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R11 717 Find Cheap Flights to Cancún

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Cheap Flights to Cancún

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Cancún that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Cancún

Thu, Dec 25 - Sun, Jan 4
Delta Logo
21:30 - 15:20CPT-CUN
24h 50m1 stop
Delta Logo
17:30 - 19:15CUN-CPT
18h 45m1 stop
R23 113Delta
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Fri, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 23
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23:35 - 0:43CPT-CUN
32h 08m2 stops
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15:21 - 7:55CUN-CPT
33h 34m2 stops
R24 289
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Fri, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 23
Delta Logo
20:05 - 14:09CPT-CUN
25h 04m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:23 - 21:25CUN-CPT
26h 02m2 stops
R24 965Delta
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Thu, Dec 25 - Sun, Jan 4
Delta Logo
21:30 - 16:20CPT-CUN
25h 50m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:05 - 19:15CUN-CPT
24h 10m2 stops
R25 090Delta
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Thu, Dec 25 - Sun, Jan 4
Delta Logo
21:30 - 16:20CPT-CUN
25h 50m2 stops
Delta Logo
12:05 - 19:15CUN-CPT
24h 10m2 stops
R28 117Delta
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Fri, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 22
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11:05 - 14:40CPT-CUN
34h 35m3 stops
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1:20 - 17:20CUN-CPT
33h 00m3 stops
R35 471
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Fri, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 23
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6:00 - 10:55CPT-CUN
35h 55m3 stops
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18:10 - 12:40CUN-CPT
35h 30m3 stops
R36 148
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Thu, Dec 25 - Sun, Jan 4
United Airlines Logo
15:20 - 14:55CPT-CUN
30h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:15 - 7:40CUN-CPT
40h 25m3 stops
R50 518United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 19
Air Canada Logo
19:00 - 19:40JNB-CUN
31h 40m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 9:20CUN-JNB
60h 20m2 stops
R106 361Air Canada
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Fri, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 19
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 20:05JNB-CUN
29h 50m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
16:30 - 9:25CUN-JNB
33h 55m2 stops
R121 158American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Cancún

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Cancún to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cancún?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Cancún is February, where tickets cost R20 122 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R28 740 and R28 438 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R20 122.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Cancún?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Cancún Plane Tickets

Low seasonMarch
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR11 717
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Cancun

When to book flights to Cancún

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cancún based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cancún based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cancun flights

  • How far is Cancun Airport from central Cancun?

    The city centre of Cancun is 14 km from Cancun.

  • What is the name of Cancun’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Cancun, called Cancun Airport (CUN). It can also be referred to as Cancun, Cancun Airport, Cancún Intl, or Riviera Maya.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Cancún?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cancún is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R22 311. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R25 138 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Cancun?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Cancun.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Cancun?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cancun is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Cancun?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cancun with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Cancun?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cancun up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cancún?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Cancún is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost R1 142 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cancún is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 600.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cancun

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Prefer to fly direct to Cancun?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Cancun.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Cancun

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +54 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +50 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +51 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

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Direct returns

Cancun to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +53 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +54 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +50 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +51 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cancún. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Cancún. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Cancún? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1366 reviews
7,2Food
7,8Boarding
7,7Comfort
7,1Entertainment
8,4Crew
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The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

10,0 ExcellentMostafa, May 2025YYC - AMS
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The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever. It was supposed to have wifi but that did not work.

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

I was unable to pre purchase sear upgrades or internet. Their online site is not user friendly and poor. I felt singled out in customs. Seats are very small even for a small person.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

Excellent service despite turbulence during the flight. Flight attendants were remarkable!

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

They switched out gate from terminal 1 to terminal two ten minutes before boarding. So we had to make a 20 min crazy fast walk to a different terminal. Then we boarded the plane and waited for over 40 minutes until push back. Brutal

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We were Polaris passengers and found the service poor. The food was ok but the flight attendants were not attentive and rushed the service.

UA28 was good service and meals. UA is upgraded, I would like to book for next flight by UA Thanks Liao

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

I liked all the informational texts. I always knew where to go and when .

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

CONSTANT ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE WIFI COULD NOT BE PURCHASED DUE TO INABILITY TO CONNECT PAYMENT SYSTEM VIA SATELLITE. THIS HAPPENED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE MAIN REASON I TRAVEL IN PRIORITY IS TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR WHICH I NEED ACCESS TO INTERNET. .

Delayed due to a technical fault, one small bottle of water, no USB charging point Not much to like

Hand bag was taken to be checked in at boarding gate

I couldn't get a vegan meal because I booked via kayak but everything else was lovely

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

We ordered kids meals - which were not kid friendly at all! (the breakfast that is - scrambled eggs on a bed of spinach and asparagus?)

Very quick boarding. I was surprised we only got a small water and small thing of cookies, everything else was for purchase. No entertainment. Crew was excellent though.

It was just ok. Half the bathrooms were broke on the flight.

Denied boarding passes for connecting flight. Missed connection as a result. Customer services T5 Heathrow airport vile, arrogant people who lied to us and threatened us.

BAD!!! due to delay I missed my connection in MEX, had to pay for hotel and new flight for next morning increasing my spent for $1,000 usd

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