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 $83, 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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Cheapest flights in

september

: $ 83 (one-way), $ 142 (round-trip).
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October
117 $
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274 $
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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
  • Distance 793 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Cancun are july (from 83 $), august (from 91 $), may (from 108 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 233 $), november (from 229 $), february (from 222 $).

What is the lowest airfare Houston to Cancun?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $83. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1336 flight by Spirit Airlines for July 5, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 09:00 am and arrives at Cancun Cancun Int at 11:11.

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Flight Schedule Houston (Texas) to Cancun

05:30 — 11:33
6h 3m flight time
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from$117
05:30 — 09:06 Houston — Miami
NK221 Spirit Airlines
1h 37m stop
10:43 — 11:33 Miami — Cancun
NK1610 Spirit Airlines
06:00 — 10:06
4h 6m flight time
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from$108
06:00 — 07:02 Houston — New Orleans
NK1429 Spirit Airlines
1h 8m stop
08:10 — 10:06 New Orleans — Cancun
NK1280 Spirit Airlines
06:30 — 08:40
2h 10m flight time
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from$97
Houston — Cancun
NK541 Spirit Airlines
07:43 — 10:04
2h 21m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1619 United Airlines
09:00 — 11:11
2h 11m flight time
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from$83
Houston — Cancun
NK1336 Spirit Airlines
09:42 — 12:02
2h 20m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1018 United Airlines
10:13 — 12:33
2h 20m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1014 United Airlines
11:38 — 14:09
2h 31m flight time
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from$126
Houston — Cancun
F9316 Frontier Airlines
12:00 — 14:20
2h 20m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1016 United Airlines
12:17 — 14:37
2h 20m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1167 United Airlines
17:00 — 08:33+1day
15h 33m flight time
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from$108
17:00 — 20:52 Houston — Detroit
NK2589 Spirit Airlines
9h 8m stop
06:00 — 08:33 Detroit — Cancun
NK285 Spirit Airlines
17:05 — 19:20
2h 15m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1020 United Airlines
19:00 — 08:26+1day
13h 26m flight time
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from$91
19:00 — 22:43 Houston — Miami
NK1155 Spirit Airlines
8h 55m stop
07:38 — 08:26 Miami — Cancun
NK1807 Spirit Airlines
19:52 — 22:07
2h 15m flight time
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from$155
Houston — Cancun
UA1084 United Airlines
20:44 — 11:13+1day
14h 29m flight time
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20:44 — 00:20 Houston — Miami
NK2067 Spirit Airlines
10h 2m stop
10:22 — 11:13 Miami — Cancun
NK527 Spirit Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 2, 2025.

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 $352. And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $2023.

Direct flights

There are 10 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK541 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 10m and the cheapest is NK1336 by Spirit Airlines for $83.
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $126
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $155
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $83
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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 and the cheapest is NK1336 by Spirit Airlines for $91.
  • AC - Air Canada
    from $352
  • N3 - Omskavia
    from $155
  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $131
  • VB - VivaAerobus
    from $145
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $1693
  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $324
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $147
  • AV - Avianca
    from $421
  • TK - Turkish Airlines
    from $1119
  • Y4 - Volaris
    from $134
  • WS - WestJet
    from $369
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $91
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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
  • West Houston-IWS
  • Hobby-HOU
    from $207
  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
  • George Bush-IAH
    from $83
  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
  • Spaceland-SPX
  • Woodlawns-JWL
  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
  • Central Bus. District-JDX
  • Houston Municipal-SGR

Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ

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