There are 8 ways to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound), car, ferry, 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.
Fly to Cancún International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PDX - CUN
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2 to Playa del Carmen Bus Station
7h 44m$4,012–7,538Fly to Cozumel International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane PDX - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
9h 44m$3,970–15,272Bus
- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento to Escuinapa de Hidalgobus
- Take the bus from Escuinapa de Hidalgo to ACN Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
4d 9h$6,147–12,547Drive 5,885.1 km
- Drive from Portland-Airport-PDX to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmencar 5,885.1 km
2d 17h$11,312–16,340Fly to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane PDX - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Playa del Carmentrain
10h 42m$4,793–16,422Fly to Mérida International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane PDX - MID
- Take a shuttle bus from Mérida to Playa del Carmen
13h 18m$7,348–32,950Fly to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt (BZE)plane PDX - BZE
- Take the bus from Belize City to Chetumalbus
- Take the bus from Chetumal ADO Bus Station to Felipe Carrillo Puertobus
- Take a shuttle bus from Felipe Carrillo Puerto to Playa del Carmen
17h 9m$7,347–33,800Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Hermosillobus
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
4d 15h$11,147–22,847
Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen by tram, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which costs $4000 - $8000 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 44m and costs $4000 - $8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Playa del Carmen Alterna via Sacramento, Escuinapa de Hidalgo and Puebla Capu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 9h.
The distance between Portland Airport (PDX) and Playa del Carmen is 4303 km. The road distance is 5885.1 km.
The best way to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 9h and costs $6000 - $13000.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen, including transfers.
Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Playa del Carmen is 2h ahead of Portland Airport (PDX). It is currently 12:40 PM in Portland Airport (PDX) and 2:40 PM in Playa del Carmen.
Yes, the driving distance between Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen is 5885 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Portland Airport (PDX) to Playa del Carmen.
What companies run services between Portland Airport (PDX), USA and Playa del Carmen, Mexico?
You can take a vehicle from Portland Int'l Airport station to Playa del Carmen Alterna via Rose Quarter TC station, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, Sacramento, Escuinapa de Hidalgo, ACN Puebla, and Puebla Capu in around 4d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,500–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–30,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–20,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Denver, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–22,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Denver, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,000–12,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,300–17,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–17,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,200–16,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–19,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,700–18,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Belize City Goldson Intl Apt via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–30,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–16,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,500–13,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–23,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,000–14,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Sacramento to Escuinapa de Hidalgo
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Escuinapa de Hidalgo to ACN Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Capu to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Mérida to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4,200–21,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $13,000–21,000
Shuttle from Felipe Carrillo Puerto to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $2,300–12,000
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $7,500–12,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- MayanOz
Bus from Belize City to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
- Website
- MayanOz
- Airport
- $3,000–3,500
- Phone
- +52 997 976 0191
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Chetumal ADO Bus Station to Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Schedules at
- ahorrobus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,645
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $1,600–2,200
- Titanium
- $1,750–1,850
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- [email protected]
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Hermosillo to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 998 460 3084
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $99–376
- Website
- Ultramar Ferry
- 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
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–340
- Schedules at
- Winjet
- General
- $340
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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