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R11 319 Find Cheap Flights to Cancun

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Cheapest return fare
R22 818
Typical prices: R25 902-R19 554
British Airways
Sat 6/6Sat 13/6
JNB - CUN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R11 319
Multiple Airlines
Wed 1/7
JNB - CUN • 3 stops
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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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Cancún

Sat, Jun 6 - Sat, Jun 13
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 17:55
JNB
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CUN
27h 40m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:40 - 9:25
CUN
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JNB
30h 45m
1 stop
R22 818British Airways
Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
Delta Logo
23:15 - 20:15
JNB
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CUN
28h 00m
2 stops
Delta Logo
8:00 - 19:40
CUN
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JNB
28h 40m
1 stop
R23 310Delta
Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
Delta Logo
23:15 - 20:15
JNB
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CUN
28h 00m
2 stops
Delta Logo
8:00 - 19:40
CUN
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JNB
28h 40m
1 stop
R23 343Delta
Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
Delta Logo
23:15 - 20:15
JNB
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CUN
28h 00m
2 stops
Delta Logo
8:00 - 21:20
CUN
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JNB
30h 20m
2 stops
R24 377Delta
Sat, Jun 6 - Sat, Jun 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:50 - 10:30
JNB
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CUN
45h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:15 - 10:30
CUN
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JNB
37h 15m
2 stops
R24 820Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jun 20 - Sat, Jun 27
Qatar Airways Logo
20:55 - 10:30
JNB
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CUN
44h 35m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
13:15 - 4:00
CUN
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JNB
31h 45m
2 stops
R25 722Qatar Airways
Mon, Jun 22 - Mon, Jun 29
Qatar Airways Logo
13:15 - 20:00
CPT
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CUN
37h 45m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:04 - 17:30
CUN
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CPT
46h 26m
2 stops
R30 282Qatar Airways
Mon, Jun 22 - Mon, Jun 29
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 12:20
CPT
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CUN
50h 45m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:05 - 11:50
CUN
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CPT
38h 45m
1 stop
R31 562Turkish Airlines
Mon, Jun 22 - Mon, Jun 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:50 - 18:10
CPT
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CUN
35h 20m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:57 - 6:45
CUN
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CPT
29h 48m
2 stops
R39 124Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jun 22 - Mon, Jun 29
United Airlines Logo
19:50 - 13:39
CPT
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CUN
24h 49m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:14 - 15:20
CUN
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CPT
21h 06m
1 stop
R41 962United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 Cancun?

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 Cancun is November, where tickets cost R19 193 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R25 804 and R25 344 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is November with an average price of R19 570.

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

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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Cancun Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR11 319
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower 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 Cancun 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.

  • 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.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cancun

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cancun flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cancun. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Cancun. 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.
7,4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3729 reviews
7,9Crew
7,3Comfort
7,3Entertainment
7,3Food
7,5Boarding
Airline reviews

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

6,0 GoodAnonymous, May 2026
CPT - DOH
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Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Top, only problem about Weather but not depended Qatar Airways. Anyway staff offered kimbo Refreshments

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

The boarding experience did not follow the Zones that were listed on the boarding passes. This was a two-level aircraft with many passengers. Because zones were not called out by the airline staff, there was simply a mob trying to board and it was not a pleasant experience.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

The flight was operated by IndiGo and not Qatar, which is a budget airline from India. Nevertheless, the flight was uneventful.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

The plane's pilots, including the captain himself, thanked me for the flight. I know it's just marketing, but it was really nice to see these people. It's a great idea. Airplane food is never "good," but the entire crew and flight organization were top-notch. I really liked Delta, and I think I've traveled all over the world, and that was something new for me. Maybe even the old planes, the B767, but next time I have a choice, Delta will be my first choice. Thank you, a satisfied passenger :)

Middle seats SUCK!!!! I paid more money than I should have because of your terrible site Kayak.com. I'll try to use your competitors going forward. I am so disappointed you would play off business class.com as business class seats

The boarding was efficient. The entertainment system was a bit unstable but Air France has a good selection of movies.

They lost my bag and I still have not received it

Communication on the delay, rebooking and how to get a hotel was poor. Mails, airport check-in and transfer desk said different things.

Not consistent with the food quality (I mean taste not freshness)

Food was really mediocre for premium economy in comparison to other airlines… the crew was nowhere to be found… 14 hour flight…

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Worst airlines either. First leg was delayed because of crew not available. My connection was missed so they booked me automatically the next day! But, impossible to get anyone on site, web site does not let me access my reservation anymore, confirmed by useless agents over the phone. My 2-leg trip with part in business class arriving at 4:10pm ends up in an awful 3-leg arriving at 9pm the next day with no way to even choose the seats and of course at the very end of the plane. I can understand problems arrive but the way Air France handle it is just unacceptable. You are on your own. Apparently getting you to your destination is the only thing they consider their duty. The customer experience and fatigue is none of their concern. And I have a status with them. I will reconsider my priorities when flying with Air France and encourage everyone to do the same.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

very average service no complimentary alcoholics drinks unlike other airlines such as Porter airlines No decent seats available during check-in time the day before

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

I had a terrible experience. My flight got delayed from Atlanta to Chicago on Monday April 6, 2026, and that led to me missing my next flight to Brussels. United Airlines didn’t provide me with any accommodation for shelter. I had to sleep at the airport in Chicago. The next flight I was put on didn’t leave until the evening hours of Tuesday 4/7/2026.

The aircraft was older, had limited entertainment options and no wifi on board. The flight attendants weren't the friendliest, but they were okay. Overall an okay flight.

No seat back entertainment. And app had a hard time getting entertainment loaded.

We had turbulence ever 1/2 hr or so and the captains announcements were SOOOO LOUD

I couldn’t make my first flight due to weather delays trapping us in the town we were in. Then I had to buy a new ticket

So bad, flight was been cancelled due to aircraft problem, so ended up buying anothet ticket.

Once boarding started it was pretty quick. Food was inedible; cold and salty..

The seats in Premier Economy were very comfortable. The food was better than average. The way British Airways handled our seating was atrocious.

I was downgraded from business class to economy class with no compensation. American Airlines is absolutely the worst airline for international travel. They treat their business class customers like dogs.

Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.

You will pay for everything and feels like the airplane is old

British Airways offers amenities subpar with all other airlines flying internationally. Sharing tis based on my experience with flying at least five other airline between IAD-DEL in the last six months.

It was good. Couldn’t Check in online and select seats

Entertainment did not work from DC to London. Was not able to check in online during my return journey from Mumbai to London. Food was good!

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

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