There are 3 ways to get from Palenque to Mérida by taxi, plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Palenque to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane GYE - MID
11h 55m$4,086–13,418Taxi to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Palenque to Guayaquil-Airport-GYEtaxi
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane GYE - CUN
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teyatrain
13h 38m$3,361–12,668Taxi, bus to Eloy Alfaro International Airport, fly to Mérida International Airport
- Take the taxi from Palenque to Pichinchataxi
- Take the bus from Pichincha to Manta Terminal Terrestrebus
- Fly from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane MEC - MID
18h 3m$4,501–15,073
José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Mérida International Airport (MID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palenque to Mérida is to taxi and fly and train which costs $3300 - $13000 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Palenque to Mérida is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 55m and costs $4000 - $14000.
The distance between Palenque and Mérida is 2890 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Palenque to Mérida, including transfers.
Mérida is 1h behind Palenque. It is currently 6:33 PM in Palenque and 5:33 PM in Mérida.
There are 869+ hotels available in Mérida.
What companies run services between Palenque, Los Ríos, Ecuador and Mérida, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from Palenque to Mérida. However, you can take the taxi to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE airport, fly to Mérida International Airport (MID), then take the taxi to Mérida. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Guayaquil-Airport-GYE airport, fly to Cancún International Airport (CUN), walk to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, take the bus to Estación Tren Maya Cancún, walk to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto, then take the train to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–19,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Quito, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Panama City, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–13,000
Flights from Eloy Alfaro International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Quito, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–8,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–14,000
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,000–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,300–13,000
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Panama City, Havana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Mérida Teya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- $370–850
- Local Tourist
- $460–1,100
- National Tourist
- $700–1,600
- International Tourist
- $900–2,100
- National Premier
- $1,100–2,500
- International Premier
- $1,500–3,300
- Phone
- +593 996 231 875
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pichincha to Manta Terminal Terrestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $79–85
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
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