$885 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to Playa del Carmen

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Cheap Flight Deals from Sydney to Playa del Carmen (SYD-CUN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Sydney 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 from Sydney to Playa del Carmen

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Sydney 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
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09:25 - 17:10SYD-CUN
22h 45m1 stop
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08:00 - 06:35CUN-SYD
31h 35m2 stops
$2,088Delta
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Tue, 17 Jun - Sat, 21 Jun
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17:45 - 15:15SYD-CUN
36h 30m1 stop
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16:10 - 07:05CUN-SYD
23h 55m1 stop
$2,208
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Mon, 18 Aug - Thu, 28 Aug
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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
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10:20 - 16:12SYD-CUN
20h 52m1 stop
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13:04 - 07:55CUN-SYD
26h 51m1 stop
$2,690United Airlines
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Thu, 2 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
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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
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20:55 - 12:25SYD-CUN
54h 30m3 stops
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14:10 - 19:00CUN-SYD
37h 50m2 stops
$3,045Turkish Airlines
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Fri, 23 May - Sun, 8 Jun
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11:30 - 18:35SYD-CUN
46h 05m2 stops
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01:20 - 17:15CUN-SYD
48h 55m2 stops
$3,415LATAM Airlines
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Tue, 17 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
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12:50 - 14:15SYD-CUN
41h 25m3 stops
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01:20 - 17:15CUN-SYD
47h 55m2 stops
$3,432LATAM Airlines
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Wed, 15 Oct - Wed, 22 Oct
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10:20 - 16:20SYD-CUN
22h 00m1 stop
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20:45 - 08:35CUN-SYD
43h 50m2 stops
$9,780Air Canada
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Thu, 16 Oct - Sat, 25 Oct
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Low season

April

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$885
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Sydney to Playa del Carmen

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sydney to Playa del Carmen based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Sydney to Playa del Carmen

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Sydney to Playa del Carmen?

    When flying out of Sydney you’ll be using Sydney Kingsford Smith. Playa del Carmen does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Cancun airport, which is 50.1 km away.

  • How long does a flight from Sydney to Playa del Carmen take?

    There are no direct flights covering the 22,818 km separating Sydney and Playa del Carmen but indirect flights take around 20h 36m.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney 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 from Sydney to Playa del Carmen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sydney 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 from Sydney is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney 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 from Sydney up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sydney to Playa del Carmen?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Sydney and Playa del Carmen found on KAYAK was with Delta for $998. Delta offered a return connection from $2,088 and Air Canada from $2,668.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Sydney to Playa del Carmen

  • There is no airport in Playa del Carmen. Instead, you’ll be flying into Cancun Airport when flying between Sydney and Playa del Carmen.
  • The cheapest flight from Sydney to Playa del Carmen was found 51 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is June.

Top 5 airlines serving Sydney to Playa del Carmen

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney 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
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.5Crew
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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.

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

Zero updates from the pilots for 30 minutes in the tarmac

I think they can provide the better food/snack option for the 4 hours flight. Drinks are fine.

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.

Crew was nice. Flight was timely. Seats could be better as well as the food considering it’s first class.

Good and consistent Printer in lounge did not work for me :(

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

Was unsure of this flight due to high winds in CVG from Hurricane Helene. Crew did a great job of getting us to CVG safely.

It was not in Delta's control, but when we landed, we ended up parking at the wrong gate, and so everyone was already ready to deplane and had their carryon bags, ready to leave. But we had to sit down and move to the proper gate. This process took over 30 minutes. Again, not Delta's fault - more so on the staff at JFK

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.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

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

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

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

Fight was delayed an hour due to operational issues ,then further delayed due to ground control for a total of about 1.30 hours. Salad was completely frozen and flatware was so cold you could barely handle it. Crew was friendly and professional and the flight was smooth. The aircraft was clean and well-serviced.

The flight was delayed, it took longer than anticipated because of weather, and they broke my luggage.

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.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

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

When I'm on a 5hr 22 minute flight I expect food to be purchased. Especially when American makes a very tight connection time where u have to run to make the long flight. Chips and nuts are unacceptable and being told you should be in first class to get a meal is also unacceptable. I didn't change the flight times American Airlines did.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

I had a horrible experience from the time I dropped off my bags until the time I landed. The staff taking the bags at the check-in counter prior to security, forced me to check my baby stroller, even though it weighed less than 20 pounds. their excuse was that the wheels were too big. I have never had an issue gate checking this exact same stroller in the past either on American or on any other airline. when I asked for the agent to show me the rule about the size of the wheels on strollers, they told me to look it up on the AA website. I did so, and did not find any indication that wheel size was a problem for gate checking strollers. The only limitation would be the weight of the stroller which mine was below. I was left with a one-year-old child and all of my carry-on luggage, diaper bag, and the like to walk around the airport without the assistance of a stroller and had the same issue when I exited the plane and had to go all the way to baggage claim without a stroller. In addition, while on the airplane, I was told I can only get one bag of cookies as a snack, even though I was with a child. Apparently my child and I were supposed to share a cookie. While this latter issue is a minor one, it is just another example of the absolutely horrible customer service that American Airlines provides. In addition, the 737 aircraft that I was on was extremely hot and the air vents above the seat were so far away from the aisle and middle seats that it was comical. I could barely reach the air vent to adjust it. I had to ask the person in the window seat to do it for me. The whole experience was just a nightmare.

Check bag location is full of rude employees who are unwilling to assist with issues after talking to AA on the phone and relaying messages. The boarding was good. While on the flight it got really hot. Asked flight attendant if there’s a way to drop the temp and make it more comfortable as we are flying from DC to Miami so flying from cold to hot weather. No changes made. Stayed hot and uncomfortable on the plane. When asked again about the AC being down the flight attendant said no the WiFi was down but not the AC. I mentioned it was still hot. No changes.

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

I'm not a valued flyer so I'm always in the last group to board...that sucks, always

These are the things that AA did right on this flight:1 Smooth Boarding Process, 2 Departed on time, 3 Arrived early at destination 4, Friendly and courteous staff. Great job AA!

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

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.

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.

All went extremely smoothly even during the busy Christmas travel season. This flight (when I took it) is a daytime flight (14:00 departure NZ time) so it was hard for me to sleep. Other carriers fly overnight (18:00 departure NZ time), which is much more conducive to sleeping. .

Good except for the kid kicking the back of my seat and then plyin a game on the touch screen

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