C$ 235 Find Cheap Flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 432
Typical prices: C$ 554-C$ 808
United Airlines
Sat 10/1Sat 17/1
YOW - CUN • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
C$ 440
Porter Airlines
Sun 11/1Mon 19/1
YOW - CUN • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen (YOW-CUN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

Sat, 10 Jan - Sat, 17 Jan
United Airlines Logo
7:27 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
16h 53m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:09 p.m. - 11:54 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
6h 45m1 stop
C$ 432United Airlines
Thu, 29 Jan - Thu, 26 Feb
United Airlines Logo
7:27 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
21h 13m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:23 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
8h 07m1 stop
C$ 436United Airlines
Mon, 12 Jan - Mon, 19 Jan
WestJet Logo
5:40 a.m. - 3:02 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
33h 22m2 stops
WestJet Logo
8:40 p.m. - 12:42 a.m.
CUN
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YOW
28h 02m1 stop
C$ 439WestJet
Sun, 11 Jan - Mon, 19 Jan
Porter Airlines Logo
7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
YOW
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CUN
4h 30mdirect
Porter Airlines Logo
2:30 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
4h 05mdirect
C$ 440Porter Airlines
Mon, 5 Jan - Mon, 12 Jan
Porter Airlines Logo
3:05 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
25h 50m1 stop
Porter Airlines Logo
2:25 p.m. - 12:43 a.m.
CUN
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YOW
10h 18m1 stop
C$ 443Porter Airlines
Thu, 8 Jan - Fri, 16 Jan
United Airlines Logo
5:11 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
19h 19m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:55 p.m. - 5:12 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
23h 17m2 stops
C$ 444United Airlines
Sat, 7 Feb - Sat, 14 Feb
United Airlines Logo
5:11 p.m. - 11:25 a.m.
YOW
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CUN
18h 14m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:44 p.m. - 10:26 a.m.
CUN
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YOW
19h 42m2 stops
C$ 446United Airlines
Tue, 6 Jan - Thu, 15 Jan
United Airlines Logo
6:00 a.m. - 1:57 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
7h 57m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:23 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
8h 07m1 stop
C$ 447United Airlines
Mon, 12 Jan - Mon, 19 Jan
Porter Airlines Logo
6:45 a.m. - 4:55 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
10h 10m1 stop
Porter Airlines Logo
5:55 p.m. - 12:43 a.m.
CUN
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YOW
6h 48m1 stop
C$ 449Porter Airlines
Mon, 12 Jan - Mon, 19 Jan
Porter Airlines Logo
6:45 a.m. - 4:55 p.m.
YOW
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CUN
10h 10m1 stop
Porter Airlines Logo
2:30 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.
CUN
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YOW
4h 05mdirect
C$ 450Porter Airlines
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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flightC$ 232
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (20% more expensive on average)
Flight from Ottawa to Cancun

When to book flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

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FAQs for booking flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    When flying out of Ottawa you’ll be using Ottawa. Playa del Carmen does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Cancun airport, which is 50.1 km away.

  • How long does a flight from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen take?

    Direct flights cover the 4,645 km separating Ottawa and Playa del Carmen in about 4h 30m.

  • How many flights are there between Ottawa and Playa del Carmen?

    2 direct flights run between Ottawa and Playa del Carmen on a daily basis. On average, there are about 19 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Ottawa and Playa del Carmen?

    Consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Ottawa, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Playa del Carmen from Ottawa is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Playa del Carmen with an airline and back to Ottawa with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Playa del Carmen from Ottawa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Ottawa and Playa del Carmen found on KAYAK was with Air Transat for C$ 188. United Airlines offered a round-trip connection from C$ 372 and WestJet from C$ 440.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

  • There is no airport in Playa del Carmen. Instead, you’ll be flying into Cancun Airport when flying between Ottawa and Playa del Carmen.
  • The cheapest flight from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen was found 53 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, February and March. The cheapest month to fly is September.

Top 5 airlines flying from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Ottawa to Playa del Carmen? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Porter AirlinesOverall score based on 401 reviews
8.6Crew
7.6Food
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

On my e-boarding pass it shows free wifi, yet the plane I was on didn’t have wifi. Please remove false advertising from your website and boarding passes

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Dec 2025
YUL - YTZ
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On my e-boarding pass it shows free wifi, yet the plane I was on didn’t have wifi. Please remove false advertising from your website and boarding passes

3.5 hr delay for a 1 hr work flight. No information as to why the delay until 20 mins before boarding.

Other than wifi no on board entertainment. Will use them again, roomier seats than other airlines and snacks and beverages, better than average

Organization and the adjusted times but the snacks could be of a bigger portion

Smaller plane. Food and bar service for free is amazing. Drinks were in glass not plastic cups.

Poor landing as we overshot the runway and had to re land the plane. Lost both of my luggage not found as of yet. Had to pay extra money for my luggage in USD, now great my luggage is gone. Will not fly with Porter again.

This flight to St. Johns was really good. Boarding was a breeze. We left spot on time. Seats were actually pretty good. Recliner further than I expected. Three more flights to go we will see if this is the status quo for Porter.👍

I was not happy with AirfareAssist, the agency that kayak advised me would be handling my booking. I was advised by porter airlines that I had been overcharged for the Basic express , a option that I had asked airfare assist to help arrange after I realized that the basic fare I had chosen with porter did not include a carryon. At each checkin porter advised I had been overcharged for this . They advised that money would be refunded to my credit card, however, this is not likely to happen as it is not my name and credit card that appeared on the porter invoice, but that of another individual/agent. When airfare assist was arranging the basic express with porter on my behalf, they asked me to confirm that I agreed to pay $263 USD for this. I did agree, as I was advised this was needed to proceed. When I checked the invoice on the porter website and saw that it was not my name and credit card on the invoice, I was advised that this was how airfareassist processed the payment. The Porter invoice indicated a billed amount of $126USD I will not use Kayak or their designated AirfareAssist again

Our flight was delayed by a bit. I appreciated that we were kept informed on why periodically. Boarding was fine. I overheard one flight attendant sounding very rude to a passenger who was not paying attention to the safety demonstration. The snacks were minimal as it was a short flight. There was no entertainment. Overall the flight was good back to LGA.

The flight was fine see earlier note for the problem

I did not like I have been charged for my carry on

Onward flight was okay. return from Lisbon was poor as we missed our flight due to a long line at the passport control. Air Transat made no effort to accommodate us even though we were at the passport control 40 minutes prior to the departure.

It was very good but no tv but the experience was great

Thank you for making my first experience very enjoyable. You made it all very pleasant

Great flight great seats will absolutely fly with you again

Porter airlines was good. I didn't have the best experience when booking through airfare assist however, as I got no final confirmation from them that the flight was booked until I called them. Even then, the confirmation code they gave me was incorrect and couldn't be used for check in. On a positive note airfare assist was actually picked up the phone relatively quickly when calling

The flight crew were very good, polite, and professional. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience left much to be desired. The food was extremely bland—almost tasteless. We chose the non vegetarian .The lasagna was just plain pasta with a tiny garnish and no seasoning. It felt like eating starch only, The bigger issue was with luggage and space. We boarded with three tickets, and while the seats in front of us were nearly empty, all the overhead compartments had already been filled by passengers boarding to the back. This left us and many others with no overhead storage for our carry-ons. Our bags couldn’t fit well under the seats either, which meant we lost the little legroom we had. The result was a horrible, cramped experience—sore knees, no space to stretch, and no way to rest or sleep comfortably. According to the crew this was a rather normal thing. It is obviously normal that people board with handbag and carry on but they should be only allowed to use their overhead compartment and under their seat not the way it is managed that all the spaces in the front of the plane being occupied by the people sitting way back in the plane.

Nice complete meal included and great services. Plus the plane was very clean.

Everything was horrible. On the day of my departure, I was denied check-in and boarding because my reservation only showed one of my last names, while my passport contains both. This minor discrepancy could have been easily corrected, but I was informed that no adjustment could be made. As a result, I lost not only my outbound flight but also my return flight and had to purchase a new ticket at a significantly higher cost.

This has been the worst experience I’ve ever had. Basically, I lost my round-trip tickets because one of my last names was missing, and you didn’t allow me to correct it. I had to purchase a full ticket again. Once I get home, I will start legal proceedings against you.

The Sears in the 800s are not too good perfect Airbus why cant the new 737 fix that

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Quick and seamless boarding. No entertainment but fast Starlink wifi for this short trip and the staff was really friendly.

I dread trans-Pacific flights. They are very long. This was my first time on Universal, and it was my best crossing ever. The staff were professional, the hospitality was great, and the food was delicious. The entertainment system filled the long flight hours. I will seek out Universal flights from now onwards. 🙂

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Great smooth flight. Had a seating change, but that was an improvement. Thanks United Airways Crew.

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was notified on a timely manner of any changes, if any, of the flight schedules.

My seat was covered in vomit and I will be reaching out to Air Canada

We were happy with the service and cost of checking a bag

It's kindof ridiculous that your system is even asking me about this since my flight was canceled and I wasn't rescheduled.

3 hr delay at the gate while they were doing maintenance. Next time, do not board passengers while maintenance is being performed

Digital check in is very poor with air canada compaired to other airlines

Flight was delayed 3 times. My luggage was sent to Saskatoon instead of Casablanca - airline got it sorted out in two days. Received $45 in meal vouchers to use in the airport.

Seats were so small. I’m 6ft and a good 20% of me hung out into the aisle and the flight attendants come dashing with the cart. On multiple occasions they hit me before saying mind your elbows and knees. I’m like, yes, but where do i put them. There isn’t a space that exists that i can fold into. The carts are so close to the seats when they pass through that i regularly felt water dripping on me as they poured drinks. Overall 3/10 experience. Highly unlikely to recommend

Would have preferred a better food menu. Other than that, no complaints.

Flying with Air Canada is still better than the discount airlines like Flair. The seats are more comfortable and the on-board entertainment is better, with each seat having a built in screen and lots of content to watch. Onboard WIFI is also great to have, as well as plugs for charging. I think passengers in general are getting better at not bringing too much luggage onboard, and Air Canada is better at managing this without customers feeling like they are being taken advantage of with extra fees. I have travelled on different airlines and all seem to be loading faster, with fewer people bringing both a carry on and a personal item. Now I just bring one item and it fits under the seat so I don't need to worry about finding a place in the overhead bins. Overall, across the industry, asking customers to pay for carry on baggage is fair because it allows customers to only pay for what they need, and it helps to keep the planes on time. Kudos to Air Canada for its approach - the desired result is achieved without customers feeling that they are being surprised and caught with unexpected extra fees.

Confortable plane. Clean modern No frills. Competent crew. On time

Not good. The planes are old, no food for a 5 hour + flight (unless you pay), paid for a carry-on, had to take a bus to board the plane - so far from the actual airport, waited 60 minutes after the flight landed to receive our luggage, no entertainment in the plane, no charging available, boarding passes error message for everyone trying to add to Apple Wallet. Probably my worst experience on a flight.

It's good value for the price. Snacks are available for a price but there is no meal. The flight was aboutr 40 mn late leaving, and the gate was not ready for the plaine in Ottawa. That took an extra 15 mn once landed. You can use the express NEXUS line at Customs in Ottawa if you have a NEXUS card. I thought it was worth paying an extra $50 for extra leg room on the flight.

Good flight and all but airlines are now moving away from providing anything as part of the flight which was previously included, ie in flight entertainment service or snacks.

The real problem with Sunwing is that they are totally undependable. Plane was supposed to heave at 8:20 pm from Varadero to Toronto. Instead because of delays on their part, finally left at 2:30 AM Same thing happened a few days back to my family whereby they were delayed one full day. Throughout the process, no one told them anything. They found out by accident from another passenger after waiting a few hours in the hotel all for nothing Same thing happened with my daughter and husband last year with delays which caused them to miss two days of s much needed 7 days break to Aruba No matter what the cost, I will nit fly Sunwing again and also encourage friends and values to never fly this hihh highly problematic airline

Edreams did not pay the airline and I had to buy another ticket to be able to travel and they still have not refunded my money

Why do I have to pay $20 to leave the airport? Why do I have to pay $25 for the carry on? This was my worst travelling experiences ever. This was my second time and my last time

Minimal service (no entertainment or snack) as advertised, so be prepared. Very friendly flight crew and staff. Excellent service all around

Most standard features are now to be paid as extra

I bought a 1-way ticket from Punta Cana home to Canada, surprise, when I got to the lineup at the airport Sunwing charges a 20 USD airport tax separately. I was told I should have known, though it is the only airline in the terminal that charges it (separately, USD only, no cards or local currency accepted). ATMs at the airport out of service, nowhere to purchase USD on-site. Local banks do not sell you USD if you don't have an account with them... Eventually I found a taxi driver to buy the currency from. Luckily I speak Spanish and am comfortable in the country on my own. I was able to find a solution as the Nexus greeter for Sunwing offered no help. Other Sunwing team members and flight crew I met later were much more helpful when I could not complete self-check-in (flying with carry-on only) as all the seats were locked and apparently could only be assigned at the desk (despite the greeter telling me to use the self-check-in).

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