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Cheap Flight Deals to Playa del Carmen

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return 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.

Recent return flight deals to Playa del Carmen

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly to Playa del Carmen.
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13:15 - 15:15SYD-CUN
41h 00m2 stops
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16:10 - 12:15CUN-SYD
29h 05m2 stops
$1,803
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Mon, 18 Aug - Thu, 28 Aug
Delta Logo
09:25 - 17:10SYD-CUN
22h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
08:00 - 06:35CUN-SYD
31h 35m2 stops
$2,088Delta
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Tue, 17 Jun - Sat, 21 Jun
Air Canada Logo
10:20 - 13:05SYD-CUN
42h 45m2 stops
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07:05 - 08:35CUN-SYD
33h 30m1 stop
$2,668Air Canada
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Wed, 22 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 15:06SYD-CUN
20h 36m1 stop
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14:24 - 07:00CUN-SYD
25h 36m1 stop
$2,690United Airlines
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Mon, 18 Aug - Thu, 18 Sep
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 16:50SYD-CUN
22h 20m1 stop
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13:04 - 06:55CUN-SYD
26h 51m1 stop
$2,692United Airlines
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Mon, 18 Aug - Thu, 28 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
15:05 - 14:59MEL-CUN
38h 54m1 stop
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16:04 - 05:00CUN-MEL
21h 56m1 stop
$3,360Qantas Airways
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Wed, 14 May - Sun, 15 Jun
Qantas Airways Logo
15:05 - 14:59MEL-CUN
38h 54m1 stop
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18:05 - 10:35CUN-MEL
25h 30m2 stops
$3,399Qantas Airways
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Wed, 14 May - Sun, 15 Jun
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10:25 - 17:05SYD-CUN
21h 40m1 stop
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17:10 - 07:05CUN-SYD
22h 55m1 stop
$3,521American Airlines
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Fri, 6 Jun - Fri, 13 Jun
American Airlines Logo
15:05 - 10:55MEL-CUN
34h 50m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
13:00 - 05:00CUN-MEL
25h 00m1 stop
$4,013American Airlines
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Tue, 8 Jul - Wed, 16 Jul
Air Canada Logo
20:00 - 09:20MEL-CUN
52h 20m3 stops
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10:20 - 11:35CUN-MEL
34h 15m3 stops
$6,227Air Canada
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Tue, 8 Jul - Wed, 16 Jul
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Good to know – Book Cheap Playa del Carmen Plane Tickets

Low seasonAugust
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$885
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Cancun

FAQs - booking Playa del Carmen flights

  • How to fly to Playa del Carmen?

    You cannot fly directly to Playa del Carmen. KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun (CUN) (50.1 km from Playa del Carmen). From there you can hire a car or take a taxi.

  • What airports are near Playa del Carmen?

    The closest airport is Cancun (CUN) (50.1 km). KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun.

  • How far is Cancun Airport from central Cancun?

    Cancun Airport is 14 km from the centre of Cancun.

  • What is the name of Cancun’s airport?

    All flights to Cancun land at Cancun Airport. The airport code is CUN,and 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 travellers 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.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Playa del Carmen flight deals.

Top 5 airlines flying to Playa del Carmen

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7936 reviews
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
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It was an overnight flight and I desperately needed coffee before we landed, but Delta does only one beverage service, and that is shortly after takeoff, not before landing at 5 am.

8.0 ExcellentWilliam Drew, Apr 2025ATL - CZM
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It was an overnight flight and I desperately needed coffee before we landed, but Delta does only one beverage service, and that is shortly after takeoff, not before landing at 5 am.

A little bumpy ride . No food was being provided due the the turbulence. That was ok it was a short flight to my standards.

Simply outstanding. Their new lounge for Delta One customers is a cut above the rest.

Friendly flight attendants, smooth 8-9 hours flight. Economy seats are small and uncomfortable as usual.

Kind staff. Snacks are small but that’s the new normal.

Free Wi-Fi is good. That’s all - food mediocre, unfriendly crew, poor communication after trying to file a claim for my lost bag, which Delta didn’t even know was lost until I told them.

Customer service at the gate in the flight was exceptional. On time. Aircraft and seat was decent. Thanks Delta. 💗

All fine save for the abominable catering. Really gone downhill. We found it all inedible.

I upgraded to first class only to find out that I still had no access to the sky lounge without a sky miles card or AmEx (something that should be emphasized outside of the fine print!) Also, no food or drink service provided during the flight, so I basically paid 4x more just for “free” checked baggage and a bigger seat. Not worth it.

Typical flying experience in the US. Nothing particularly good or bad.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

They switched out gate from terminal 1 to terminal two ten minutes before boarding. So we had to make a 20 min crazy fast walk to a different terminal. Then we boarded the plane and waited for over 40 minutes until push back. Brutal

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

We took off an hour late due to arrival airport not having enough gates. That was followed by 1:30 wait to get our bags delivered for the entire flight.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

My experience was medium staff where great I dislike flying in triple 7 seats very uncomfortable and no room on jet all the rest of the flights where great

Checkin was painful and slow! Lady didn’t seem to know what was going on and couldn’t explain the delay. Seemed ahe couldnt see the computer scree and we couldn’t hear her talk through her mask.

Poor and identical to the first two legs, except for the crew who were patient, professional and of pleasant and jovial disposition!

No food/snack served during the flight. Crew wasn’t interested at all. Flew American First but flying low cost with Ryanair is even better

Didnt realize i had bought a seat that couldnt recline. Not horrible as it was very short flight.

It was great! Boarding and taking off on time, good crew—thank you!

I was in a wheelchair and went from international to domestic. I was transferred to several different modes of transport and expected to give a tip at each transfer. I was, although, grateful to get to the gate in time for my flight.

The flight was good. The only reason I did not say “excellent” was the delay

Domestic airlines have really fallen from what they used to be.

Airplane was cold. Flight attendants were rude. Phone charger did not work. No food available.

They could have done a better job announcing the boarding groups and asked for more drinks (water) if needed.

Flight delayed from rdu due to too much fuel. Had to stay overnight in dfw. Food vouchers inadequate to cover dinner and breakfast

It is okay. Flight was on time to start and early to land

Flight left on time. Crew was polite and helpful. Flight arrived early at destination. Had some trouble with in-flight entertainment system (not built in to seat-back) but found a work-around. Good experience.

Previous flight from Melbourne to Brisbane was late. I had 1 hr 40 min to get to the connecting flight. That was not enough time as I had to take a shuttle bus to change terminal. Then needed to get through security and customs. The airline was announcing my name to board at 9:10. The take off time was scheduled for 9:40 but I was again one of the last to board at about 9:20. Kayak needs to allow more time for these connections

Almost missed boarding, mass line up made me be the last person. Wish the announcement was more loud, didn’t hear what seats or zones were ready. Being last also made finding space for my roller bag. Fortunately the flight attendants made it work!

Air Canada business class used to be among the best among North American airlines, however it has gone downhill since the last time I flew with them. They didn't even offer any drinks prior to takeoff despite having over 30 minutes on the ground for boarding and de-icing. Once we got in the air the service was fine, however the food was lukewarm at best and just okay. The warm bread and spring mix salad was very good at least. My main complaint is they were letting economy guests use our washroom. Presumably because the Max 8 only has one in the rear. However as I was sitting in row 1 I constantly had passengers waiting in line for the toilet.

Good service was quite limited but that is due to short flight.

Breakfast sandwich option sold out by row 30 One flight attendant not very amicable (spoke to a few people about her)

Full compliments to Captain for all four landing. Crew could be more polite and nice.

Put first the requirement visible of the eta visa for no have problem in the airport at last time hour. Thak you.

Baggage lost and still waiting. Lack of communication. Expect more from our national airline

So smooth and easy! From boarding to arriving, we are very happy with our experience on air Canada.

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