Cheap flights from New York to Cancún from £99

The cheapest month to fly to Cancún from New York is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around £313, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Cancún in January, then you should wait until May to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £327.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Cancún is on a Thursday. Travellers who choose to depart for Cancún on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as £282. Flights from New York to Cancún on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around £411. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

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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 £349 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 £319 on momondo.

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

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between New York to Cancún.

Historically, on average around 16% 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 161 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon 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, Delta have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and Cancún is 8 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 08:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of September 2026, 56 flights take off from New York and land in Cancún each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.