There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Cancún by plane, bus, train, ferry, or shuttle
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
22h 48m$8,118–28,232Bus 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 24m$9,268–32,728Fly 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$11,223–38,412Fly 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 36m$12,328–46,422Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane PPQ - CUN
28h 19m$9,165–32,571Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Cancún International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)plane WAG - CUN
27h 1m$9,451–32,976
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 $8000 - $29000 and takes 22h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Cancún is to fly which takes 22h 48m and costs $8000 - $29000.
The distance between Wellington and Cancún is 12220 km.
It takes approximately 22h 48m to get from Wellington to Cancún, including transfers.
Cancún is 18h behind Wellington. It is currently 5:28 AM in Wellington and 11:28 AM in Cancún.
There are 1610+ hotels available in Cancún.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Cancún, Mexico?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and two 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, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–28,000
Flights from Wellington to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $8,500–30,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–34,000
Flights from Palmerston to Cancún International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–35,000
Flights from Wellington to Tulum International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–36,000
Flights from Wellington to Cozumel International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 44m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $11,000–40,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–34,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–33,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $9,000–32,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Cancún International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $9,500–34,000
- 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 Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- InterCity
- 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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