There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Cancún by plane, bus, ferry, shuttle, 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 Wellington to Cancún International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane WLG - CUN
23h 57m$7,119–26,234Bus to Palmerston, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PMR - CUN
26h 53m$8,272–29,738Fly Wellington to Cozumel International Airport, ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cozumel International Airport (CZM)plane WLG - CZM
- Take the ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmenferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
27h 45m$11,329–42,424Fly Wellington to Tulum International Airport, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Tulum International Airport (TQO)plane WLG - TQO
- Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Tulum Aeropuerto to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuertotrain
29h 1m$9,724–33,414Bus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouthbus
- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane NPL - CUN
31h 52m$9,522–31,893
Wellington (WLG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Cancún is to fly which costs $7000 - $27000 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Cancún is to fly which takes 23h 57m and costs $7000 - $27000.
The distance between Wellington and Cancún is 12220 km.
It takes approximately 23h 57m to get from Wellington to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 18h behind Wellington. It is currently 5:10 PM in Wellington and 11:10 PM in Cancún.
There are 1599+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Cancún, Mexico?
Air New Zealand, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–29,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–33,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Wellington to Cozumel International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Wellington to Tulum International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Wellington to Tulum International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–33,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
Flights from Wellington to Cozumel International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–37,000
Flights from Wellington to Tulum International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–31,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $7,500–27,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cancún International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $9,000–31,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $7,000–26,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–29,000
- 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
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- InterCity
- 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
- +52 998 460 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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