Earliest ferry Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen?

[csky217]

Could any kind soul who has access to the current ferry schedule please help confirm the time of the earliest (Saturday) ferry from Cozumel to Playa?

Ultramar's website shows a 5:45am departure Cozumel -> Playa, but not sure if that's up to date.

I'm planning a bag drag later in May with an early flight from Cancun (10:45). It looks like the 5:45 ferry plus 7:00am ADO bus should get to the airport by about 8:10am (fingers crossed). Can I make it?

Thank you!

(If it's doable, I'd prefer not to overnight in Cancun - I'd rather wake up early than switch hotels and repack.)

 

[northernone]

I've done it. I haven't witnessed the 6am ferry myself recently, but it's still a published departure as of yesterday's schedule.

 

[csky217]

Thank you! I can see why you wouldn't want to check that in person, heh.

 

[mediumone]

I've done it. I haven't witnessed the 6am ferry myself recently, but it's still a published departure as of yesterday's schedule.

6:00 am is correct, and I'm not going to witness it either.

 

[Christi]

Could any kind soul who has access to the current ferry schedule please help confirm the time of the earliest (Saturday) ferry from Cozumel to Playa?

Ultramar's website shows a 5:45am departure Cozumel -> Playa, but not sure if that's up to date.

I'm planning a bag drag later in May with an early flight from Cancun (10:45). It looks like the 5:45 ferry plus 7:00am ADO bus should get to the airport by about 8:10am (fingers crossed). Can I make it?

Thank you!

(If it's doable, I'd prefer not to overnight in Cancun - I'd rather wake up early than switch hotels and repack.)

It would be cutting it close for comfort for me, but it’s doable.

There is also a daily Maya Air flight at 6:50am (except Sundays) as well
As a daily Maya Air flight at 8:00 - 30 minutes by the time you land and get your bags and I always allow
30 minutes to get to the terminal
I’m Departing from.

Of course if you have more than 44lbs of luggage per person it can become cost prohibitive at $5usd per extra pound

 

[csky217]

Thank you all for the advice! The Maya Air flights sound very convenient, but 44 lbs would be pretty tough.

 

[Ron Lee]

Check the following at the proper time. Place cursor over boat symbol to check name.

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

 

[bamafan]

If I have an early flight I just cross over the evening before and stay in Playa close to the bus station

 

[csky217]

Thanks all for the advice!

The real-time map is cool but I couldn't figure out how to see the schedule.

I ended up with a slightly later flight which should give more of a buffer. Will see if I can post an updated schedule after the trip. (I'm curious if Mexico Waterjets or Ultramar are going to be faster.)

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

[gopbroek]

Ultramar and Mexico waterjets leave at about the same time other than the early morning 05:45 departure for Ultramar. UltraMar runs a little faster (a minute or two) but Ultramar also just raised the gringo tax for tourists
Ultramar increase ferry tickets for tourists only - Riviera Maya News