Distance from Mexico City to Cancún (Mexico)

The distance between Mexico City and Cancún, Quintana Roo is 1,297 kilometers (806 miles).

Mexico City, Mexico

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

From Mexico City to Cancún, the straight-line distance is 1,297 kilometers, heading east. Mexico City is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, while Cancún is at only 11 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Mexico City, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 19.4285° N 99.1277° W

Elevation: 2,240 m (7,349 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)
Cancún, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Cancun

Coordinates: 21.1743° N 86.8466° W

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Isla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
  • Cancún International Airport (CUN)
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM)
  • Cupul National Airport (TZM)
  • Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA)

Other distances from Mexico City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Mexico City to Tijuana 2,297 km
From Mexico City to Iztapalapa 11 km
From Mexico City to Puebla 106 km
From Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez 1,547 km
From Mexico City to Guadalajara 463 km

Other distances from Cancún

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cancún to Mexico City 1,297 km
From Cancún to Tijuana 3,235 km
From Cancún to Iztapalapa 1,292 km
From Cancún to Puebla 1,211 km
From Cancún to Ciudad Juárez 2,273 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Mexico that are at equal or similar distances as between Mexico City and Cancún.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brampton, Canada Halifax, Canada 1,297 km
Bucharest, Romania Berlin, Germany 1,297 km
Baghdad, Iraq Cairo, Egypt 1,298 km
Berlin, Germany Belfast, United Kingdom 1,298 km
Charlotte, United States Laval, Canada 1,298 km
Montréal, Canada Charlotte, United States 1,296 km
Cancún, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 1,298 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Puebla, Mexico 1,296 km
Cancún, Mexico Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 1,298 km
Vienna, Austria Reading, United Kingdom 1,295 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 1,295 km
Mississauga, Canada New South Memphis, United States 1,299 km
San Diego, United States Culiacán, Mexico 1,295 km
Brampton, Canada Memphis, United States 1,295 km
Rome, Italy Amsterdam, Netherlands 1,299 km
Oslo, Norway Swansea, United Kingdom 1,299 km
Belmopan, Belize Miami, United States 1,295 km
Manaus, Brazil Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 1,299 km

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