£239 Find Cheap Flights to Playa del Carmen

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Cheapest return fare
£525
Typical prices: £709-£454
Multiple Airlines
Thu 28/5Tue 16/6
BHX - CUN • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
£559
Typical prices: £650-£469
British Airways
Wed 16/9Wed 23/9
LGW - CUN • Direct
Arrival airport
You can’t fly directly to Playa del Carmen. It is served by Cancún (CUN), located 31.1 miles from Playa del Carmen.
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Cheap Flights 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.
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Recent return flight deals to Playa del Carmen

Thu, 28 May - Tue, 16 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:15 - 17:40
BHX
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CUN
29h 25m
1 stop
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19:40 - 17:10
CUN
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BHX
39h 30m
2 stops
£525Multiple Airlines
Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun
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05:55 - 17:40
STN
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CUN
17h 45m
1 stop
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19:40 - 15:30
CUN
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STN
13h 50m
1 stop
£527Multiple Airlines
Thu, 28 May - Tue, 16 Jun
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16:30 - 17:40
LTN
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CUN
31h 10m
2 stops
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19:40 - 13:45
CUN
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LTN
36h 05m
1 stop
£531Multiple Airlines
Wed, 17 Jun - Wed, 24 Jun
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10:00 - 13:55
GLA
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CUN
9h 55mdirect
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15:55 - 06:45
CUN
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GLA
8h 50mdirect
£572TUI Airways
Wed, 17 Jun - Wed, 24 Jun
TUI Airways Logo
10:00 - 13:55
GLA
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CUN
9h 55mdirect
TUI Airways Logo
15:55 - 06:45
CUN
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GLA
8h 50mdirect
£573TUI Airways
Thu, 14 May - Fri, 22 May
British Airways Logo
08:50 - 18:00
MAN
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CUN
15h 10m
1 stop
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19:45 - 21:05
CUN
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MAN
19h 20m
1 stop
£605British Airways
Thu, 7 May - Thu, 21 May
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06:15 - 17:40
LHR
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CUN
17h 25m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:15 - 18:35
CUN
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LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
£626Virgin Atlantic
Thu, 7 May - Thu, 21 May
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08:55 - 17:40
LHR
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CUN
14h 45m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:15 - 21:25
CUN
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LHR
19h 10m
1 stop
£627Virgin Atlantic
Thu, 7 May - Mon, 11 May
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06:15 - 17:40
LHR
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CUN
17h 25m
1 stop
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12:50 - 10:20
CUN
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LHR
15h 30m
1 stop
£630Air France
Thu, 7 May - Thu, 14 May
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08:55 - 17:40
LHR
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CUN
14h 45m
1 stop
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12:50 - 08:50
CUN
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LHR
14h 00m
1 stop
£631Air France
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Good to know - Cheap tickets to Playa del Carmen

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£236
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
Flight from London Luton Airport to Cancun

FAQs - booking Playa del Carmen flights

  • How long is the flight to Playa del Carmen?

    Flights from Newcastle upon Tyne9h 35m
    Flights from Manchester9h 41m
    Flights from Birmingham9h 37m
    Flights from Glasgow9h 22m
    Flights from London10h 01m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Cancun?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cancun was found on the route from London, at £525 return. The most popular connection is from London to Cancun and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £536 in the last 3 days.

  • How to fly to Playa del Carmen?

    You cannot fly directly to Playa del Carmen. KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun (CUN) (31.13 miles 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 Cozumel (CZM) (12.15 mi). Another nearby airport is Cancun (CUN) (31.13 mi) KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun.

  • How far is Cancun Airport from central Cancun?

    The distance between Cancun Airport and the city centre of Cancun is 9 miles.

  • 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.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Playa del Carmen? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Playa del Carmen for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to Playa del Carmen from Manchester £355, from Birmingham £496, from Newcastle upon Tyne £684
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Playa del Carmen flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Playa del Carmen

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom 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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United AirlinesOverall score based on 9665 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
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United Airline crews were very friendly and very attentive. 12 hours flight was gone like in a shorter one.

10.0 ExcellentPeter, Apr 2026
SFO - ICN
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United Airline crews were very friendly and very attentive. 12 hours flight was gone like in a shorter one.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

First time flying with UA and it was a great experience. Thank you

No seat back entertainment. And app had a hard time getting entertainment loaded.

The boarding in Buenos Aires (at the on ramp) was not great. They had to check every carry on. Not a United problem but was a Buenos Aires problem.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

Staff on board was excellent. Positive upbeat helpful- like it used to be.

For an expensive flight to another country, United has a lot of nerve serving pretzels and no meals (unless, of course, you want to buy something to eat). Unacceptable.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

We travelled from London to Halifax. Customer service was excellent.fron the day we booked until arriving. The gate was only a short frombthe waiting area and walk Boarding was efficiently handled and plane took off on time. The service on the plane was very good. Fool an acceptable drandard Only downside was that the legroom was tight for anybody just over 6ft tall and am usually able to travel without difficulty. I will definitely fly with Air Canada again but next time pay for extr space.

Was disappointed when landing in Canada was made to wait for over 1 hour with several other parents and babies for our strollers . The expectation was that the gate checked strollers would be there when exiting aircraft. This was not the case we were told to walk to a point and wait for them . After being left there and not being updated we were met with very hostile and rude air canada staff . There where no apologies or understanding even though all the children where very uncomfortable and the parents very frustrated as you can imagine . Instead the air canada staff at the airport where very rude and made an already frustrating situation much worse instead of trying to assure the parents that that were making effort to fix the situation. One gentleman in particular was very rude to some parents telling them to move when they were simply seeking information. He made the other parents including myself feel very uncomfortable. He also told a gentleman he was capturing images of everyones boarding pass when this was untrue as he was only taking a photo of the gentleman pass which was strange.

Business Class was great with two exceptions: they should board Business Class Only first, then loyalty, then handicapped and families with young children then by zone. With all the loyalty and credit card holders and families with kids, dozens boarded before us and we were in row 3. My only other compliant with Air Canada is they don’t serve drinks and snacks in business class until at a cruising altitude. Transat and Emirates serve prior to takeoff which is especially nice during boarding of big planes and de-icing.

I explained this tragedy already with Jazz It was terrible starting with Jazz delayed 3 times so that I missed my direct flight to Mexico City and the only option was a 19 hour trip to Toronto and then down to Mexico City I was delayed by a day I had to sleep in tbe Airport on a hard bench I was given vouchers which were not honored I had no place to eat until 0545 and then catch my flight which was boarding I went to the AC counter to c/o and that was to no avail I then had the experience of my suitcase being lost and no clothes gor 2 days

It was good, seating was a little tight apart from that all was well.

No entertainment system. Paid extra for wider seats but not worth the cost. Flight left a little late and arrived early.

I liked the flight but the check in was horrendous. I have booked with you before but not ever had to pay extra for luggage, it was not clear on booking, I didn't know there was different categories of economy that meant different allowances. So was alarmed when we had to pay a further £120 at the check-in at a point of not changing.

Seats were so small. I’m 6ft and a good 20% of me hung out into the aisle and the flight attendants come dashing with the cart. On multiple occasions they hit me before saying mind your elbows and knees. I’m like, yes, but where do i put them. There isn’t a space that exists that i can fold into. The carts are so close to the seats when they pass through that i regularly felt water dripping on me as they poured drinks. Overall 3/10 experience. Highly unlikely to recommend

Would have preferred a better food menu. Other than that, no complaints.

I wish they gave the earphones earlier rather than when we are already in flight.

Cramped seating but standard in all smaller aircrafts today no matter what airlines. Crew very helpful, friendly & attentive so makes up for that.

Wonderful business class flight in a lovely new plane with an excellent crew

OK, except for a cabin attendant's lack of attention.

efficient. on time. cabin crew were very professional and very nice to deal with. would definately fly BA again.

It was great overall. A few slight improvements could be made on the onboarding process at the Gates with announcements and clarity of communications (both at the gate and in flight). The movies in the entertainment options could be improved for bollywood, hollywood.

I alrady responded to this request, and expllaned at length that this was the worst flying experience in my 77 years. I will NEVER fly BA again.

Airbus A350 is poorly designed for wheelchair users and reduced mobility passengers. The angle of the pods makes it awkward to transfer. I was able to but I have ab stability. It could be a real challenge for people with more severe mobility impairments. You'd think Airbus would have come up with a solution for this or thought more about us disabled folks more when designing this aircraft.

The crew has always been great on BA. They are very friendly and accommodating. I like that they have vegetarian options already in the menu. And the free wine is a nice perk.) I noticed (both directions of my trip) minor upgrades/ replacements needed on the plane itself (touch screen didn't work with touch; bathroom light didn't go on). However, this is one of my favorite airlines.

It was not British Air, we were put onto Air Portugal for our London to Lisbon leg.

Everything was spectacular except the boarding. It was just a mob of people while all groups were called over the public address system.

Missed slot to leave so we were on the plane for an extra hour. The seats were really uncomfortable and the food was poor. The experience makes me think twice about flying as I suspect they are all similar.

Fine, charter flights. Plane full, and staff nice and friendly. No option for free food or drink. Entertainment through paid app.

The 737-8 is too small for the length of flight especially if there are any delays

The flight was delayed over 2 hours, we should off left the plane2 late passengers as it’s not fair on everyone who’s followed the rules.

Dreamliner. Yes great if maintained. I didn't see anyones screen work consistently during either of our flights. Worse was their ability to not only dump you out of premium but separate couples and seat someone's carer at the opposite end of the aircraft. This poor gentleman had no hand so his partner who assists him, being seated at the other end of the aircraft, well that really showed us all what Tui think :( It was fairly dire all in all, they advertise all the perks of the dreamliner only in reality you don't have the features and they change the windows and colours to suit their constant sales pitches. Ironically they were so low on stock for the return flight that all their sales pitches were a waste of time! Their contract only favours them and 'operational changes' well they cover every excuse and Tui use it. Surprisingly we haven't reinstalled the Tui app or booked with them since. It's a shame as I rated them highly during the pandemic.

One flight attendant not wearing a mask over nose, 50% of passengers not either, and no effort to correct. Boarding was very late with no information - lots of standing around waiting.

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