Cheap flights from Houston to Cancún from $110

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in August, then you should wait until February to fly from Houston, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $338.

The cheapest day to depart from Houston to Cancún is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $400. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around $566. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Cancún.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Cancún is in the morning. Flights from Houston to Cancún during this time can be as low as $398. Flights to Cancún are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $470. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Houston George Bush Intcntl to Cancun for the best Houston - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from Houston when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $390 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from Houston for as low as $340 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Houston to Cancún flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Volaris, American Airlines, and Aeromexico are the most popular carriers operating from Houston to Cancun

United Airlines, Frontier and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from Houston according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 63% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Cancún on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Houston and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 133 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of July 2026, 18 flights take off from Houston and land in Cancún each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00AM, with 65% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Houston and Cancún is 132 per week as of July 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.