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Find cheap flights to Cancun from R12 955

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Cheap flight deals to Cancún

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip 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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19:35 - 13:50JNB-CUN
49h 15m2 stops
21:10 - 17:45CUN-JNB
37h 35m2 stops
R25 629
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Tue, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 16
19:35 - 13:50JNB-CUN
49h 15m2 stops
21:10 - 17:45CUN-JNB
37h 35m2 stops
R28 122
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Tue, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 16
15:05 - 10:02JNB-CUN
25h 57m2 stops
12:20 - 8:30CUN-JNB
37h 10m2 stops
R33 334United Airlines
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Mon, Jul 1 - Mon, Jul 8
10:25 - 15:51JNB-CUN
36h 26m2 stops
13:12 - 17:45CUN-JNB
21h 33m1 stop
R34 290United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 16
18:50 - 18:15JNB-CUN
30h 25m1 stop
13:50 - 8:40CUN-JNB
35h 50m2 stops
R35 884Air France
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Thu, Jun 20 - Thu, Jun 27
23:15 - 19:55JNB-CUN
27h 40m2 stops
12:39 - 21:20CUN-JNB
25h 41m2 stops
R36 090Delta
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Thu, Jun 20 - Thu, Jun 27
23:15 - 23:42JNB-CUN
31h 27m2 stops
20:40 - 8:40CUN-JNB
29h 00m1 stop
R36 184
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Tue, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 16
12:15 - 10:02JNB-CUN
28h 47m2 stops
8:45 - 17:45CUN-JNB
26h 00m1 stop
R37 477
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Mon, Jul 1 - Mon, Jul 8
20:00 - 11:54JNB-CUN
22h 54m1 stop
13:12 - 17:45CUN-JNB
21h 33m1 stop
R38 621United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 16
18:50 - 18:15JNB-CUN
30h 25m1 stop
15:23 - 8:40CUN-JNB
34h 17m2 stops
R41 133Air France
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Mon, Jul 1 - Mon, Jul 8

Flights to Cancún - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Cancún?

The average price of all flights to Cancún clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cancún is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R21 721. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R24 048 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cancún?

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 Cancún is May, where tickets cost R19 854 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R28 553 and R26 960 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is April with an average price of R20 529.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cancún?

The average price for all flights to Cancún depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Cancún is generally in the evening, when flights cost R21 947 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cancún is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R24 553.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Cancún?

The duration of your flight to Cancún depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Cancún on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 27h 38m, and Cape Town, which takes 27h 40m.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R12 955
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (22% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Cancún

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.
Estimated return price
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 Cancún 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 Cancún from central Cancún?

    The city centre of Cancún is 14 km from Cancún.

  • What is the name of Cancún’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Cancún, called Cancún (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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Cancún?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Cancún, VivaAerobus offers the most flights, with around 309 per week, followed by Aeromexico with 209 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cancun

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Find which airlines fly direct to Cancun, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Cancun

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +45 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +51 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +52 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +52 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +53 more

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Direct returns

Cancun to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +45 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +46 more

Thursday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +51 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +52 more

Friday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +49 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +50 more

Sunday

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, +52 more

ANA, Aerolineas Argentinas, +53 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cancún. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Cancún. 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.
7,7
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 4324 reviews
7,5Food
7,6Comfort
7,8Boarding
7,6Entertainment
8,1Crew
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Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2024BKK - USM
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Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

It was a long flight but overall a good one. The one thing that I would comment on is that there is a real problem with disposable plastic products when it comes to the meal service. It would be great for Qatar Airways to find ways to make its meal service more circular and reduce the immense amount of waste.

The staff at the check in lied. I requested aisle seats he said he gave me aisle seats. In actuality he only gave me aisle seat for 2 hour Karachi to Doha flight. From Doha to Dallas flight he gave me middle seat .

The crew was courteous and efficient. There was no entertainment or liquor service on this short international flight.

I had never seen any cabin crews behaving like that. They are not at all professionally fit for this job

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

My only issue was my meal was inedible except for the sides.

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

Generally good. The crew is excellent. The food could be better.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

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

Good aorcraft 777 but Worst food ever Breakfast was a bû’with matonnaise… Staff was nice but invisible most of the flight

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

worst experience ever i choose my seat in advance and also have my seat selected in my boarding and the they told me that my seat has been changed without notify me

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.

Great service, great food, and comfortable business class seats... Friendly and professional flight attendants and ground crew, overall 5 star experience!

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

This aircraft is not up to standard - old Airbus with terrible chairs and entertainment system for business class!

Friendly cabin crew and the flight was on time. Would recommend toanyone

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Horrible. Boarding was terrible. For a huge airplane, we needed to be transported to the plane. The boarding area was overcrowded and frantic. .The seats were so uncomfortable. The food was fine.

Don’t use them on the IST-isb route, horrible service

In general terms the service was excellent. I would ask that they add more content in Spanish to the catalog of movies, series and music.

Great ground-check in crew. Pleasant flight attendant crew. Very short flight

Just on time arrival and departure would make it great

The real big issue with this flight was that it was 3 hours delayed. Other than that, no big praises or complaints.

The flight I was connecting with waited for me even though my 1st flight was late. I really appreciated that.

Easy peasy. Crew was great. Take-off and landing nice anc chill (good job by the pilot). Thank you UA!

All planes flying to Mexico City are very old. Seats don’t even have power outlets.

Everything was great, only problem was that flights were delayed

On time - really well operated flight. Friendly staff. Super impressed with United on this round trip.

The crew were great. The boarding process was unclear where to line up. Plane was very old. Flew on a new plane flying from LA to Houston. Business class was great. Plane from Houston to Merida was very old. The plane from LA to Houston made me think I should fly United more. The plane from Houston to Merida made me think I should stick with Aero Mexico and Volaris.

I bought internet for the flight. Don’t waste your money. I wasn’t able to download a 1 Mb file from Google Docs during a 3-4 hr period. You can only use WhatsApp and email if you are willing to wait.

Nothing exceptional but all good. Business class seats are like the domestic Mint class on Jet Blue. Comfortable but not exceptional. Food is good but not superb. Flight attendants were better than US carriers but that is to be expected. However, not the caliber of Asian or Middle Eastern airlines. Very Lufthansa like but Lufthansa has slightly better seats, even though they are hardly best in class

Less packaged foods in between meals Appreciated fruits cheese platters ice cream

- OK plane. Basic accommodations. OK food. The digital window shade wasn't working.

- OK plane. Basic accommodations. OK food. The digital window shade wasn't working. - Expect to be woken up more than an hour before landing when they start dinging the bell and making announcements and turning on all cabin lights to serve a snack. I would prefer they remain quiet and only serve people who want to wake up.

Annoying customer pushing my seat did not make this pleasant.

Not enough trash pickups throughout the flight. Everything else was great.

I asleep by the gate and actually didn't get to the airplane.

Suite door was jammed but seat itself was very comfortable.

Late boarding with inconsistent excuses. Bulk head seats were very small and uncomfortable. 1 tiny candy bar and a water were only food provisions. Food for purchase was unavailable.

The flight was fine. Unfortunately, the seat entertainment (movie/TV/game options) was malfunctioning for some reason, so movies weren't an option on that flight. On the flight to my destination, it was working all right, but I never used it because I couldn't figure out how to make it work. It would be helpful to have better instructions for those of us who aren't too skilled at such things. Other than that, no problems. The crew were courteous, the food was decent, and they got us where we were going on time, or even a bit early. I would use them again.

Boarding could be smoother. But the flight crew was excellence. Very professional, friendly and helpful.

Everything was fine except my screen wasn’t working and I was unable to watch any movies or TV. Staff tried 3 times to reboot it, without success.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Cancún found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/7Tue
2 stops
49h 15mJNB-CUN
16/7Tue
2 stops
37h 35mCUN-JNB
R25 629
2/7Tue
2 stops
49h 15mJNB-CUN
16/7Tue
2 stops
37h 35mCUN-JNB
R28 122
1/7Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 57mJNB-CUN
8/7Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
37h 10mCUN-JNB
R33 334
2/7Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
36h 26mJNB-CUN
16/7Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 33mCUN-JNB
R34 290
20/6Thu
1 stopAir France
30h 25mJNB-CUN
27/6Thu
2 stopsAir France
35h 50mCUN-JNB
R35 884
20/6Thu
2 stopsDelta
27h 40mJNB-CUN
27/6Thu
2 stopsDelta
25h 41mCUN-JNB
R36 090
2/7Tue
2 stops
31h 27mJNB-CUN
16/7Tue
1 stop
29h 00mCUN-JNB
R36 184
1/7Mon
2 stops
28h 47mJNB-CUN
8/7Mon
1 stop
26h 00mCUN-JNB
R37 477
2/7Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 54mJNB-CUN
16/7Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 33mCUN-JNB
R38 621
1/7Mon
1 stopAir France
30h 25mJNB-CUN
8/7Mon
2 stopsAir France
34h 17mCUN-JNB
R41 133

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Cancún found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/6Fri
3 stops
55h 40mJNB-CUN
R12 955
7/6Fri
2 stops
38h 45mJNB-CUN
R15 073
6/6Thu
3 stops
42h 45mJNB-CUN
R16 836
6/6Thu
2 stops
46h 00mJNB-CUN
R16 967
7/6Fri
1 stopSWISS
28h 25mJNB-CUN
R21 560

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Recent domestic flight deals

29/9Sun
directVivaAerobus
2h 20mTLC-CUN
3/10Thu
directVivaAerobus
2h 20mCUN-TLC
R1 856
18/8Sun
directVivaAerobus
2h 20mTLC-CUN
12/9Thu
directVivaAerobus
2h 20mCUN-TLC
R1 894
27/6Thu
multi-stopAeromexico
5h 33mQRO-CUN
2/7Tue
multi-stopAeromexico
12h 45mCUN-QRO
R1 969
27/6Thu
multi-stopAeromexico
4h 28mQRO-CUN
2/7Tue
multi-stopAeromexico
12h 45mCUN-QRO
R2 062
4/9Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
33h 35mGDL-CUN
10/9Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 31mCUN-GDL
R11 774
27/9Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 10mSLP-CUN
2/10Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
28h 40mCUN-SLP
R12 242
19/9Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 43mQRO-CUN
21/9Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 25mCUN-QRO
R12 617
12/9Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
23h 22mGDL-CUN
17/9Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 31mCUN-GDL
R13 105
18/11Mon
multi-stopWestJet
31h 15mCUU-CUN
22/11Fri
multi-stopWestJet
42h 01mCUN-CUU
R38 471
26/9Thu
multi-stopWestJet
36h 05mSLP-CUN
29/9Sun
multi-stopWestJet
33h 36mCUN-SLP
R38 827

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