h 10m$3,557–12,182Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SFO - CUN
10h 51m$3,132–9,884Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane OAK - CUN
13h 2m$3,446–11,424Bus via Ciudad Obregón
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Ciudad Obregónbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Obregón to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
4d 4h$6,396–10,931
Monterey to Cancún by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Cancún is to fly which costs $2300 - $11000 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Cancún is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $2300 - $11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Cancún. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, Gilroy, Tepic and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Monterey and Cancún is 3805 km. The road distance is 5024.9 km.
The best way to get from Monterey to Cancún without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $7000 - $13000.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Monterey to Cancún, including transfers.
Monterey to Cancún bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 station.
The best way to get from Monterey to Cancún is to fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $2300 - $11000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $7000 - $13000 and takes 3 days 10h.
Monterey to Cancún bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Monterey / Gilroy Train Station.
Cancún is 3h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 6:14 PM in Monterey and 9:14 PM in Cancún.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Cancún, Mexico?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, Tepic, and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,600–12,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–10,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,800–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,800–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,500
Bus from Gilroy to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,547
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,700–3,800
- Titanium
- $2,990–3,040
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,100
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $900–1,100
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $1,100–1,300
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,100
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $900–1,100
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Ciudad Obregón to Tonalá
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tonalá to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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