MOBI Route 17 Cancún Now Charges Fares: What Riders Need to Know

CANCÚN, Quintana Roo — MOBI Route 17 Leona Vicario, which began operations on Oct. 19, has ended its free service period and, since Oct. 27, has been charging fares to passengers traveling between northern Cancún and Plaza Las Américas. The route connects dozens of neighborhoods with the Hotel Zone and other parts of the city through transfers.

Fares, Transfers and Payment Methods

The general fare is 15 pesos. Students and seniors with a MOBI Social Fare card pay 10 pesos, while people with permanent disabilities who hold a Zero Fare card travel free of charge. The system allows up to four trips within a three-hour period using the same payment method: the first at full fare, the second at half price, and the third and fourth free. With the general fare, these four trips cost a total of 22.50 pesos; with the social fare, they cost 15 pesos. This transfer benefit does not apply when paying with a bank card.

Cash is not accepted on board. Payments can be made with a MOBI General card, which costs 35 pesos and can be purchased and recharged at OXXO, Dunosusa, 7-Eleven, GoMart, SIX, and Super Willys; with a QR code generated from the MOBI App; with contactless debit or credit cards; or with the MOBI Social Fare card. The app allows users to create a virtual card and a dynamic QR code free of charge after recharging.

People seeking the Social Tariff credential can obtain it free of charge until Friday, Oct. 30, at the IMOVEQROO, IMDAI, Lak’in Market, and CRIM Benito Juárez modules.

Route Coverage and Service

Route 17 covers 44.05 kilometers. It begins on Isla Hawai Street, near Arco Norte Avenue and the Quintana Roo Polytechnic University, and ends at Plaza Las Américas. The route serves 99 neighborhoods and, according to IMOVEQROO figures, benefits 242,821 people while covering 85,796 homes, 148 schools, and 8,634 businesses. Buses run every five and a half to ten minutes depending on demand, and the complete trip takes approximately two hours and 43 minutes.

Currently, Route 17 connects with Route 27 Kilometer 0 and Route 27 Nichupté Bridge, among other connection points. By December, IMOVEQROO plans to add additional connections with MOBI routes in Villas del Mar and La Rehoyada.

During its first day of operation, Oct. 19, the route registered more than 16,000 users. “Users can pay with a MOBI General card, a QR code generated from the app, contactless debit or credit bank cards, and the MOBI Social Fare card. Cash will not be accepted on board,” said Rafael Hernández, head of the Quintana Roo State Mobility Institute.