Cheap flights from Mexico City to Cancún from $60

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in February, then you should wait until June to fly from Mexico City, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $118.

The cheapest day to depart from Mexico City to Cancún is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $235. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Monday because tickets tend to average around $302. 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 Mexico City to Cancún during this time can be as low as $198. Flights to Cancún are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $309. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Mexico City Benito Juarez to Cancun for the best Mexico City Benito Juarez - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from Mexico City when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $148 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from Mexico City for as low as $129 on momondo.

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

Volaris and Viva are the most popular carriers operating from Mexico City Benito Juarez to Cancun

Viva, Aeromexico and Volaris are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from Mexico City according to our data. Viva is the first choice among our users, with 38% 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 12% of flights between Mexico City and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 124 minutes.

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

Sunday 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, Aeromexico have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

40 flights are operational daily from Mexico City to Cancún as of October 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 58% of flights per day taking off at noon.

283 flights are operational weekly from Mexico City to Cancún as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 22% of flights per week taking off on this day.