How to get fromQuetzaltenango (State) to Cancúnby car, plane, bus, train or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Quetzaltenango (State) to Cancún by car, plane, bus, train, or shuttle

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Drive to Tapachula International Airport, fly
best
1. Drive from Ciudad Tecún Umán to Tapachula International Airport (TAP)
2. Fly from Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)TAP - CUN
9h 38m
$3,471–8,232
Bus via Playa del Carmen
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Quetzaltenango to San Cristóbal de las Casas
2. Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Playa del Carmen
3. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen to Cancún
20h 58m
$1,549–1,859
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Quetzaltenango to San Cristóbal de las Casas
2. Take the bus from San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenque
3. Take the train from Estación Tren Maya Palenque to Estación Tren Maya Cancún Aeropuerto
23h 3m
$6,049–17,714
Drive 1,297.7 km
1. Drive from Quetzaltenango to Cancún1,297.7 km
17h 19m
$2,873–4,150
Shuttle to La Aurora International Airport, fly
1. Take a shuttle bus from Quetzaltenango Xela to Guatemala City
2. Fly from La Aurora International Airport (GUA) to Cancún International Airport (CUN)GUA - CUN
6h 58m
$2,220–4,621
Bus
1. Take the bus from Quetzaltenango to San Cristóbal de las Casas
2. Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
28h 54m
$2,639–4,439
Shuttle, bus
1. Take a shuttle bus from Quetzaltenango/Xela to Border Tecún Umán
2. Take the bus from Tapachula to Playa del Carmen Terminal Alterna
3. Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal de Autobuses ADO Cancún
31h 29m
$3,904–5,494

Tapachula International Airport (TAP) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) flights

29Weekly Planes

8h 59mAverage Duration

$3,010Cheapest Price

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Distance: 987.3 km
Duration: 9h 38m

What companies run services between Quetzaltenango (State), Guatemala and Cancún, Mexico?

You can take a bus from Quetzaltenango to Cancún via San Cristóbal de las Casas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and Playa del Carmen in around 20h 58m.

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Cancún(opens in a new window), Mexico(opens in a new window)

Cancún, often Cancun in English is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Cancún

Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila(Opens in a new window)

Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila is a stadium in Cancún, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Quintana Roo Tigres Mexican League baseball team. It holds 9,000 people. It is named to honor Beto Ávila the former Mexican major league baseball (known as Bobby Avila in the U. S.) most remembered for his years with the Cleveland Indians (1949–58) where he won the American League batting title in 1954 with an average of.341, and where he was selected to the AL All Star Team in 1952, '54, and '55. After splitting time with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Braves in 1959, his last year of active play was with the Tigres del México.

Cancún Underwater Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Cancún Underwater Museum (Spanish: Museo Subacuático de Arte, known as MUSA) is a non-profit organization based in Cancún, Mexico devoted to the art of conservation. The museum has a total of 500 sculptures, most by the British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and the others by five Mexican sculptors, with three different galleries submerged between three and six meters deep in the ocean at the Cancún National Marine Park. The museum was thought up by Marine Park Director Jaime Gonzalez Canto, with Taylor's assistance, with the objective of saving the nearby coral reefs by providing an alternative destination for divers. It was started in 2009 and officially opened in November 2010.

Places to stay in Cancún

Adhara Hacienda Cancun(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Departamento Deli(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Departamento Tucán(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Adhara Express(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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