Cancún
Cancún is the most populous city in the state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico, on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
Cancún is the most populous city in the state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico, on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is situated on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. Cancún is located just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya. It encompasses the Hotel Zone, which is the main area for tourism.
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Worth seeing in and around Cancún
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
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- 02Andrés Quintana Roo Olympic Stadium
Football (soccer) stadium in Cancún, Mexico, home venue for Atlante FC
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Things to do
Cancún is best known for its beautiful turquoise waters and powdery white beaches. To get from the center to a beach quickly, go to
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Where to eat
For a big variety of local food, the Mercado 28 and the Parque de las Palapas are the right address. These US fast food (and casual dining) chains are less common worldwide, but have restaurants in Cancun: • in the city center: Carl's Jr and Church’s Chicken • near the city center: Little Caesars (pizza) and Dairy Queen (ice cream and cakes) • in the Hotel Zone: Johnny Rockets and Hooters • in the Plaza Las Americas…
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Getting to Cancún
- Airports
- Cancún (CUN), 14 km · Cozumel (CZM), 72 km · Felipe Carrillo Puerto Tulum (TQO), 139 km
- Cozumel → Cancún83 km · quickest by road, 7h 57m · MX$95–130
- Tulum → Cancún118 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · MX$130–170
- Mérida → Cancún289 km · quickest by air, 4h 4m · MX$970–1,490
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cancún
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cancún. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThey are in free standing buildings and within the malls for travelers planning to take a day trip, shopping for tours and activities or for booking an onward journey to the next destination.
- Get inThe following bus lines offer services into and out of the Central Bus Terminal: Second class buses with AU, Oriente, Mayab and Noroeste (subsidiaries of Grupo ADO) are available for more localized travel to Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, Polponah, Kantunilkin, Chiquila (location for Holbox ferry) and other nearby towns and villages in Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche states.
- Get aroundR1 buses will go to the ADO bus station and some go to Puerto Juarez (where you can catch the ferry to Isla Mujeres.
- Get aroundA taxi from the Puerto Juarez ferry terminal to the Mercado 28 area at night will be quoted at roughly M$200, and may have a driver willing to accept M$150 if you say that you need to find a taxi for that amount (Feb 2024).
- Go nextThe largest Maya archaeological site in Yucatan, Chichen Itza is often visited on a day trip from Cancún, but is rather distant and only a small portion of the site and attractions can be seen this way.
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Next door to Cancún
- Alfredo V. Bonfiltown in Juárez Municipality, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico8.1 km
- Puerto Juárezhuman settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico4.7 km
- 3rd federal electoral district of Quintana Roofederal electoral district of Mexico1.9 km
- 4th federal electoral district of Quintana RooFederal electoral district of Mexico1.9 km