Cancún: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Cancún is a city of 888,797 people in Mexico (Quintana Roo), 11 m (36 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cancún International Airport (CUN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 2,019+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Cancún runs from about 10 h 53 min a day in late December to 13 h 28 min in late June (computed for 21.17° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Cancún is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Cancún International Airport (CUN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Cozumel International Airport (CZM, 74 km).
Flights to Cancún: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Cancún · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2,019+ places to stay in Cancún (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 724 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (328), and 82 are five-star. Across 330 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 301,237 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Mérida, 289 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Pinar del Río, 353 km (Cuba)
- Chetumal, 332 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Playa del Carmen, 65 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Miami, Compton, Mar del Plata, Timișoara, Granadilla de Abona, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Ceccano, Ibiza, Wichita, Hangzhou, Antigua Guatemala, Varadero, Mission, Oaxaca de Juárez.
Common questions
Which airport serves Cancún?
Cancún International Airport (CUN), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Cancún?
About 888,797 people live in Cancún (GeoNames).
What time zone is Cancún in?
America/Cancun, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Cancún?
The Peso (MXN). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Cancún?
Our booking partner lists 2,019 or more places to stay in Cancún, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Cancún?
Mérida (289 km), Pinar del Río (353 km), Chetumal (332 km), Playa del Carmen (65 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.