Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to Cancun from $117

Return flight: Cancun – Houston

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 10 direct and 516 connecting flights from Houston to Cancun. You can compare airfare deals from 13 airlines and multiple travel sites from $117, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HOU-CUN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Houston to Cancun. 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
05:30 — 11:33
05:30 — 09:06 NK221 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
1h 37m stop
10:43 — 11:33 NK1610 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Cancun
6h 3m
including layover
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06:00 — 10:06
06:00 — 07:02 NK1429 Spirit Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
1h 8m stop
08:10 — 10:06 NK1280 Spirit Airlines
New Orleans — Cancun
4h 6m
including layover
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from$108
06:30 — 08:40
06:30 — 08:40 NK541 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 10m
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from$97
07:43 — 10:04
07:43 — 10:04 UA1619 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 21m
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from$156
09:00 — 11:11
09:00 — 11:11 NK1336 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 11m
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from$83
09:42 — 12:02
09:42 — 12:02 UA1018 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 20m
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09:55 — 18:50
09:55 — 11:15 AM2781 Aeromexico
Houston — Mexico City
4h 17m stop
15:32 — 18:50 AM1590 Aeromexico
Mexico City — Cancun
8h 55m
including layover
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from$132
10:13 — 12:33
10:13 — 12:33 UA1014 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 20m
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from$156
11:38 — 14:09
11:38 — 14:09 F9316 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 31m
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from$126
12:00 — 14:20
12:00 — 14:20 UA1016 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 20m
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12:17 — 14:37
12:17 — 14:37 UA1167 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 20m
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17:00 — 08:33
+1 day
17:00 — 20:52 NK2589 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Detroit
9h 8m stop
06:00 — 08:33 NK285 Spirit Airlines
Detroit — Cancun
15h 33m
including layover
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17:05 — 19:20
17:05 — 19:20 UA1020 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 15m
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from$155
19:52 — 22:07
19:52 — 22:07 UA1084 United Airlines
Houston — Cancun
2h 15m
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20:44 — 11:13
+1 day
20:44 — 00:20 NK2067 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
10h 2m stop
10:22 — 11:13 NK527 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Cancun
14h 29m
including layover
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 12, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Houston and Cancun is 1275 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:20 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:20 to 2 Cancun airports. Average flight time is 2h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 2h 10m
  • Average flight time 2h 20m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:20
  • Distance 793 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Houston — Cancun is served by 13 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 20 departures per week at the price of from $ 353 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 2030.

Direct flights

There are 10 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK541 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 10m.

  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 516 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK1429 by Spirit Airlines takes 4h 6m.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • N3 - Omskavia
    from $155
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  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $132
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  • VB - VivaAerobus
    from $146
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $1576
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $326
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $147
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  • AV - Avianca
    from $422
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
    from $1123
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  • Y4 - Volaris
    from $134
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  • WS - WestJet
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Houston to Cancun from 15 airports (Ellington Field, West Houston, Hobby, Park Ten Heliport, Andrau Airpark, George Bush, Greenway Plaza H/P, David Wayne Hooks, Transco Twr Galleria, Westchase Hilton H/P, Spaceland, Woodlawns, Marriot Astrodome Heliport, Central Bus. District, Houston Municipal).

Houston airports

  • Ellington Field-EFD
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  • West Houston-IWS
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  • Hobby-HOU
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  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
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  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
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  • George Bush-IAH
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  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
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  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
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  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
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  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
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  • Spaceland-SPX
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  • Woodlawns-JWL
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  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
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  • Central Bus. District-JDX
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  • Houston Municipal-SGR
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Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
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  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ
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