There are 7 ways to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cancún International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
best- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane CUN - ZCL
7h 11m$3,413–13,664Fly Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)plane CUN - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecasbus
8h 23m$3,063–9,804Bus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zacatecasbus
34h 32m$3,706–6,782Drive 2,189 km
- Drive from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecascar 2,189 km
25h 29m$3,873–5,594Fly Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane CUN - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
7h 9m$3,233–12,244Train to Tulum International Airport, fly to Zacatecas International Airport
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmen to Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuertotrain
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane TQO - ZCL
9h 43m$5,010–18,742Bus via Santiago de Querétaro
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 3bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2 to Zacatecasbus
36h 15m$3,536–6,782
Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas is to bus via Santiago de Querétaro which costs $3500 - $7000 and takes 36h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas is to fly and bus which takes 7h 9m and costs $3200 - $13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from Playa del Carmen Alterna and arriving at Zacatecas via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 32m.
The distance between Playa del Carmen and Zacatecas is 1722 km. The road distance is 2189 km.
The best way to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas without a car is to bus which takes 34h 32m and costs $3700 - $7000.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
The best way to get from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $3400 - $14000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $3700 - $7000 and takes 34h 32m.
Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte station.
Zacatecas is 1h behind Playa del Carmen. It is currently 11:32 PM in Playa del Carmen and 10:32 PM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Zacatecas, Mexico?
Aeroméxico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Zacatecas via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte in around 34h 32m.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–12,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–11,000
Flights from Tulum International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–16,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–10,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,500
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–13,000
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- 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
- $210–1,000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
- 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
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,400
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $500–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,200
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2 to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 2 to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,700
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- [email protected]
- Website
- ConectaGFA
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- ConectaGFA
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Terminal de Autobuses de Querétaro Acceso 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
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Yes, the driving distance between Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas is 2189 km. It takes approximately 25h 29m to drive from Playa del Carmen to Zacatecas.
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