Getting around by boat and ferry Mexico

This ferry company serves Isla Mujeres from Puerto Juárez. Departures every half hour between 5:30 am and 4 pm, then every hour until 11 pm, in a fast air-conditioned ferry. Ultramar also offers departures from the hotel zone, Kukulcán Boulevard: Playa Tortuga (Km 6,5) and Playa Caracol (Km 9,5). Children under 1.20 meters have a reduced rate. Free for children under one year old. The company also offers land transportation + ferry packages from Cancun to Cozumel via Playa del Carmen.

This is the most convenient way to reach Baja California (La Paz) if you also want to transport your vehicle (this will cost you extra). The crossing is done at night and you can choose between comfortable but simple seats or a cabin trip with a bunk bed. Departure days are extremely volatile depending on the season, but are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Be sure to check the web page when booking, or even give them a call before departure.

Guaymas, in Sonora, offers a privileged ferry passage to Santa Rosalia. In principle, there are departures from Santa Rosalia several times a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:30 am and on Sundays at 8 pm (not bad for saving a night's stay). There may be changes depending on the weather. The crossing takes quite a long time: you spend the night or the day on the boat and you arrive in Guaymas 10 hours later. It is possible to make the crossing with a car or a motorcycle, but it costs more ($3,200 and $1,520).

This is the most convenient way to reach Baja California if you also want to transport your vehicle (it will cost you extra). The ferries leave from Mazatlán and Topolobampo, in Sinaloa.The crossing is at night and you can choose between comfortable, but simple seats or a cabin trip with a bunk bed. Departure days are extremely volatile depending on the season, but are generally on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Call before booking to confirm.

This is the nicest side of the lake, where the boats are only used by the inhabitants of the islands of Yunuen, Pacanda and Tecuena. Don't insist, we won't give you the price of the inhabitants... The advantage is that you can decide how much time you want to spend on each island (usually 45 minutes to 1 hour to go around the Pacanda) and a little longer if you want to have breakfast or lunch in Yunuen at one of the fish restaurants around (prior reservation required during the week).

This is where most of the boats depart for Janitzio, which is quiet on weekdays and crowded on weekends, vacations and the Feast of the Dead. The crossing takes about twenty-five minutes. From here, you can also take boats to visit the islands of Yuñuen and La Pacanda, although the pier on the other side of the lake is quieter and allows you to spend less time on the boat. Just 5 minutes away is the San Pedrito pier (calle Las Americas), which also serves Janitzio.

This is the most convenient way to reach Baja California if you also want to transport your vehicle (this will cost you extra). The ferries run to La Paz in Baja California.The crossing is at night and you can choose between comfortable but simple seats or a cabin with a bunk bed. Departure days are extremely volatile depending on the season, but are generally on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Call before booking to confirm.