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Distance from Playa del Carmen to Cancun

Distance between Playa del Carmen and Cancun is 65 kilometers (41 miles).
Driving distance from Playa del Carmen to Cancun is 71 kilometers (44 miles).

air 65 km
air 41 miles
car 71 km
car 44 miles

Distance Map Between Playa del Carmen and Cancun

Playa del Carmen, Chetumal, MexicoCancun, Chetumal, Mexico = 41 miles = 65 km.

How far is it between Playa del Carmen and CancĂșn

Playa del Carmen is located in Mexico with (20.6274,-87.0799) coordinates and Cancun is located in Mexico with (21.1743,-86.8466) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Playa del Carmen to Cancun is equal to 41 miles which is equal to 65 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Playa del Carmen and Cancun is 70.6 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 00 hours 37 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 6 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Playa del Carmen 20.6274, -87.0799 20° 37´ 38.6400'' N
87° 4´ 47.5320'' W
Cancun 21.1743, -86.8466 21° 10´ 27.4440'' N
86° 50´ 47.6160'' W

Estimated Travel Time Between Playa del Carmen and CancĂșn

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 01 hours 28 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 01 hours 06 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 00 hours 52 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 00 hours 43 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 00 hours 37 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 00 hours 35 minutes
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