Cancun Airport to Puerto Morelos Transfer
The shortest run south from CUN, at a fixed price for the whole vehicle.
- Distance
- 15.0 miles
- Drive time
- 30–40 min
- Highway
- Highway 307
- From, one way
- $180
The drive
The shortest southbound transfer from CUN
Puerto Morelos is 15.0 miles from the airport, about 30–40 min. Of everything south of Cancún it is the closest, and it is no further from the terminal than the busiest part of the Hotel Zone — Punta Cancún is 15 miles by road.
That is because the airport already sits south of the city. Turning south onto Highway 307 puts you most of the way there, with no city traffic in between.
This trip at a glance
- Distance
- 15.0 miles south on Highway 307
- Drive time
- 30–40 min in normal traffic
- Meeting point
- Outside the arrivals exit, with a name sign.
- Flight tracked
- 60 minutes free waiting from landing.
Prices
What a Cancun to Puerto Morelos transfer costs
The quoted total is for the vehicle, whoever is in it. On a run this short the base rate dominates, so the price difference between a sedan and an SUV is small compared with the difference in luggage space.
If you are booking for a group arriving together, the vehicle size question is about bags rather than seats.
| Vehicle | Seats | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Sedan | Up to 2 | $180 | $360 |
| Premium SUV | Up to 5 | $200 | $400 |
| Executive SUV | Up to 5 | $230 | $460 |
| Sprinter Executive | Up to 12 | $495 | $990 |
| Sprinter Coach | Up to 14 | $495 | $990 |
| Executive Coach Bus | Up to 40 | $940 | $1,880 |
| Motor Coach | Up to 55 | $1,050 | $2,100 |
Two places
There are two quite different destinations sharing this name, and the confirmation needs to say which one.
The town is a small fishing village a couple of minutes east of the highway, built around a square with the leaning lighthouse on the seafront. It is compact, walkable and low-rise, and the drop-off is an ordinary street address.
The resort strip is something else: large all-inclusive properties spread along Highway 307 for several miles, north and south of the town turnoff, most of them on private access roads off the highway. A resort using a Puerto Morelos address might be nowhere near the square.
Which one are you going to?
- The town: a street address near the square and the lighthouse.
- The strip: a highway kilometer marker and a property name.
- They can be fifteen minutes apart despite sharing a town name.
Hotels
Two on the Bahía Petempich stretch come from completed bookings rather than a list: Excellence Riviera Cancún and Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Cancún. Both sit off Highway 307 around kilometer 27.5, north of the town.
Other properties on the same stretch are quoted the same way. Give the property name and we will match it to the right access road.
The reef
The reef here sits unusually close to shore, and the stretch of water in front of the town is a protected national park. That is the reason the village stayed low-rise while the coast either side of it filled with resorts.
It also shapes the day. Snorkelling and diving trips leave from the town pier rather than from the resorts, so a stay on the strip usually means a short trip into town for anything on the water.
If the boats are the point of your trip, staying in the town rather than on the highway removes a drive from every morning.
The other thing this junction is known for runs the opposite way. Opposite the town turnoff, a road heads inland through the jungle past a string of cenotes — the freshwater sinkholes the peninsula is full of. It starts at the same set of traffic lights the beach road does, which is why a Puerto Morelos base puts both the reef and the cenotes within a short drive of each other.
We drop at addresses on either road. The cenote sites are spread along several miles of it, so the name of the one you are going to matters as much as the road does.
At CUN
Your driver waits outside the arrivals exit, holding a sign with your name, and the flight is tracked so the pickup moves with it. The first hour after landing is free.
Say whether you are going to the town or to a resort on the highway strip, because the turn off Highway 307 is different for each.
Going home
This is the most forgiving return on the coast, because the airport is so close. That is also why people cut it fine.
Allow the 30–40 min drive, then whatever your airline asks you to be at the terminal for an international departure. The highway north is quick, but the check-in cut-off is the fixed point, not the drive.
Add a few minutes at the start if you are on the resort strip: the access roads off the highway take longer than the map suggests, and a large property's entrance can be a fair way from its lobby.
Return pickup
- Pickup point
- The hotel or street entrance, at the time on your confirmation.
- Allow for
- 30–40 min north on Highway 307.
- Then add
- Whatever your airline asks for an international departure.
Nearby
The same highway serves every destination below, so a change of hotel is usually a change of price rather than a change of plan.
Booking
The flight number, the terminal, the property name and the bag count — and whether you are going to the town or the strip, which is the one thing this route needs that the others do not.
Whether you are bound for the town or the strip, the Puerto Morelos price covers tolls. A tip is up to you, child seats cost nothing if asked for, and cancellation is free until a day out.
The Cancún hub covers the coast as a whole. Further south: Cancun airport to Playa del Carmen and Cancun airport to Tulum. Staying in the city instead? Cancun airport to the Hotel Zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
15.0 miles south on Highway 307 — the shortest southbound transfer we run.
About 30–40 min. The airport is already south of the city, so there is no city traffic on the way.
From $200 one way in a Premium SUV for up to five passengers, or from $180 in a Business Sedan for two. Round trip is twice the one-way price.
Most large all-inclusive resorts using a Puerto Morelos address are on Highway 307, north or south of the town, on private access roads. The town itself is a small village around a square, a couple of minutes east of the highway. Tell us which when you book — they can be fifteen minutes apart.
The reef sits unusually close to shore here and the water in front of the town is protected. Snorkelling and diving boats leave from the town pier rather than from the resorts.
It depends which part. Puerto Morelos is 15.0 miles from the terminal. The southern end of the Hotel Zone, Punta Nizuc, is much closer at 7.4 miles, but Punta Cancún in the middle of the strip is 15 miles — about the same drive.
Work back from your airline's check-in cut-off: about 30–40 min of driving plus whatever the airline asks for an international departure, and a few minutes more if you are on the resort strip.
Outside the arrivals exit at Cancun airport, holding a sign with your name on it. The exact spot is on your booking confirmation.