
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $344 (Frontier) |
One-way from | $113 (American Airlines) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $423 |
Good round-trip deal | $386 or less |
Good one-way deal | $208 or less |
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New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 7/4
6:00 am-12:28 pm
1 stop7h 28m
Cancun
Wed 7/8
11:19 am-11:55 pm
1 stop11h 36m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 9/11
1:10 pm-8:15 pm
1 stop8h 05m
Cancun
Wed 9/16
12:35 pm-5:40 pm
Nonstop4h 05m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 6/22
6:00 am-12:30 pm
1 stop7h 30m
Cancun
Thu 6/25
12:50 pm-5:57 pm
Nonstop4h 07m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Wed 6/3
6:00 am-12:30 pm
1 stop7h 30m
Cancun
Wed 6/10
1:30 pm-10:22 pm
1 stop7h 52m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Tue 5/26
6:00 am-2:02 pm
1 stop9h 02m
Cancun
Wed 6/3
11:10 am-9:18 pm
1 stop9h 08m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Sat 5/30
6:00 am-11:35 am
1 stop6h 35m
Cancun
Thu 6/4
1:30 pm-10:20 pm
1 stop7h 50m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Mon 6/1
6:00 am-12:30 pm
1 stop7h 30m
Cancun
Mon 6/8
1:30 pm-10:22 pm
1 stop7h 52m
New YorkCancún
JFK - CUN
JFKCUN
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 6/22
6:00 am-12:30 pm
1 stop7h 30m
Cancun
Fri 6/26
12:50 pm-5:57 pm
Nonstop4h 07m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Sun 8/23
7:55 am-2:37 pm
1 stop7h 42m
Cancun
Thu 8/27
1:43 pm-9:59 pm
1 stop7h 16m
New YorkCancún
LGA - CUN
LGACUN
New York LaGuardia
Sat 9/26
6:00 am-11:30 am
1 stop6h 30m
Cancun
Thu 10/1
8:00 am-4:48 pm
1 stop7h 48m
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| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
Booking 31 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from New York to Cancún. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from New York to Cancún (average of $325). Flying from New York to Cancún in February is currently the most expensive (average of $499). 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.
One of the essential ways to save on airfare from New York to Cancún is to remain as flexible as possible. Flights that are in the afternoon tend to be the most expensive. A flight in the evening could potentially save you up to 37% on airfare.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their New York to Cancún flight should consider departing on Sunday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Friday afternoons flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from NYC to CUN are scheduled on a Sunday (19 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Thursday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (4 on average).
Atlanta (ATL) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 50% of 1-stop itineraries from New York to Cancún on Cheapflights.
Orlando (MCO) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $286.
Flights via Miami (MIA) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 6h 07m.
Flights via Miami (MIA) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 19m.
About 15% of weekly flights between New York and Cancún have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 159 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the evening are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.
Wednesday 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, Delta have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 15% of flights being delayed.
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| Airline | Cheapest | Average | Flexibility | On-time |
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| Cheapest$105 | Average$377 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time65% | |
| Cheapest$151 | Average$438 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A | |
| Cheapest$155 | Average$378 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A | |
| Cheapest$161 | Average$392 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time67% | |
| Cheapest$174 | Average$410 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time62% | |
| Cheapest$238 | Average$434 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time62% | |
| Cheapest$283 | Average$454 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time69% | |
| Cheapest$293 | Average$492 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time71% | |
| Cheapest$295 | Average$385 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time63% |