There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Cancún by plane, train, ferry, shuttle, 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PVG - CUN
23h 6m$6,180–16,266Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SHA - CUN
24h 14m$6,046–18,131Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane PVG - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
32h 48m$10,785–36,446Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane PVG - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
37h 52m$11,390–43,456Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane HGH - CUN
29h 39m$8,742–30,507Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mérida International Airport (MID)plane PVG - MID
- Take the bus from Merida to Cancunbus
29h 33m$14,789–79,320
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Cancún is to fly which costs $6000 - $17000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cancún is to fly which takes 23h 6m and costs $6000 - $17000.
The distance between Shanghai and Cancún is 13499 km.
It takes approximately 23h 6m to get from Shanghai to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 13h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:11 AM in Shanghai and 1:11 PM in Cancún.
There are 1633+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Cancún, Mexico?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–34,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Vancouver, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–34,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via San Francisco, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Vancouver, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
- Phone
- +52 559 771 1000
- Website
- Booking Tren Maya
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
- Booking Tren Maya
- 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
- +52 984 188 6604
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- taxisplayadelcarmen.com
- To Airport
- $3,500–5,500
- 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
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