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Cancún
Cancún1 stopR21 528

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R18 643
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 24% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Cancun

FAQs - booking Riviera Maya flights

  • How long is the flight to Riviera Maya?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Riviera Maya takes 36h 50m, covering a distance of 21140 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Cancún with an average flight time of 32h 35m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Riviera Maya?

    The cheapest ticket to Riviera Maya from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R18 924. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Cancun and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R18 924.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Riviera Maya?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cancún (60% of total searches to Riviera Maya). The next most popular destination is Cozumel (40%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Riviera Maya

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Riviera Maya

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Riviera Maya. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Riviera Maya. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Riviera Maya? 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
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3756 reviews
7,5Entertainment
7,4Food
7,6Boarding
8,0Crew
7,5Comfort
Airline reviews

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

6,0 GoodEmal, Nov 2024BOS - DOH
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The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

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

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

Online check-in doesn't work. That's why I couldn't give it full Star.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

Not a good one this time. The absence of internet without any information/notification ahead was really the unacceptable part. Also this new A350-900 has a serious legroom challenge for economy seats. It’s more like a medium-haul flight legroom configuration.

Not great , just ok . I expected better food but it did not deliver . Flight staff was ok . The guy at the drop off bag counter was the only saving grace in this whole trip . He was pleasant, friendly and very helpful . You couldn’t ask for a better assistance from him .

There was 2 hours delay before boarding and 2 hours delay after boarding while waiting in the plane

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

They lost my baggage and I still have not got it back. Disgrace

A disaster. Air France is a real joke. They overcharge us customers for absolutely nothing. Service was very poor, food was mediocre, entertainment non existent, etc. We paid thousands of dollars for our business class tickets and then we were told in Paris we could not access its lounge. Really Air France ? Congratulations on irritating your customers to the sky high level and ensuring we will do everything in our power to discourage others to travel with you.

They again did not offer any functioning WiFi in the transatlantic crossing.

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

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.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

Checkin was painful and slow! Lady didn’t seem to know what was going on and couldn’t explain the delay. Seemed ahe couldnt see the computer scree and we couldn’t hear her talk through her mask.

Staff was generally seeming stressed out and was a bit rude and slow. Plane left late. Pilot was very well-spoken.

Everything was very good. Was able to change a make run flight leaving on direct earlier in the app -seamless!!! Well done

Quality of service and maintenance has declined since my last trip before COVID.

The Economy Plus rows weren’t as roomy as expected, and the meal service left a lot to be desired for.

The flight was very good. Only complaint was that the usb charging connection did not work for either me or the seat next to me so we both had to use our own portable battery to charge our phones. I also liked the fact that I could purchase Wi-Fi for an hour instead of for the entire flight.

The Frankfurt airport is just not that easy to get around. Having to get from one end of the airport to the other when it was not well marked was a challenge. The flight itself was fine. I would fly with United again.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

The ac did not work and the plane was deployed for the AC BUT IT NEVER WORKED. I have high blood pressure and I was SWEATING AND NEARLY PASSED OUT. Do better.

Internet connection was very weak, did not connect at all. Seat comfort was poor, buttons didn't work properly. Overall not impressed in business class.

The flight was delayed both legs of the journey. The seats were cramped.

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

Everything needs improvement. Old plane, bad interior, business class seats don't function easily / properly, food is awful, chicken / fish were tough & hard, couldn't eat. Avoid Turkish Airlines.

Great! Because it's on time...with great and kindness stewards 😇

It was very good and it was not my first time I always take Turkish air line for my travels

Check in was not available online. It was super long line to check in

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

If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.

Poor BA get a lot of stick and have some problems getting your bags to the same destination BUT the whole experience is very much 5 star and probably due to excellent, helpful and sooo British staff. We travelled in economy plus.

The seat was very uncomfortable. It helped to use the foot rest. Could not sleep because of the seat.

Easy and quick check in, clean and nice seats. Overall excellent experience.

I flew Club World and was SHOCKED at how totally absent the crew were for the duration of the flight. So much so that we received no drink service other than the post-departure cocktail and that was it. Wasn't even offered tea/coffee and the in-flight attention was so bad that literally minutes before landing the one crew member for our row was scrambling to pick up left-behind water bottles, glassware, trash. And the rest of the crew had already stowed all carts, he was cramming the trash into the lavatory trash can and was stashing the glassware frantically in the galley as we were on final approach. He was so scrambled he left two overhead lockers wide open (that he'd opened) for landing. Unbelievable!

My problem was with the onward connection between London Heathrow and Washington IAD. The flight was several times changed.

I'm a world traveler for the 30 years. The WORST AIRPORT i've ever been in Totally over booked They shuttle u around MANY TIMES TO GET to planes and gates They over book and have massive delays Will never fly BA again

Flight was delayed. Thankfully I wasn't in a rush. The airport experience (shops, amenities, ample restaurants, coffee shops, seats with charging) was very good) was very good as was the boarding which was orderly and organised. The flight was short so whilst there was no entertainment I thought that was ok especially in the age of smart phones and kindles. It would have been nice to have usbc charging supported at my seat but again it was a short flight so no drama. Overall a positive experience flying from London to Edinburgh with BA.

The crew was great, the food was great, the seats were torture. I just could not get comfortable. Too narrow, too close to the seat in front. I felt guilty about reclining my seat and resisted but the people in front of me did not feel the same way. I thought both coming and going that the discomfort would conceivably be enough to prevent me from going abroad in the future. Will it? I'm not sure - but it will definitely be a factor in my choice of travel.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Riviera Maya found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
18/2Tue
1 stopDelta
30h 10mJNB-CUN
25/2Tue
1 stopDelta
24h 35mCUN-JNB
R21 528
18/2Tue
2 stops
32h 10mJNB-CUN
25/2Tue
2 stops
40h 15mCUN-JNB
R21 697
18/2Tue
1 stopDelta
30h 10mJNB-CUN
25/2Tue
2 stopsDelta
27h 45mCUN-JNB
R21 753
29/1Wed
2 stops
34h 05mCPT-CUN
5/2Wed
2 stops
34h 40mCUN-CPT
R22 015
29/1Wed
2 stopsAir France
35h 35mCPT-CUN
5/2Wed
1 stopAir France
26h 25mCUN-CPT
R22 353
20/1Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
47h 23mJNB-CZM
4/2Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 05mCZM-JNB
R34 119
1/4Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
31h 15mCPT-CUN
21/4Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
36h 15mCUN-CPT
R35 599
1/4Tue
1 stopLufthansa
28h 30mCPT-CUN
21/4Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
36h 15mCUN-CPT
R37 529
24/4Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
47h 20mJNB-CUN
29/4Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
36h 50mCUN-JNB
R64 978
24/4Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 45mJNB-CUN
29/4Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 33mCUN-JNB
R70 131

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Riviera Maya found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/6Wed
2 stops
33h 25mCPT-CUN
R18 643
14/2Fri
1 stopDelta
24h 05mJNB-CZM
R20 573
14/2Fri
2 stopsDelta
46h 05mJNB-CZM
R21 191
11/6Wed
2 stopsEmirates
49h 56mCPT-CZM
R23 983

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