
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $343 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $160 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $573 |
Good round-trip deal | $508 or less |
Good one-way deal | $271 or less |
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Fly to
Route
Depart
Return
Price
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Sat 5/16
11:59 pm-8:03 pm
1 stop18h 04m
Cancun
Fri 5/22
11:10 am-10:25 pm
1 stop13h 15m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Mon 3/9
11:01 pm-6:13 am
Nonstop5h 12m
Cancun
Fri 3/13
4:50 pm-8:53 pm
Nonstop6h 03m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Fri 4/17
11:55 pm-4:35 pm
1 stop14h 40m
Cancun
Thu 4/23
12:25 pm-10:25 pm
1 stop12h 00m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Tue 4/14
6:00 am-7:40 pm
2 stops11h 40m
Cancun
Tue 4/21
6:50 am-5:21 pm
2 stops12h 31m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Mon 5/4
12:45 am-10:06 am
1 stop7h 21m
Cancun
Wed 5/13
12:57 pm-4:47 pm
Nonstop5h 50m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Tue 3/31
5:01 pm-10:05 am
2 stops15h 04m
Cancun
Wed 4/8
6:00 am-1:00 pm
1 stop9h 00m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Mon 3/30
8:46 am-4:12 pm
Nonstop5h 26m
Cancun
Tue 4/7
2:10 pm-10:55 pm
1 stop10h 45m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Tue 3/10
11:41 am-2:50 pm
2 stops25h 09m
Cancun
Tue 3/17
6:15 pm-5:44 pm
1 stop25h 29m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Sat 5/2
2:30 pm-11:20 am
2 stops18h 50m
Cancun
Tue 5/5
6:50 am-5:21 pm
2 stops12h 31m
San FranciscoCancún
SFO - CUN
SFOCUN
San Francisco
Mon 4/27
11:52 pm-11:45 am
1 stop9h 53m
Cancun
Wed 5/6
5:01 pm-8:49 pm
Nonstop5h 48m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars |
Booking 83 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from San Francisco to Cancún. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, July is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Cancún (average of $191). Flying from San Francisco to Cancún in December is currently the most expensive (average of $360). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from San Francisco to Cancún as you normally would.
About 13% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Cancún have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 152 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Saturday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, United Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 12% of flights being delayed.
Los Angeles (LAX) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 63% of 1-stop itineraries from San Francisco to Cancún on Cheapflights.
Mexico City (MEX) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $421.
Flights via Los Angeles (LAX) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 7h 42m.
Flights via Mexico City (MEX) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 46m.
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STS - LAX
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