Cheap flights from Madrid to Cancún from $326

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in September, then you should wait until March to fly from Madrid, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $750.

The cheapest day to depart from Madrid to Cancún is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $726. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $1,033. 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 afternoon. Flights from Madrid to Cancún during this time can be as low as $873. Flights to Cancún are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $906. Departure times at noon 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 $841 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 $812 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Madrid Barajas to Cancun flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Iberojet, Air Europa, and Avianca 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 46% 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 28% 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 127 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. Friday 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: 40% 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: 15h 00m.

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

The number of flights available between Madrid and Cancún is 1 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 3:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, 12 flights take off from Madrid and land in Cancún each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 42% of weekly flights taking off on this day.