American's Flagship Business offers lie-flat seats and chef-curated meals on international flights.
American's Premium Economy offers 18.5” seats with leg and footrests for better sleep.

Popular in | April |
|---|---|
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $459 |
Round-trip from | $269 |
One-way from | $100 |
Good round-trip deal | $248 or less |
Good one-way deal | $135 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Sun 12/7
6:00 am-12:20 pm
1 stop6h 20m
Cancun
Wed 12/10
7:00 pm-10:45 pm
Nonstop3h 45m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Mon 12/8
8:17 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop17h 43m
Cancun
Fri 12/12
2:30 pm-10:28 pm
1 stop7h 58m
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Sat 1/24
7:10 am-11:29 am
Nonstop4h 19m
Cancun
Thu 1/29
12:46 pm-4:30 pm
Nonstop3h 44m
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Fri 1/23
7:00 am-11:19 am
Nonstop4h 19m
Cancun
Fri 1/30
12:46 pm-4:30 pm
Nonstop3h 44m
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Tue 1/20
9:37 am-1:57 pm
Nonstop4h 20m
Cancun
Wed 1/28
2:04 pm-5:55 pm
Nonstop3h 51m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 1/23
10:57 am-3:25 pm
Nonstop4h 28m
Cancun
Fri 1/30
4:35 pm-8:34 pm
Nonstop3h 59m
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Tue 1/20
7:00 am-11:19 am
Nonstop4h 19m
Cancun
Fri 1/30
12:46 pm-4:30 pm
Nonstop3h 44m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Tue 1/6
10:30 am-2:55 pm
Nonstop4h 25m
Cancun
Fri 1/16
2:41 pm-6:30 pm
Nonstop3h 49m
NewarkCancún
EWR - CUN
EWRCUN
Newark
Tue 12/9
7:00 am-11:20 am
Nonstop4h 20m
Cancun
Mon 12/15
4:51 pm-12:57 am
1 stop8h 06m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 1/7
12:25 pm-9:11 pm
1 stop8h 46m
Cancun
Tue 1/13
1:57 pm-5:56 pm
Nonstop3h 59m
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To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to Cancún, you should look to book at least 32 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
On average, a flight from New York to Cancún takes 6 hours 51 minutes. Flights to Cancún from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.
Users looking for the lowest fares to Cancún should consider flying on Sunday afternoons, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Thursday mornings, when prices are usually at their highest.
The most flights from New York to Cancún are scheduled on a Saturday (20 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Wednesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (12 on average).
The most popular airlines flying from New York to Cancún are JetBlue, United Airlines and American Airlines.
The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Cancún are Delta, Aeromexico and Air Canada.
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cancún ranges from 1.1 - 11.1 inches per month. October is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 11.1 in. April is typically the driest time to visit Cancún when rainfall is around 1.1 in.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cancún, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 86.0 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 75.2 F).
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JFK - ATL
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Just as sun-worshipping vacationers can’t get enough of Cancun, the airport never seems to stop growing. The close proximity of Cancun International Airport (CUN) to the most popular beach resorts in Mexico draws 12.4 million passengers through its gates each year, second only to the giant Mexico City International Airport in terms of traffic.
Flights to Cancun Airport are plentiful, and you’ll have no trouble finding them from nearly any major airport, including London, Paris, New York, Madrid, Chicago, Miami, Frankfurt, Santiago de Chile, Lisbon and Amsterdam.
Because of the massive popularity of the beach resorts in Cancun, the airport is almost constantly overrun with tourists, especially in the peak summer and spring break seasons. Facilities and service in the airport are geared toward this crowd, so the airport is clean and efficient with all the modern comforts of home.