Cheap flights from Madrid to Cancún from $377

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in September, then you should wait until May to fly from Madrid, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $794.

The cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Cancún is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $806. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around $1,124. 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 at noon. Flights from Madrid to Cancún during this time can be as low as $884. Flights to Cancún are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $994. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Madrid Barajas to Cancun for the best Madrid Barajas - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $852 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from Madrid for as low as $729 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Madrid 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 10% on your flight if you consider stops on a Madrid to Cancún flight.

As of October 2026, prices for Madrid to Cancún flights are approximately 6% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Iberojet, KLM, and World2Fly are the most popular carriers operating from Madrid Barajas to Cancun

World2Fly, Air Europa and Iberojet are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from Madrid according to our data. World2Fly is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Cancún on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 25% of flights between Madrid and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 123 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, World2Fly have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 23% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Mexico City (MEX) was the most common stop: 33% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Bogotá (BOG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $703.

Flights connecting via Lisbon (LIS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 20m.

Bogotá (BOG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 08m.