Mexico City to Mérida

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Mexico City to Mérida. From €86.87, fastest 4h 53m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Mexico City to Mérida costs €86.87 at the cheapest and takes 4h 53m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 1,037 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,037 km
Fastest
4h 53m
Average
4h 59m
Services per day
24
Cheapest
€86.87
CO2 per passenger
255.1 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 53m1h 43m3h 10m€102.21255.1 kg24
  • 4h 53mFastest, by Flight
  • €102.21Cheapest, by Flight
  • 255.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,037 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€86.87
  1. VivaAerobús VA844618:191h 44m20:03Mexico City MEXMérida MID

Door to door 4h 54mCO2 255.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€101.03
  1. Volaris V394616:361h 43m18:19Mexico City NLUMérida MID

Door to door 4h 53mCO2 255.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mexico City to Mérida
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Mexico City to MéridaSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Flight€224.93€190.12€158.26€127.58€134.66€171.24€155.90€128.17€122.86€106.34€102.21€109.29€137.61€129.94

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €86.87

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Mérida. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Mérida?

The search opens on Mérida with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Mexico City to Mérida

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €109.8890 days
  2. €66.8160 days
  3. €72.1245 days
  4. €83.3330 days
  5. €98.6721 days
  6. €129.9414 days
  7. €155.907 days
  8. €158.263 days
  9. €224.931 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €66.81.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €224.93, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€224.93€66.811371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €122.86Sun
  2. €106.34Mon
  3. €102.21Tue
  4. €109.29Wed
  5. €137.61Thu
  6. €129.94Fri
  7. €128.17Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €127.58Sep
  2. €92.18Oct
  3. €82.15Nov
  4. €83.92Dec
  5. €82.74Jan
  6. €69.76Feb

The route

Mexico CityMexico CityMéridaMérida
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 1,037 km against 1,006 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Mexico City at 06:21 and the last at 20:08, across 24 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Mexico City

Rail
  • Amajac
  • Lechería
  • Moctezuma
Bus
  • UNITEC
  • Palmitas
Air
  • MEX
  • NLU

Mérida

Rail
  • Estación Teya Mérida
  • Estación de Umán
Bus
  • Terminal ADO Mérida Centro Histórico
  • Homun-Merida
Air
  • MID

MID is not in Mérida, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MID into Mérida

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
AeroMéxico€88.05
VivaAerobús€86.87
Volaris€89.82
  • AeroMéxico
  • VivaAerobús
  • Volaris
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€66.0076%
Taxes€11.8814%
Supplier fees€7.008%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€86.87100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Mérida?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Mexico City to Mérida

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Mexico City to Mérida?

The fastest journey from Mexico City to Mérida takes 4h 53m door to door, of which 1h 43m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 59m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Mexico City to Mérida?

The cheapest fare from Mexico City to Mérida is €86.87, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €141.15. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Mexico City to Mérida?

The cheapest way from Mexico City to Mérida is by Flight, at €102.21 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 53m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Mexico City to Mérida?

Fares from Mexico City to Mérida bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €66.81. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Mexico City to Mérida?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mexico City to Mérida, at €102.21. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Mexico City to Mérida?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Mexico City to Mérida, at €69.76 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Mexico City to Mérida?

3 operators sell services from Mexico City to Mérida across 1 modes: AeroMéxico, VivaAerobús, Volaris. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Mexico City to Mérida?

Every service we sell from Mexico City to Mérida is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 53m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Mexico City to Mérida use?

Services from Mexico City to Mérida by Flight leave from Mexico City NLU and arrive at Mérida MID. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Mexico City to Mérida?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Mexico City to Mérida allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Mexico City to Mérida on September 11, 2026: 1037 km of route against 1006 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €86.87, and 4h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Mérida afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Mérida before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Mérida, with free cancellation on most of it.

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