Cheap flights from New York to Cancún from £93

The cheapest month to fly to Cancún from New York is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around £255, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Cancún in September, then you should wait until October to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £282.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Cancún is on a Monday. Travellers who choose to depart for Cancún on a Monday will often find tickets for as low as £265. Flights from New York to Cancún on a Wednesday will generally be more expensive and average around £380. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Cancún when you can find flight prices for as low as £304. Flying to Cancún in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at midday are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £400.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Cancun for the best New York - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around £331 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from New York for as low as £313 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Cancun flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Cancún flight.

As of April 2026, prices for New York to Cancún flights are approximately 23% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between New York and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 158 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 86% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Fort Lauderdale (FLL) offer the lowest average return price of £219.

Flights connecting via Fort Lauderdale (FLL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 20m.

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 27m.

The number of flights available between New York and Cancún is 17 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 08:00, with 92% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of April 2026, 123 flights take off from New York and land in Cancún each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.