Costa Mujeres

Costa Mujeres is the mainland coast of the Isla Mujeres municipality, running north of Cancún from Puerto Juárez past Punta Sam toward Isla Blanca. Playa Mujeres is about 25 minutes from downtown Cancún, 30 to 40 minutes from Cancún International Airport and 10 to 15 minutes from the ferries to Isla Mujeres.

For buyers, it is one of the newest beachfront areas near Cancún, with golf, a marina and a growing resort corridor, while shopping, hospitals and services are 20 to 30 minutes away in Cancún. The access boulevard is being widened from two to four lanes with bike paths, with works underway in 2026.

Areas to know in Costa Mujeres

Playa Mujeres: a gated area with 24 hour security, a championship golf course, a marina and several resorts.

The hotel corridor: the beachfront strip north of Cancún where large resorts have clustered in recent years.

Punta Sam: the point with the vehicle ferry to Isla Mujeres and one of the underwater sculpture galleries offshore.

Puerto Juárez: the former fishing village at Cancún's northern edge, with the main passenger ferries to Isla Mujeres and a seafood and waterfront scene.

Isla Blanca road: the road north to the Isla Blanca peninsula, with quiet beaches on one side and a kitesurf lagoon on the other.

Living in Costa Mujeres

Everyday shopping, hospitals and big box stores are in Cancún, with Plaza Las Américas, Costco and Marina Puerto Cancún within roughly 20 to 30 minutes. Passenger ferries to Isla Mujeres leave from Puerto Juárez about every 30 minutes at peak times, and a car ferry runs from Punta Sam. Sea turtles nest on these beaches from May to October.

Costa Mujeres guides

Parks and nature | Arts and culture | Things to do | Restaurants | Shopping | Nightlife and entertainment

Buying in Costa Mujeres with a licensed buyer's agent

Playa Realtors is a licensed boutique brokerage that has represented buyers in Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and across Quintana Roo since 2008. We work only for the buyer and never represent developers. Plan on closing costs of 7 to 10% of the purchase price, and ask us for a written estimate before you make an offer.

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Banner photo, via Wikimedia Commons: René Bongard, CC BY-SA 3.0.