Cheap flights from New York to Cancún from $117

If you don’t want to visit Cancún in September, then you should wait until January to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $381.

The cheapest day to depart from New York 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 $529. 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 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 $599. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Newark to Cancun for the best New York - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $449 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 for as low as $419 on momondo.

JetBlue, United Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Cancun

JetBlue, United Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from New York according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 9 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: 34% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Orlando (MCO) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $301.

Flights connecting via Miami (MIA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 50m.

Charlotte (CLT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 00m.

The number of flights available between New York and Cancún is 12 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 95% of daily flights leaving at noon.

87 flights are operational weekly from New York to Cancún as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.