Are you going to Playa del Carmen? Let us give you some interesting information on how to get to Playa del Carmen from Cancun Airport by bus.
In each terminal of the Cancun International Airport you can grab a bus to take you to Playa del Carmen.
ADO Bus Cancun Airport
Are you coming to Cancun and planning to have the best time of your life? We’ll help you with this, giving you some helpful info on the buses from the Cancun Airport to some important cities in Cancun and Riviera Maya.
The ADO bus at the Cancun Airport can take you to 3 cities, this would be Cancun, Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen.
The ADO Bus is an excellent and cheaper transportation from the Cancun Airport to your place, but this depends where exactly your place is. If you are traveling to any big Resort on the beach areas or any place like Cancun, Playa del Carmen or Tulum, you are better off reserving the private transportation, because you’ll have to take an additional taxi that will sum up to the first prices, so the cheap bus ticket wont be worth it.
If you are going to a place like a condo, hostel or hotel in downtown near the Bus Station, then this is a good option because you can walk from the bus station or take a taxi that is cheaper because you are not going far.
The ADO bus for the Cancun Aiport runs about every 15 minutes from the Cancun Airport to either Cancun downtown or Playa del Carmen downtown which are the two main destinations. There is a stop at the Cancun Airport in each Terminal and you can buy the ticket directly there.
How to get to Playa del Carmen
How to get to Playa del Carmen? Well that depends a lot of where you are coming from… However most people come to Playa del Carmen flying to the Cancun International Airport. Another way to come into Playa del Carmen is thru Merida or thru Chetumal, and if you come thru there you would be coming from places like Mexico City or Palenque. Ok yes… another place you can come from is Cozumel thru the Ferry.
How to get to Playa del Carmen from the Cancun Airport.
Like we told you this would be the most common way to get to Playa del Carmen, most of the people are coming from places like the United States, Canada, UK, or the rest of Europe.
Once you arrive at the Cancun Airport you’ll have to go thru baggage claim, then customs and then security, this process can take a while depending on the traffic of the day at the Cancun International Airport, you must know that weekends are busier than weekdays.
After that you’ll be going outside the airport thru a hall full of people from travel agencies, car rentals and transportation companies that will be telling you to go with them of to take a free tour or free transportation. This can be true… but you have to know you’ll be going to a 90 minutes or more timeshare presentation, that is correct, these people will be giving you free tours and transportation but you’ll be stuck in a 90 minutes breakfast next day with someone selling you a timeshare, if you don’t have a problem with this, then you can go ahead.
Now, we’ll tell you the different ways of getting to Playa del Carmen.
We suggest the Pre-booked transportation, you can check it below or at: Cancun Airport Transportation.
- Hotel Transportation. Some All Inclusive Hotels in Playa del Carmen will include you a ride from the airport so check this out, but if they don’t hotels will charge more than other pre-booked transportation options.
- Take a taxi at the Cancun Airport. This is a solutions for those who didn’t book prior to arrival, you just have to know that taxis at the airport will be more expensive since it is like a monopoly, there are only 3 companies allowed in the airport and they set pretty much de same price, sometimes charging the double you can get otherwise. Also
- Pre-booked Private Transportation. This is the first option we recommend to anyone, since is hassle free, you can book online with different companies comfortably from your house with credit card or PayPal, and then just arrive at the airport and look for your name on a board where everybody is waiting for passengers (After the gates of the airport), then jump in a van and be taken to your hotel or condo in Playa del Carmen. You can book this private transportation thru our website at: Cancun Airport Transportation. We have worked together with Cancun Airport Transportation to bring the best prices to all tourist in Playa del Carmen.
With this company you’ll have the following prices:
1-3 people, it is $60 USD and it will take you directly to your hotel or condo. If you book the round-trip transportation option, you’ll be saving an additional $10 USD. A really good options, considering that if you take the bus, this is almost $20 USD a person and then you need to take a taxi to take you to your hotel or condo. You can book this transportation on this link.
4-7 people, this will only be $70 USD, if you are 7 people, this would only be $10 USD a person, and if you book the round-trip transportation you’ll be saving $20 USD since it would only be $120 USD. You can book this here: Cancun Airport Transportation.
8-10 people. This would be $85 USD one way and if you book round-trip it would be $135 USD saving $35 USD, this is not even $7 USD a person if you are 10 passengers. You can book this transportation option here.
Cancun Airport Car Rental.
Renting a car is a good option if you have a party of about 4 people since it will be easier to get any car you want or any car available. You can see more information on how to rent a car at the airport here: Cancun Car Rental. Driving down in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya is really easy since you would only be using the highway to go from your hotel or condo in Playa del Carmen to any tour or beach in the Riviera Maya.
ADO Bus to Playa del Carmen.
ADO is the main Bus company in Cancun and the Riviera Maya, we can also say of all the Yucatan Peninsula. ADO runs buses from the Cancun International Airport to Playa del Carmen about every 30 minutes and the bus will drop you at the bus terminal in Playa del Carmen which is pretty well located if you are going somewhere on the 5th Avenue or if you are going to Cozumel. For more info check: ADO Bus Cancun Airport or ADO bus Cancun Airport to Playa del Carmen.
What to know before you go to Cancun
What to know before you go to Cancun.
There are a couple of things you need to know before you get to Cancun, some are just so you have a better time and some are a must. So let’s discover what this is all about. At Cancun International Airport we want to give you some advices:
- Bring some change either in dollars or in pesos, for payments you may do at the airport or for tipping.
- Book a Private Cancun Airport Transportation. Sometimes it can be a kind of a hassle to get thru all the guys at the airport, so booking this ahead can give you a nice time.
- Learn some Spanish. This is not a must since everybody speaks English in Cancun, but it would be really nice for locals to hear you trying to speak english, that says a lot about a person.
- Use sunscreen. Either you bring with you or buy it once in Cancun, but don’t forget to use it, this is a must, even when there are clouds out there.
- What to wear. Well, it’s Cancun, you have beach and more beach, so you could wear only your bathing suit. But you could probably bring some linen pants to go shopping or have dinner at a nice restaurant.
- Drinking age. In Cancun and all of Mexico, the allowed drinking age is 18, so any American will be happy to come when he is 18 and start drinking.
- Go Snorkeling. At least once. Cancun and the surrounding area is known for its marine and water life, so this is something you have to do. You could check out the Cancun Tours page for this of the specific Cancun Snorkeling page.
- Go Partying. Yes, Cancun is all about vacationing and partying is one of the must on a vacation. Cancun has lots of really nice nightclubs in the Hotel zone strip that you should visit, you can visit the Cancun Nightlife page.
- Drink lots of Water. Be sure you keep yourself hydrated (Not only with beer) because you’ll be in the sun and going around for sure, so always have a bottle of water with you.
- If you are staying in downtown Cancun or the Cancun Hotel Zone you must use the bus. Is not that it is the latest in tech or anything, however it has a really good service and runs very smoothly and it is really cheap.
- Try Tequila or Mezcal even better. These two drinks are typical drinks made in Mexico, Tequila you’ve heard of it for sure and Mezcal is a trendy liqueur made from the same plant as the tequila but with a different taste.
- Try Real Mexican food. Even at the hotels they’ll have real mexican food so try some of the delicious plates of Mexico, or what is the case of coming down and eating only italian?
- Go have dinner or lunch at a local restaurant. Even though you might come to a Cancun All Inclusive Resort you would like to try some of the local Mexican and Non Mexican restaurants in downtown Cancun or Playa del Carmen, these restaurants are really good and quite an experience. You can look at the different restaurants at: Cancun Restaurants.
- Go shopping. Cancun has lots of really nice malls for shopping, depending on what you want to buy, there are different malls for everyone.