Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Cancún from $132

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in February, then you should wait until September to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $397.

The cheapest day to depart from Los Angeles to Cancún is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $517. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around $583. 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 Los Angeles to Cancún during this time can be as low as $538. Flights to Cancún are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $584. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Los Angeles to Cancun for the best Los Angeles - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $490 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from Los Angeles for as low as $459 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 19% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Cancún flight.

As of July 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Cancún flights are approximately 28% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Viva and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to Cancun

United Airlines, Volaris and Alaska Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from Los Angeles according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to Cancún on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Los Angeles and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 132 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

León (BJX) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via León (BJX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $313.

Flights connecting via Houston (IAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 40m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 26m.

As of July 2026, 7 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in Cancún each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 73% of daily flights taking off at noon.

As of July 2026, there are 53 flights per week flying from Los Angeles to Cancún. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.