There are 8 ways to get from Playa del Carmen to Mérida by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport, train
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane CUN - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
20h 56m€407–1,209Fly Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CUN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Meridatrain
18h 8m€402–1,236Fly Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane CUN - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Méridabus
19h 50m€402–971Fly Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane CUN - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
21h 44m€701–2,618Train to Tulum International Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuertotrain
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane TQO - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Méridabus
19h 44m€477–1,673Fly Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane CUN - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
22h€463–1,672Fly Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CUN - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Puertollanotrain
- Take the train from Puertollano to Meridatrain
22h 44m€497–1,290Fly Cancún International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, train
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane CUN - OPO
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Entroncamentotrain
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
24h 28m€462–953
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Seville Airport (SVQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Mérida is to fly and bus which costs €400 - €1000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Mérida is to fly and train which takes 18h 8m and costs €400 - €1300.
The distance between Playa del Carmen and Mérida is 8139 km.
It takes approximately 20h 56m to get from Playa del Carmen to Mérida, including transfers.
Mérida is 7h ahead of Playa del Carmen. It is currently 5:31 AM in Playa del Carmen and 12:31 PM in Mérida.
There are 195+ hotels available in Mérida.
What companies run services between Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Mérida, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Playa del Carmen to Mérida. However, you can take the shuttle to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, walk to Cancún International Airport (CUN) airport, fly to Seville Airport (SVQ), walk to Aeropuerto de Sevilla, take the bus to Auxiliar Kansas City, walk to Sevilla-Santa Justa, then take the train to Merida. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2, walk to Cancún International Airport (CUN) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, take the train to Madrid Chamartín, then take the train to Merida.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €800–2,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €950–2,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport via Orlando, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Badajoz Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Seville Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Málaga Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Jerez Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Puertollano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Puertollano to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
Train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- Special Tourist (INAPAM)
- €10–13
- Local Tourist
- €13–16
- National Tourist
- €19–24
- International Tourist
- €26–32
- National Premier
- €30–40
- International Premier
- €40–50
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Puertollano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- [email protected]
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
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