Cancun To Cozumel Via Mayair Question....

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Much will depend on how long the lines are for you to clear customs in Cancun (which you will have to do). That can be highly variable....
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Do you mean immigration?

We've never waited 5 minutes for customs. Immigration? Well that's quite another story --- a little over two hours was the longest. The line began on the tarmac.
 
mediumone:
Do you mean immigration?

We've never waited 5 minutes for customs. Immigration? Well that's quite another story --- a little over two hours was the longest. The line began on the tarmac.
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Yup. I just think of them as one and the same thing. One follows the other.
 
Well I made it to the Mayair terminal in time. Lomas made me a little nervous and I waited about 30 minutes for a ride but still made it plenty early!
 
Thanks for your thread SETX, I will be in the exact same situation but not until November. I was just going to try and show up for the 1:00pm Mayair flight without pre booking it because I don't know if i could make it when arriving CUN at 11:40am. If I don't make it I will do the bag drag because it's too long of a time to wait for the 4:00pm flight (unless I'm really late arriving CUN). Many here like the bag drag but I would much rather take a short flight over to CZM.

BTW, I'm really surprised you had to wait 30 minutes for the Lomas guys to get you a shuttle. Though I have never flow Mayair yet, many previous post here on SB made it sound like they can get you a shuttle right away.
 
AZjohn - My wife and I did that last year. We landed at 11:35am with luggage and no Mayair reservations figuring we would keep our options open as to the bus to Playa or flight to Coz. We made it out the terminal door at about 12:15pm and immediately approached a Lomas rep just outside the door. I asked him if there were seats available on the 1:00pm flight and how much they would cost. He got on his cellphone and got the info. We said OK and he drove us to the Mayair terminal with plenty of time to spare. It is a crapshoot seeing if it works out but the ADO bus fallback option is workable for us also. Be aware of the lower luggage weight allowance on Mayair and the small carry-on size.
 
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Thank you for your post and info Harro10. Agree it's gamble to make it but it's always great to have options without loosing money if I pre-booked it.
 
Harro10:
...Be aware of the lower luggage weight allowance on Mayair and the small carry-on size.
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Bumping this old thread because I am weighing my options to get to Coz on a trip in February and am looking for updated info.

In my case, me and my wife will be coming in from Mexico City on a domestic flight (Interjet) scheduled to arrive in CUN at 5:15 pm. We *will* have dive gear bags plus an average-size carry on, but I assume we won't have to clear customs or immigration in CUN (coming from Mexico City) so at least that should save us some time.

In the past, I've grabbed a collectivo van for the leisurely drive to PcD, then took the ferry.

This time, I was toying with skipping the connection to PdC and the ferry, instead opting for the Mayair hop. Mayaair's posted schedule has flights at 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm. Assuming our inbound flight is on time, that woul leave just 45 minutes to connect to the 6 pm or a long wait for the 8 pm. Another option might be for me to catch an earlier flight from MEX, arriving at 2 pm, which would be timed well for the 4 pm Mayaair departure to CZM.

But tere's that luggage thing...I'm pretty sure our dive bags could make it under their 44 pound limit, but we each also have a medium-sized "backpack" style carry on. They list maximum carr-on bag dimensions as 10.6" x 14.5" x 17.7" (and a weight limit of 11 pounds). My carry-on might just squeeze by (its long dimension is a bit more than 17.7") but my wife's would probably bust it. I'm not sure either of our carry-ons would be less than 11 pounds.

I know that carry-on dimensions are not always enforced, and carry-on weights usually are not. What are everyone's experiences with how strict Mayair is with carry-on dimensions and weights? I believe they all have to go under the seats in the cabin, and I suspect the space there is not at all flexible...

OTOH, we could just take the bus to PcD and the ferry, if the constraints of flying are too...um, constraining. Save the money and spend 2 hours getting there, or spend the money and get there fast...

Your input? Thanks.
 
45 minutes in the afternoon would worry me. We usually come through Cancun early. One time we came through in the afternoon, they could not fit everyone in the immigration hall.

Basically on Mayair, carry ons are in your lap for the 15 minute ride.
 
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This time, I was toying with skipping the connection to PdC and the ferry, instead opting for the Mayair hop. Mayaair's posted schedule has flights at 4 pm, 6 pm and 8 pm. Assuming our inbound flight is on time, that woul leave just 45 minutes to connect to the 6 pm or a long wait for the 8 pm. Another option might be for me to catch an earlier flight from MEX, arriving at 2 pm, which would be timed well for the 4 pm Mayaair departure to CZM.
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I wouldn't opt for the 45 minute layover; I think your odds of making that connection are not good. Any short layover in any airport where Customs and Immigration are involved is a risky prospect. OTOH, with a three or four hour layover in Cancun, by the time you get to Cozumel you might as well have done the bag drag.
 
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