Local Tips
Prepare for your vacation with these local tips made for those traveling to the island for the first time!
Arriving to Cozumel
Cancun Airport - Cozumel
1. Save your time and take 20 minutes flight from Cancun to Cozumel with MayAir airlines.
2. Take a private taxi or bus as you walk out the airport building. It will take aproximately 40-50 minutes to get to Playa del Carmen where you will take ferry to the island.
Playa del Carmen - Cozumel Ferry
There are two companies providing transportation from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel. Ultramar is enjoyable due to live caribbean music and modern boats, Winjet is also great and affordable. Normally there are ferries crossing from/to the main land every hour but due to restrictions working hours may change. Tickets are always available for purchase on the pier or online.
Cozumel Airport Transfer
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Cozumel Taxi Services
Island has a unified system that allowes you to order a car through Messanger/WhatsApp or by phone. Most times you will be able catch a car on the streets during daytime. Every driver has a special card which you can always request to check pricing rate for your trip. Uber didn't make it to the island yet, guys.
Car rentals
Here we have a nice adverticement for a car rental company in Cozumel. We could probably offer our guests to submit all their info at car rental company and have paperwork ready by the time they walk out the airport so that they don't loose their precious time and just sign up and pick up the key.
Important thing to know about gas stations - best if use cash only.
Driving in Cozumel
Parking
Estacionamiento
1. Try to use parking lots downtown (prices)
2. Parking on the main street is allowed...
3. Try avoid parking on:
- taxi stations;
- sidewalks;
- sections of the road which have prohibition signs.
Speed
Just go with the flow the way Lola usualy does :)
Roads and ALTOs
1. Most streets in Cozumel are one way only. Some of them have STOP sign on each intersection, the others do not.
2. Alto and the sign of direction of the roads (on the walls)
Pedastrians
As a pedastrian you hve rights to stay quiet and wait until there are no cars coming so you can cross. Although there are special crosswalks where the drivers must stop to let you cross (explain how they look)
Emergencies - 911