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R11 233 Find Cheap Flights to Cancun – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
R18 678
Typical prices: R23 051-R30 413
British Airways
Sun 6/12Sun 24/1
JNB - CUN • 1 stop
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R11 233
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Tue 15/12
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.
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Recent return flight deals to Cancún

Sun, Dec 6 - Sun, Jan 24
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 16:55
JNB
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CUN
28h 20m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
17:21 - 10:25
CUN
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JNB
34h 04m
2 stops
R18 678British Airways
Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 16:55
JNB
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CUN
28h 20m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
17:21 - 10:25
CUN
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JNB
34h 04m
2 stops
R18 760British Airways
Tue, Sep 22 - Sun, Sep 27
Condor Logo
18:35 - 15:35
JNB
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CUN
28h 00m
1 stop
Condor Logo
17:40 - 7:30
CUN
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JNB
30h 50m
1 stop
R19 320Condor
Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 16:55
JNB
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CUN
28h 20m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:40 - 10:25
CUN
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JNB
32h 45m
1 stop
R19 814British Airways
Tue, Sep 22 - Sun, Sep 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 - 15:35
JNB
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CUN
34h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:40 - 7:30
CUN
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JNB
30h 50m
1 stop
R20 358Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Wed, Aug 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 - 11:35
JNB
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CUN
32h 10m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:20 - 12:00
CUN
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JNB
34h 40m
2 stops
R20 951Multiple Airlines
Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 13:39
JNB
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CUN
22h 39m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:49 - 18:30
CUN
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JNB
44h 41m
2 stops
R21 280United Airlines
Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 13:39
JNB
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CUN
22h 39m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:49 - 18:30
CUN
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JNB
44h 41m
2 stops
R21 346United Airlines
Sun, Nov 8 - Thu, Nov 12
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 15:27
CPT
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CUN
51h 32m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
13:10 - 10:30
CUN
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CPT
38h 20m
2 stops
R26 238Qatar Airways
Sun, Nov 8 - Thu, Nov 12
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 15:27
CPT
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CUN
51h 32m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
13:10 - 10:30
CUN
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CPT
38h 20m
2 stops
R26 271Qatar Airways
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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 flight to Cancun?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cancun was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R18 678 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Cancun and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R26 238 in the last 3 days.

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 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Cancun Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR11 233
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% 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

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cancun?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cancun was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R18 678 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Cancun and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R26 238 in the last 3 days.

  • 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

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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.
7,5
Air FranceOverall score based on 1614 reviews
7,0Food
7,0Entertainment
7,5Boarding
7,4Comfort
8,2Crew
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The flight crew was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Also the seats were comfortable and roomier than many other airlines.

10,0 ExcellentColleen, May 2026
LIS - CDG
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The flight crew was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Also the seats were comfortable and roomier than many other airlines.

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 haven’t received it yet

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

Boarding was a disaster being moved by Air France by bus to the plane. The plane should have been at the right gate.

Old cabine without flat bed in business for a 12 hour flight is not acceptable

Boarding was smooth and on time. The seat was comfortable and the entertainment worked. Staff were gracious.

I have used Air France and KLM many times it will help if they change their menu's feel like it's been the same for years!!!, Especially the breakfast. Overall the flight was good and enjoyable.

Crew was professional. Boarding has few seats . Since the plane was not full would have been nice to change seat on the internet

The crew was great and handled our unexpected detour with proactive communication.

I needed internet for critical matters and it never worked.

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

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Great smooth flight. Had a seating change, but that was an improvement. Thanks United Airways Crew.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

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.

We took off an hour late due to arrival airport not having enough gates. That was followed by 1:30 wait to get our bags delivered for the entire flight.

It’s a service to take you from one point to another. No frills. You want it, you take it. It’s upon you to bring food, reading material, games to play, movies to watch, etc. The wifi onboard never works - so you cannot even listen to any podcasts, music, or get updated news feeds. The toilet is a mess, and a four flight does not need any hygienic interventions when people either splatter their pee all over the seats or on the floor. It’s a monopolized service and so smile and bear it.

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

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.

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.

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.

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

I would advice everybody not to fly by Indigo, no entertainment in flight, rude behavior of staff, worst experience of my life

food in Qatar was terrible. I had ordered asian vegetarian meal but the food lacked any flavor. Choices of entertainment was also very limited. emirates is way better in terms of food and entertainment.

Bag check in at DC was slow. Boarding process was slow more due to customers unfamiliar with how to board properly. Food and service was excellent!

The hindu meal food did not taste good. Also the seats were not comfortable as compare to other airlines

At the Doha airport there were at least two security checks where all items have to be separately scanned ( this is after completing a full security screen from Cochin). The walk between terminals at Doha airport is tedious due to lack of in-airport transportation and staff to provide friendly directions. On flight, there was a good selection of entertainment movies. Interesting real time flight maps and camera feeds. Food, snacks and drinks could have been served more frequently. A few more items than the standard 3 meal items ( entree, fruit and yogurt) would have been good. A better staffing ratio and bathroom ratio would have made the trip more enjoyable.

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Aircraft delayed for two hours due to a technical issue with the rear emergency exit door slide not working.

Superb staff, ingenious seating in Club class. Superb food and service. Loading and unloading. Ample cabin overhead luggage space. But the earphone socket was damaged and did not give binaural audio. Very hard to follow a film over the engine noise. Nor could I get to play Sudoku for want of instructions.

The plane seemd untidy and old. Ran out of food and drinks

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