There are 11 ways to get from New York to Cancún by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane EWR - CUN
7h 25m$4,787–12,579Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PHL - CUN
8h 40m$2,940–21,304Bus via Cárdenas
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Cárdenasbus
- Take the bus from Cárdenas to Cancúnbus
2d 23h$6,763–9,133Train, bus via Chicago
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
4d 6h$16,588–33,333Drive 5,334.1 km
- Drive from New York to Cancúncar 5,334.1 km
2d 14h$10,285–14,856Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane JFK - CUN
7h 29m$4,776–20,425Fly Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane LGA - CUN
9h 23m$5,634–14,299Fly Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane HPN - CUN
11h 47m$3,038–12,412Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane EWR - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
10h 11m$4,192–14,759Bus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Nuevo Laredo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 18h$10,034–19,115Train, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancúnbus
3d 21h$13,704–26,434
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Cancún is to fly which costs $3000 - $13000 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Cancún is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $4700 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from New York to Cancún. However, there are services departing from New York and arriving at Cancún via Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Monterrey and Cárdenas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between New York and Cancún is 2522 km. The road distance is 5334.1 km.
The best way to get from New York to Cancún without a car is to bus via Cárdenas which takes 2 days 23h and costs $6500 - $9500.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from New York to Cancún, including transfers.
New York to Cancún bus services, operated by Wanda Coach, depart from New York station.
The best way to get from New York to Cancún is to fly which takes 7h 25m and costs $4700 - $13000. Alternatively, you can bus via Cárdenas, which costs $6500 - $9500 and takes 2 days 23h.
New York to Cancún bus services, operated by Wanda Coach, arrive at Atlanta station.
Cancún is 1h behind New York. It is currently 3:25 AM in New York and 2:25 AM in Cancún.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Cancún, Mexico?
United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and American Airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from New York to Cancún via Atlanta, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Monterrey, Cárdenas, and Cárdenas in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cancún International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–14,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–11,000
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Cancún International Airport via Charleston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–22,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–14,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $350–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $350–8,000
- First Class
- $2,200–11,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- trenmaya.gob.mx
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
- https://reservas.ventaboletostrenmaya.com.mx/web/portal/inicio
- 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
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $1,800–2,600
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Telephone Rd to Central de Autobuses de Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–3,900
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 937 132 0108
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Monterrey to Cárdenas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 998 398 8466
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cárdenas to Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
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
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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,600
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Nuevo Laredo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Nuevo Laredo to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
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