Travel Details - Playa Del Carmen

BUSES

The most useful bus services are between Mérida and Cancún and those provided by Mayab, which run at least every thirty minutes between Cancún and Playa del Carmen. Some places aren't served by first-class buses but second-class buses and combis will get you around locally and to the nearest major centre. The following frequencies and times are for both first- and second-class services.

Cancún to: Campeche (2 daily; 9-10hr); Chetumal (hourly 5am-midnight; 6hr); Mérida (hourly; 4-5hr); Playa del Carmen (every 30min; 1hr); Puerto Morelos (every 30min; 30min); Tizimín (6 daily; 4hr); Tulum (10 daily; 2hr); Valladolid (hourly; 3hr); Villahermosa (1 daily; 14hr).

Chetumal to: Bacalar (every 30min: 30min); Belize City via Orange Walk (hourly; 4hr); Campeche (6 daily via Escarcega and Xpujil; 7hr); Cancún (8 daily via Tulum and Playa del Carmen; 6hr); Guatemala (1 daily; 12hr); Mahahual/Xcalak (2 daily; 3hr 30min-4hr 30min); Mérida (11 daily; 8-9hr); Mexico City (2 daily; 24hr); Palenque and San Cristóbal (3 daily; 7-10hr); Playa del Carmen (10 daily; 5-7hr); Villahermosa (5 daily; 9-11hr).

Playa del Carmen to: Cancún (every 30min; 1hr); Chetumal (10 daily; 5-7hr); Cobá (2 daily; 2hr); Mérida (10 daily; 8hr); Mexico City (3 daily; 30hr or longer); Palenque and San Cristóbal (3 daily; 11-16hr); Tulum (frequently; 1hr); Tuxtla Gutiérrez (2 daily; 20hr); Valladolid (5 daily; 3-4hr); Villahermosa (4 daily; 13hr).

Tulum to: Cancún (frequently; 1hr); Chetumal (8 daily via Bacalar; 4-5hr); Cobá (4 daily; 1hr); Mérida (6 daily; 4-7hr); Playa del Carmen (frequently; 1hr); San Cristóbal (3 daily via Palenque; 10hr;) Valladolid (5 daily; 4hr).

FERRIES

There are frequent ferry services to Isla Mujeres and Cozumel . Although there are car ferries to both islands, it's hardly worth taking a vehicle to Isla Mujeres as the island is so small.

PASSENGER FERRIES

Chiquilá to: Isla Holbox (7 daily; 30hr).

Playa del Carmen to: Cozumel (hourly; 50min).

Punta Juárez , Cancún to: Isla Mujeres (every 30min; 30min).

CAR FERRIES

Chiquilá to: Isla Holbox (2 daily; 1hr).

Puerto Morelos to: Cozumel - erratic, so check (3 daily; 2hr 30min).

Punta Sam to: Isla Mujeres (5 daily).

FLIGHTS

Cancún and Cozumel both have busy international airports with several daily flights to Mexico City and regular connections to Miami and many other cities in the southern US. Chetumal also has daily direct services to Mexico City. Around the Caribbean coast various small companies fly light planes - very frequently between Cancún and Cozumel, less often from these places to Isla Mujeres, Playa del Carmen and Tulum.