To reach Playa del Carmen, our featured destination in Mexico, travelers should fly to Cancun International Airport or arrive on a cruise ship to Cozumel. A 30-minute drive from the Cancun airport is all it takes to reach Playa del Carmen when traveling by plane; the 25-minute ferry ride between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen runs hourly starting at 4 am and ending at 11 pm.
Cancun International Airport (CUN) is one of the busiest in the Caribbean, 120 destinations are flown to from Cancun and the airport services an estimated 800,000 passengers monthly during high season. Cancun's airport is a modern facility with air-conditioned terminals, restaurants, shops, signs in multiple languages and very well organized taxi and transportation services. All the major international car-rental companies operate at this airport.
