€379 Find Cheap Flights to Playa del Carmen – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
€555
Typical prices: €726-€759
American Airlines
Wed 4/11Sun 22/11
DUB - CUN • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
€643
Aer Lingus
Tue 3/11Tue 10/11
DUB - CUN • Direct
Arrival airport
You can’t fly directly to Playa del Carmen. It is served by Cancún (CUN), located 50.1 km 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

Wed, 4 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
American Airlines Logo
13:10 - 11:43
DUB
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CUN
27h 33m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:02 - 09:50
CUN
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DUB
16h 48m
2 stops
€555American Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
American Airlines Logo
11:30 - 10:30
DUB
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CUN
28h 00m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 09:50
CUN
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DUB
15h 30m
2 stops
€619American Airlines
Wed, 26 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:40 - 12:10
DUB
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CUN
31h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
05:25 - 13:15
CUN
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DUB
25h 50m
3 stops
€641Multiple Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
KLM Logo
05:45 - 15:05
DUB
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CUN
14h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
16:55 - 22:15
CUN
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DUB
24h 20m
1 stop
€642KLM
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Aer Lingus Logo
13:30 - 19:20
DUB
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CUN
10h 50mdirect
Aer Lingus Logo
21:05 - 11:20
CUN
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DUB
9h 15mdirect
€643Aer Lingus
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Aer Lingus Logo
13:30 - 19:20
DUB
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CUN
10h 50mdirect
Aer Lingus Logo
21:05 - 11:20
CUN
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DUB
9h 15mdirect
€644Aer Lingus
Thu, 5 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov
KLM Logo
05:45 - 15:05
DUB
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CUN
14h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
16:55 - 16:20
CUN
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DUB
18h 25m
1 stop
€645KLM
Wed, 4 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov
KLM Logo
17:15 - 15:05
DUB
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CUN
26h 50m
1 stop
KLM Logo
16:55 - 12:40
CUN
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DUB
14h 45m
1 stop
€646KLM
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Aer Lingus Logo
13:30 - 19:20
DUB
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CUN
10h 50mdirect
Aer Lingus Logo
21:05 - 11:20
CUN
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DUB
9h 15mdirect
€647Aer Lingus
Mon, 17 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
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13:15 - 10:05
DUB
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CUN
26h 50m
1 stop
Air Transat Logo
21:35 - 11:30
CUN
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DUB
31h 55m
1 stop
€648Air Transat
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Good to know – Book Cheap Playa del Carmen Plane Tickets

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight€379
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Dublin to Cancun

FAQs - booking Playa del Carmen flights

  • How long is the flight to Playa del Carmen?

    Flights from Dublin10h 50m
  • 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 Cozumel Intl (CZM) (19.56 km). Another nearby airport is Cancun (CUN) (50.1 km) KAYAK recommends you fly to Cancun.

  • How far is Cancun Airport from central Cancun?

    There are 14 km between Cancun city centre and Cancun Airport.

  • What is the name of Cancun’s airport?

    When flying to Cancun, you'll arrive at Cancun Airport (CUN). The airport is also known 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 return tickets to Playa del Carmen for the following prices or less: From Dublin €713
  • 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 Ireland 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9893 reviews
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
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I needed internet for critical matters and it never worked.

2.0 MediocreJorge Luis, Jun 2026
DEN - MEX
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I needed internet for critical matters and it never worked.

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

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.

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

Great smooth flight. Had a seating change, but that was an improvement. Thanks United Airways Crew.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

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.

It’s a service to take you from one point to another. No frills. You want it, you take it. It’s upon you to bring food, reading material, games to play, movies to watch, etc. The wifi onboard never works - so you cannot even listen to any podcasts, music, or get updated news feeds. The toilet is a mess, and a four flight does not need any hygienic interventions when people either splatter their pee all over the seats or on the floor. It’s a monopolized service and so smile and bear it.

Everything was great!! I had no problems!! I would fly Aer Lingus again! 🥰

From Rome to Dublin if you want any refreshments you have to pay for them, Not used to this as we typically get soft drinks and a little snack on a 3hour flight in the US.

Boarding was fine, difficult to understand the guy over the speaker though so we were unsure when exactly to board until they updated the monitor by the gate. Flight itself was fine, nice flight attendants, seats were comfortable enough, good selection of entertainment on the screens. Other airlines at a similar price point have included wifi though, at a minimum messaging, for free, so that was a little disappointing to not have that. But otherwise fine. Food was pretty decent, nice hot meal, good drink selection, nice snacks. Bathrooms were ok, could've been cleaned a little more often, but they were never bad.

Vegetarian food option was very poor. Effectively, overcooked rice ("risotto"). Zero protein which is always disappointing with no vegetables and poorly seasoned. Basically had lots of carbs on 6-hour flight. Not acceptable for business class in 2026. Flight was otherwise very good.

Small plane. Tight seating . What can one say except that it was fast!

Flight crew was very cold and stood around a lot talking to each other.

I sat in the first row behind first class. There was plenty of legroom. The entertainment was great. I saw two excellent movies and one episode of a sitcom. Also enjoyed the flight tracker.

On time, only a little turbulence, very competent and caring attendants. Clear information.

The flights are literally always delayed arriving, boarding and taking off so they are always late for the connection. I planned ahead so I was okay but many others aren't. The food was terrible. The staff was very pleasant. I appreciate boarding back to front.

On a four hour delayed flight now on seats back end of the plane instead front-

The pricing was split into an ultra basic fare with a comfort seat upgrade. This is misleading. Never were we shown an ultra basic fare. What this did because the fare category was ultra basic we could not bid on an upgrade first class seat. All e mails from WestJet were for ultra basic category with my wife and I upset as we could not confirm this with anyone from your firm.The check in counter were not going to allow our carry on but after some checking saw we had ultra basic and a comfort seat upgrade. They could not figure out how this was done. Now we have to go through this again at the gate in Mexico. Unless I missed it - please let customers know the billing in future. Respectfully. Gary & Nancy Moughtin

As someone who never flies WestJet unless there is no other viable option I have to give this crew credit where credit is due. Extremely well done everyone.

Great seats, super comfortable, but no in flight entertainment which was a let down

Single flights to Cancun purchased through third-party, initially had issues printing luggage labels with the lady at the airport Pearson… Was super friendly and assisted quickly despite being very busy

Require more comfortable seats. More frequent water/beverage service. I would like better food choices. Overall, very mediocre. I now only fly WestJet when there are no other schedule options - no longer my first choice.

we were upgraded to business class, not sure why, so the flight exceeded our expectations. Perhaps this was because the flight Cancun to Calgary was a nightmare , not even guaranteed a seat upon checkin at the airport.

Not the fault of WestJet but we had to wait in the plane on the tarmac in Cancun for 1 hour.

The 787 was amazing. Listening to screaming and crying children for four hours was horrible. Small children should be in one section. Seats were very comfortable and leg room was fantastic. Information was very generic on timing.

A lot of people needing bathroom before arrival some didn’t get to use; plane a little small felt cramped but worked still a bigger plane would be nice. Crew was friendly and flight was on time and smooth. No food for vegans 🤔

lucky i am considered slender. but i am 5'7", so in case of emergency it would have been completely impossible to put my head on my lap. THERE SIMPLY WAS NO ROOM TO BEND OVER, ALTHOUGH I AM MORE THAN CAPABLE(AS A LIFETIME OF YOGA WILL ATTEST TO). CRAZY DANGEROUS HOW SQUEEZED INTO THE SEATS WE WERE. i have travelled to mexico for almost 20 years, mostly on westjet, but they have obviously squeezed more seats into the 737 to ,,,,,you guessed it make more money!!!!!! also i had to repeatedly move my 'seatmate' as she kept falling asleep, and as she was definately not slender, she squished me into the window seat all through the flight., if i could have jumped out of the plane and swam to mexico i would have done it in a heartbeat. TERRIBLE FLIGHT, NO FOOD, OH, SORRY, FREE PRETZELS OR COOKIES. LOTS OF BOOZE FOR SALE THOUGH!!!! WORST FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!!!

Broke my luggage and I can't get a resolution yet.

There were no TV screens - even in Business class. 5 delays, and only given $12 meal voucher! Terrible!

Flight was delayed again and again ultimately almost three hours getting us to our location at close to midnight by the time we got in and out of airport to destination. I had taken time off work to enjoy an evening at destination and that was now wasted

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

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

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

Ac was broken so we deplaned, waited 2 hours, taxiing for takeoff they said the plane would not fly so we went back to the gate and got a new plane which took another hour. In all a 4 hour delay for an 80 min flight.

We were delayed bc ground crew gave the flight crew the wrong paperwork. We taxiied to the runway then back to the gate to get the correct paperwork that no one bothered reviewing the first time we pushed back. Boarding was rude and stressful like it always is. Gate agents and flight attendants are all over 55 years of age, embittered by years of underpayment From AA leading to their passive agressive bitchiness for no reason.

Boarding time was easy & quick. Crew was excellent. In-flight entertainment was great/easy. Seats are too small and not enough room between rows: felt like a sardine/very cramped.

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

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

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

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.

The crew assigned did not start on time due to delays on having a person call off sick and later having a person not wanting to stay on cancun. No screens and also no beverages provided delay for 2 h 15 min

The 6 hour delay with minimal updates was not handled well. After many complaints from most of the un-boarded passengers, food vouchers were offered. The catering strike meant there was no food or snacks on the plane. Beverage service was heavily impacted, only water or juice was available. The staff at the gate was kind enough to inform that "if you want to eat on the plane, you will need to bring it on when boarding".

I did not like the fact that our bags went missing

Boarding was seemless. As for the flight itself, we deiced the wings twice. Had to come back to check for mechanical issues leading to our flight arriving 3-hours late to destination. As for food choice, do not choose the pancakes as it was similar to eating sweet microwaved porridge.

The landing was a little rough fit the size and weight of the plane we made it .

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