Your day, step by step
08:15
Walk off the pier, photograph the taxi fare board and share a taxi to Chankanaab (about 5 minutes).
08:45
Chankanaab: snorkel the reef from the shore, the lagoon and the botanical garden. Bring reef-safe sunscreen.
12:00
Taxi to San Miguel (about 15 minutes).
12:30
Lunch downtown, then the waterfront promenade and the main square.
14:30
Shopping or a drink near Punta Langosta. Check the time; taxi queues grow mid-afternoon.
15:30
Taxi back to your pier.
- Latest you can leave San Miguel (town)15:45
16:00
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- San Miguel (town)Taxi to southern pier, about 10 min15:45
- Chankanaab parkTaxi, about 5 min15:55
- Playa del CarmenFerry 35–45 min; on Cozumel 2 h before14:15
Where people get Cozumel wrong
Cutting the ferry back from Playa del Carmen fine; weather suspensions happen with little notice.
Built from our Cozumel guide, checked against 12 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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