Air Travel to Cancun

[hurnik]

Traveling from NY, through Atlanta, GA, to Cancun, Mexico.

At which points do you go through Customs?

I know on the RETURN trip, you get customs in Atlanta, GA (in my case), so I want to allow like 2-3 hours layover there.

But what about on the way down? Customs in Mexico?

If so, how long does it take to get through there?

thanks!

 

[pjrose]

You do immigration and customs in the Cancun airport. How long depends on the time of day. If your flight arrives mid-day or afternoon with lots of other flights, I think it's about 45 minutes plus or minus. If you arrive quite early or late, you can zip through in 15-20 minutes. The longest part is the wait for immigration, then you pick up your luggage, and then the customs part itself is pretty quick - maybe five minutes. Fortunately it's well organized - just keep walking and you'll hit each part in turn, and eventually end up in the area with the vans.

 

[hurnik]

Thanks for the info! Greatly appreciated!

 

[maja651]

It also depends on the day of the week. Saturdays are the WORST....most of the timeshares start/end on Saturdays, so the airport is very crowded.

Michelle