$93 Find Cheap Flights to Playa del Carmen

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Cheapest round-trip
$208
Overall average: $382
Spirit Airlines
Sun 1/11Thu 1/15
IAH - CUN • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$93
Typical prices: $139-$330
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Mon 1/12
IAH - CUN • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights to Playa del Carmen

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Playa del Carmen that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals to Playa del Carmen

Sun, Jan 11 - Thu, Jan 15
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 1:02 pm
IAH
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CUN
2h 17mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 3:42 pm
CUN
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IAH
2h 38mnonstop
$208Spirit Airlines
Sun, Feb 1 - Thu, Feb 5
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 1:02 pm
IAH
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CUN
2h 17mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 3:42 pm
CUN
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IAH
2h 38mnonstop
$209Spirit Airlines
Sun, Feb 1 - Thu, Feb 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 1:02 pm
IAH
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CUN
2h 17mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:18 pm - 7:23 pm
CUN
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IAH
28h 05m2 stops
$210Multiple Airlines
Sun, Feb 1 - Fri, Feb 6
JetBlue Logo
10:35 am - 3:00 pm
JFK
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CUN
4h 25mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
12:09 pm - 3:54 pm
CUN
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JFK
3h 45mnonstop
$281JetBlue
Fri, Jan 23 - Thu, Jan 29
American Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 3:34 pm
JFK
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CUN
4h 25mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 8:30 pm
CUN
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JFK
3h 55mnonstop
$282American Airlines
Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Jan 31
American Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 4:09 pm
JFK
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CUN
8h 14m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 8:30 pm
CUN
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JFK
3h 55mnonstop
$283American Airlines
Sun, Feb 22 - Thu, Feb 26
Delta Logo
10:59 am - 3:27 pm
JFK
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CUN
4h 28mnonstop
Delta Logo
4:40 pm - 8:39 pm
CUN
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JFK
3h 59mnonstop
$289Delta
Sat, Jan 24 - Wed, Jan 28
United Airlines Logo
8:05 am - 12:25 pm
EWR
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CUN
4h 20mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 5:55 pm
CUN
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EWR
3h 51mnonstop
$291United Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Thu, Jan 22
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:20 pm
EWR
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CUN
6h 20m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:09 pm - 11:59 pm
CUN
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EWR
6h 50m1 stop
$293United Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Fri, Jan 30
Delta Logo
10:20 pm - 11:15 am
LAX
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CUN
9h 55m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:05 pm - 9:36 pm
CUN
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LAX
5h 31mnonstop
$306Delta
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Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Cancun

Flights to Playa del Carmen: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to Playa del Carmen 
HelenFlew with United Airlines
DEN
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CUN
Dec 2025
United is the best! We love how easy TSA Precheck is at Denver airport. Our favorite shuttle parking lot is Pike's Peak, but Long's Peak is also super convenient. We do just carry-ons which makes customs at Cancun Airport a breeze.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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CUN
Mar 2024
SFO is pretty good to fly to Cancun. Alaska airlines was comfortable but the snacks are not the best at all. You should bring your own snacks/ food.
albertoFlew with JetBlue
EWR
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CUN
Dec 2023
When exiting theairport at Cancun, be cautious of people trying to talk you into timeshares.

FAQs - booking Playa del Carmen flights

  • How long is the flight to Playa del Carmen?

    Flights from Chicago4h 00m
    Flights from Denver4h 22m
    Flights from New York4h 08m
    Flights from Philadelphia4h 00m
    Flights from Los Angeles5h 04m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Cancun?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cancun was found on the route from Houston, at $208 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Cancun and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $281 in the last 3 days.

  • Which airlines fly to Cancun?

    Many airlines fly to Cancun, the most common ones being American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Cancun.

  • How to fly to Playa del Carmen?

    You cannot fly directly to Playa del Carmen. KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun (CUN) (31.13 miles from Playa del Carmen). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Playa del Carmen?

    The closest airport is Cozumel (CZM) (12.15 mi). Another nearby airport is Cancun (CUN) (31.13 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun.

  • How far is Cancun Airport from central Cancun?

    You’ll need to travel 9 miles to reach the Cancun city center from Cancun Airport.

  • What is the name of Cancun’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Cancun, called Cancun Airport (CUN). It can also be referred to as Cancun, Cancun Airport, Cancún Intl, or Riviera Maya.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Playa del Carmen?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Playa del Carmen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Playa del Carmen?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Playa del Carmen is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Playa del Carmen?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Playa del Carmen with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Playa del Carmen?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Playa del Carmen up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Playa del Carmen

  • There is no major airport in Playa del Carmen. It is instead served by Cancun Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Playa del Carmen? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Playa del Carmen for the following prices or less: From Miami $316, from Boston $471, from Los Angeles $611
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Playa del Carmen flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Playa del Carmen

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Playa del Carmen? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8021 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025
DCA - SEA
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This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

This flight was a first class choice and left much to be desired. Seat backs on seats were falling apart and torn. Seats actually didn't come to a "full & upright position". Pull out table was sprung. Not any significant leg room. All in all we were on an obviously older plane and felt overcharged for what we received as first class.

A 12 hour flight during the day with one real meal service - are you kidding? Also the breakfast was one of the worst and not what was listed

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Delta is a good airline. I've never had an issue with Delta. I'll continue to fly with them until they show me that I shouldn't.

The only thing nice I can say is the flight crew was really nice and apologetic about the situation. They shared as much information as they had and advised us on what we could do about missing connecting flights. The boarding process was so slow. The gate agent was working by herself and should have had someone working with her. It took almost an hour to board because she was trying to board a full flight of people and provide customer service to everyone who was flying standby and/or had questions. It was really chaotic. This didn't help the fact that we were delayed and folks were missing connections the longer it took.

The gate attendants and the crew were terrible. Because of high winds, they needed to carry more fuel, so they had to get volunteers to take the next flight at 6 am the next day. They did a terrible job of it - our flight ended up taking off just under 3 hours of the scheduled time. I hope to never fly Delta again.

Did not realize internet screen was hidden between seats and no info printed!!!!

2 of the seats in row 31 the entertainment system was not working, and one seat the tray table did not go all the way down. Flight arrived early and departed on time which was great.

Very good flight crew and very nice people staff were incredible especially the gate agent

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

Aircraft was noisy, old and never dimmed the lights on a night flight even on business class! I flew 17 times on United and probably another 40 on other airlines United USA /Europe flights were the worst to include luggage delayed once going to europe and once coming back

Check how old the airframe is, some older ones have inoperable seat back entertainment or power.

Sitting on the runway after we land for almost two hours! Not sure if we should blame United or Just Dumpy Vance.

Hotter than Hades in August. Why, why do crews think that in the winter when we are already dressed for cold weather we need a cabin that is 82 degrees. Even the vents were blowing hot air.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

United is an incompetent airline. They parked the plane on the tarmac for an hour after arriving because they “didn’t have a gate available” it was actually some sort of lie because as we de planed there were approximately 9 open and manned and empty gates that we walked past. Many people on the flight missed connections for the hour long sit on the tarmac. Utterly baffling and incompetent behavior from United flight ops.

Flight was delayed. De-icing took a while. When we landed had to wait for another plane to vacate our gate. Just an overall bad experience.

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

Crew were all friendly and helpful. It was a short flight so just a beverage service with a cookie. After we were boarded the plane took about 45 minutes to leave the gate but it was New Year’s Eve so not shocking there was some delay. Overall good experience and very grateful.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

The flight was very smooth and the meal in business class was great.

The captain brought my 6 year old son into the cockpit and allowed him to ask questions, sit in the captain’s chair and talk about all the gears and levers. Made the trip very special for him.

I take this flight about 6-8 times per year. It is convenient and saves an hour or two by skipping PDX, SEA, PHX, or ORD (but it takes longer to get bags to the carousel than Alaska Airlines). I wish the food service were better (but they might cut back on it because it is a red-eye). The WifI seems to go down about an hour out of Anchorage, and then comes back about an hour later...so be warned if this is an issue for you.

Better service. No food options, but we did get drinks and a cookie.

Boarding was organized and timely. Food was mediocre, especially for first class travel.

We were 4+ hours delayed. AA is absolutely obnoxious. They just kept pushing back the time to the point where we did not get into Vegas until after midnight when we were supposed to arrive like 845pm.

My last flight on 25 Dec, it’s Christmas Day, everyone happy and very good mood. I really enjoy traveling with Americans Airlines from Miami to Minneapolis my home town after long flight from lhe to Doha then Miami. Thank you again to make my travels comfortable and relaxed. Best regards

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

Good. No issues except a slight delay. Crew came in late.

Not a pleasant experience, service was poor. Didn't like it

It was good. I prefer JB over other airlines.I just wish we had headphones for the films, but other than that - good.

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Checking In on JetBlue site was impossible. It hung up on REAL ID. Even my Global Entry did not help. Luckily, on Kayak site it was a breeze. Entire flight the temperature was COLD! Otherwise the crew was great!

The flight was two hours late due to a computer fault and resulting maintenance. Nothing was offered as compensation beyond bottles of water during the time we were deplaned and waiting in the terminal.

Very pleasant flight attendants. Gate crew rather loud chatting with each other.

Four plus hour flight delay in New York caused us to take off after 11:30pm. We didn’t arrive at our hotel until five hours after check in. Started the trip off feeling exhausted.

Plane was in bad shape. TV’s and WiFi didn’t work. Plane need a refresh. Not enough room for bags.

Spirit Airlines has a reputation for being a terrible, cheap airline, this is why. I took a gamble on them, having never flown with them before, and the flight got cancelled. First they delayed the flight about 4 times before finally canceling it because a flight attendant didn’t show up to work that day. That’s so stupid. When I asked a ticketing agent she said that’s “company policy”. A company policy that inconveniences hundreds of passengers because a single flight attendant didn’t show is ridiculous and inefficient. I will never, ever try flying Spirit Airlines again.

Worst every experience travelling with Family. So much delayed while going and returning both. All airlines were time except this. not sure Spirit operational issues. No recommend Spirit. It may spoil your entire trip. Rather spent extra $ and book better airlines.

Spirit cancelled my return flight the day before travel and so I had to book a last minute flight on American Airlines.

The traffic controllers had cancelled some flights, I wish they'd done it sooner so we didn't have to sit at the airport for 3 hours.

Horrible. They canceled the flight and didn’t offer much help

Late taking off. ATC sent us circling around Chicago for almost an hour, after landing taxied for 40 minutes.

I arrived two hours early, and at 9:20 I was still queuing for security.

We had too many delays for the crew not the plane

I liked that the crew looked well put together. I also liked that there were little turbulences.

The front desk personnel at ORF ticketing were the only good experience I had during my round trip. I encourage spirit to re-assess all aspects of their internal operations. This includes their website with constant issues connecting to their data base and questionable system practices. The employees of spirit airlines I will not comment on, as I believe primary issues had been a direct result of poor work conditions and expectations placed upon them. The holidays cause high emotions for everyone, this is an excellent time to take the opportunity to provide solutions for them, not take monetary advantage.

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