what is the best route flying to cozumel for the ironman…i live in texas, do i connect to cancun first? taxi?
thanks!
You’ve got it easy. Houston or Dallas direct to Coz.
Or cheaper to go to Cancun, but when I go diving, I always put a $200 premium on that flight, due to the time (and minimal cost) it takes to get from Cancun to Coz. Flying direct, if you can swing it, is the way to go. THere are also puddle jumpers from Cancun to Coz but probably weight restricted and in my experience expensive for what they are.
houston to cozumel is showing 1500$…am i issing something??
houston to cozumel is showing 1500$…am i issing something??
Yes, you are missing the cheaper route. Fly into Cancun, take the bus to Playa then the ferry over to Cozumel. It should cost no more than $30 one way.
No. As you can imagine flying to the Caribbean Thanksgiving week comes at a premium. That’s why you check Cancun as well and weigh the difference. For me, it’s worth it t pay $200 or so more to go to Coz. It’s not that expensive to do the bag drag from Cancun, but you are looking at adding nearly two hours for your trip, coming and going, dragging all your gear. Airport - bus - ferry - taxi. I’ve done it both ways. Much more convenient to fly direct.
Also look at different days. Last year we looked at Thanksgiving week for a dive trip and it was $1200+. Arriving Friday after T giving to go the week after (2 days pre IM) was only $500
ETA - just looked at flying out T giving day and back the next Friday, I get a $540 fare IAH - CZM on expedia. $435 to cancun. Be creative with your dates, seeing a lot of other $500-$600 fares on different days