Cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Cancún from $174

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in September, then you should wait until January to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $393.

The cheapest day to depart from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Cancún is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $444. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around $528. 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 evening. Flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Cancún during this time can be as low as $361. Flights to Cancún are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $596. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Cancun for the best New York John F Kennedy Intl - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $448 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for as low as $415 on momondo.

Delta and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Cancun

JetBlue, American Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Cancún on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between New York and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 158 minutes.

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

Wednesday 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, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 57% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Mexico City (MEX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $358.

Flights connecting via Charlotte (CLT) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 53m.

Charlotte (CLT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 57m.

The number of flights available between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and Cancún is 8 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 100% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of May 2026, there are 61 flights per week flying from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Cancún. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.