Cheap Flights from Cancun to San Diego, CA from $171

Return flight: San Diego – Cancun

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 630 connecting flights from Cancun to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 13 airlines and multiple travel sites from $171, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CUN-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Cancun to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Cancun and San Diego is 3260 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:20 to 23:30 from 2 Cancun airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:30 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 20h 19m.

  • The fastest flight 7h 17m
  • Average flight time 20h 19m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 23:30
  • Distance 2026 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are july (from 171 $), september (from 189 $), august (from 201 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 346 $), february (from 280 $), january (from 280 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cancun to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $171. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F945 flight by Frontier Airlines for September 27, 2025 which leaves Cancun Int in Cancun at 11:31 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 09:37.

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Flight Schedule Cancun to San Diego (California)

05:35 — 20:01
16h 26m flight time
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from$242
05:35 — 08:04 Cancun — Houston
UA1248 United Airlines
10h 36m stop
18:40 — 20:01 Houston — San Diego
UA743 United Airlines
05:35 — 14:11
10h 36m flight time
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05:35 — 08:04 Cancun — Houston
UA1248 United Airlines
4h 46m stop
12:50 — 14:11 Houston — San Diego
UA2486 United Airlines
07:51 — 20:01
14h 10m flight time
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07:51 — 10:20 Cancun — Houston
UA1059 United Airlines
8h 20m stop
18:40 — 20:01 Houston — San Diego
UA743 United Airlines
07:51 — 21:12
15h 21m flight time
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08:39 — 10:11 Cancun — Houston
UA1059 United Airlines
9h 31m stop
20:15 — 21:45 Houston — San Diego
UA2674 United Airlines
07:58 — 13:57
7h 59m flight time
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07:58 — 11:02 Cancun — Los Angeles
UA1653 United Airlines
1h 50m stop
12:52 — 13:57 Los Angeles — San Diego
UA4712 United Airlines
07:58 — 23:44
17h 46m flight time
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07:41 — 10:01 Cancun — Los Angeles
UA1653 United Airlines
11h 41m stop
22:55 — 23:58 Los Angeles — San Diego
UA5612 United Airlines
10:32 — 22:54
14h 22m flight time
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10:47 — 13:53 Cancun — Dallas
F983 Frontier Airlines
8h 7m stop
22:51 — 23:57 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
11:31 — 09:37+1day
24h 6m flight time
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11:05 — 15:06 Cancun — Chicago
F945 Frontier Airlines
15h 49m stop
13:39 — 15:59 Chicago — San Diego
F91855 Frontier Airlines
13:53 — 22:54
11h 1m flight time
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13:53 — 17:13 Cancun — Dallas
NK344 Spirit Airlines
4h 32m stop
22:53 — 23:59 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
14:01 — 22:54
10h 53m flight time
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14:01 — 16:58 Cancun — Dallas
NK1017 Spirit Airlines
4h 47m stop
21:45 — 22:54 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
15:25 — 23:02
9h 37m flight time
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15:25 — 18:44 Cancun — Denver
F971 Frontier Airlines
2h 52m stop
22:29 — 23:52 Denver — San Diego
F92711 Frontier Airlines
15:25 — 09:52+1day
20h 27m flight time
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15:25 — 18:44 Cancun — Denver
F971 Frontier Airlines
13h 38m stop
08:22 — 09:52 Denver — San Diego
F92817 Frontier Airlines
15:25 — 09:52+1day
20h 27m flight time
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15:25 — 18:44 Cancun — Denver
Y42005 Volaris
13h 38m stop
09:44 — 11:10 Denver — San Diego
F92817 Frontier Airlines
16:15 — 00:15
10h flight time
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16:15 — 20:05 Cancun — San Francisco
UA1159 United Airlines
2h 30m stop
22:35 — 00:15 San Francisco — San Diego
UA2861 United Airlines
17:06 — 22:54
7h 48m flight time
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17:50 — 20:59 Cancun — Dallas
F9229 Frontier Airlines
1h 30m stop
22:53 — 23:59 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Cancun to San Diego. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 9, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cancun — San Diego is served by 13 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 41 departures per week at the price of from $ 347 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 1746.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 630 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1248 by United Airlines takes 7h 17m and the cheapest is F945 by Frontier Airlines for $171.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • DM - Aero-Charter
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  • AM - Aeromexico
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • VB - VivaAerobus
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  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • Y4 - Volaris
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  • WS - WestJet
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Airports

You can fly from Cancun to San Diego from 2 airports (Cancun Int, Puerto Juarez).

Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
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  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ
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San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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