There are 7 ways to get from Montreal to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, ferry, or train
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YUL - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
8h 47m$3,896–10,146Fly Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YHU - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
12h 55m$3,143–12,193Bus
- Take the bus from Montreal to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Perifericobus
- Take the bus from Reynosa to Villahermosabus
- Take the bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
3d 19h$10,422–18,812Drive 5,695.7 km
- Drive from Montreal to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmencar 5,695.7 km
2d 17h$13,823–19,966Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane YUL - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
9h 10m$3,291–13,856Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane YUL - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
9h 50m$4,056–14,146Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane YOW - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
10h 47m$4,626–18,082
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which costs $3900 - $11000 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 47m and costs $3900 - $11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Montreal to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Montreal and arriving at Playa del Carmen Alterna via New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Reynosa and Villahermosa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Montreal and Playa del Carmen is 3049 km. The road distance is 5695.7 km.
The best way to get from Montreal to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 19h and costs $10000 - $19000.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Montreal to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Montreal to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Montreal station.
Montreal to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at New York Midtown station.
Playa del Carmen is 1h behind Montreal. It is currently 3:40 PM in Montreal and 2:40 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between Montreal to Playa del Carmen is 5696 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Montreal to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Montreal to Playa del Carmen Alterna via New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Reynosa Periferico, Reynosa, and Villahermosa in around 3d 19h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Quebec
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–15,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–21,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–21,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–17,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,100–17,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlottetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Quebec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–17,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–16,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–15,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–17,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–24,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–18,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–18,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–14,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,100–13,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–13,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
- 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
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $500–1,600
- Business
- $1,000–2,800
- Business Plus
- $1,200–3,000
- Economy
- $550–1,700
- Economy Plus
- $650–1,800
- 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
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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Montreal to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,900
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Reynosa Periferico
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Reynosa to Villahermosa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–3,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,500
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Villahermosa to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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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