There are 5 ways to get from Shanghai to Cancún by plane, ferry, shuttle, 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 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 31m$5,684–16,270Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane SHA - CUN
24h 44m$6,047–20,132Fly 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
35h 52m$10,394–37,460Fly 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
37h 18m$9,289–30,450Fly 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
33h 28m$14,793–80,324
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 $5500 - $17000 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Cancún is to fly which takes 23h 31m and costs $5500 - $17000.
The distance between Shanghai and Cancún is 13499 km.
It takes approximately 23h 31m to get from Shanghai to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 13h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:49 AM in Shanghai and 6:49 PM in Cancún.
There are 1644+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–22,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–26,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cozumel International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tulum International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 4m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–29,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $6,500–23,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,000–27,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–16,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Beijing Capital, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $6,000–20,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Cancún International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $10,000–27,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mérida International Airport via Los Angeles, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–20,000
- 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
- $3,600–5,500
- Phone
- +52 55 5652 9331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wayak
Bus from Merida to Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7,500–60,000
- Website
- Wayak
- Medium SUV 5 Passengers
- $7,500–11,000
- Sedan 3 Passengers
- $8,134
- Van 9 Passengers
- $9,500–14,000
- Sprinter 18 Passengers
- $48,000–60,000
- Sprinter 12 Passengers
- $39,786
- 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 1508
- [email protected]
- Website
- winjet.mx
Ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $109–341
- Schedules at
- winjet.mx
- Book at
- winjet.mx
- General
- $341
- Handicapped
- $109
- Minor
- $262
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