Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Cancun from $157

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 922 connecting flights from San Francisco to Cancun. You can compare airfare deals from 17 airlines and multiple travel sites from $157, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-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 San Francisco 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
05:45 — 22:26
+1 day
05:45 — 07:25 F94158 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
7h 45m stop
15:10 — 20:00 VB113 VivaAerobus
Las Vegas — Mexico City
22h 55m stop
18:55 — 22:26 AM552 Aeromexico
Mexico City — Cancun
38h 41m
including layover
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from$192
06:00 — 23:35
+1 day
06:00 — 07:34 AS2275 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
3h 1m stop
10:35 — 14:55 AS3451 Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles — Monterrey
5h 15m stop
20:10 — 23:35 VB2237 VivaAerobus
Monterrey — Cancun
15h 35m
including layover
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from$193
06:37 — 16:20
06:37 — 10:12 F91230 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Denver
56m stop
11:13 — 16:22 F970 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Cancun
7h 43m
including layover
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from$158
07:32 — 14:50
07:32 — 14:50 UA2604 United Airlines
San Francisco — Cancun
5h 18m
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from$384
08:50 — 16:12
08:50 — 16:12 UA1679 United Airlines
San Francisco — Cancun
5h 22m
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from$281
20:53 — 07:48
+1 day
20:45 — 05:20 F91646 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Orlando
1h 21m stop
06:50 — 08:05 F9163 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Cancun
8h 55m
including layover
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from$170
20:53 — 10:10
+2 days
20:53 — 05:24 F91646 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Orlando
2h 51m stop
08:15 — 10:10 F91481 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Dallas
21h 12m stop
07:22 — 10:10 NK343 Spirit Airlines
Dallas — Cancun
35h 17m
including layover
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21:43 — 12:58
+1 day
21:43 — 23:23 F94156 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
1h 32m stop
00:59 — 05:54 F91650 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Dallas
4h 14m stop
10:08 — 12:58 NK343 Spirit Airlines
Dallas — Cancun
13h 15m
including layover
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22:07 — 00:50
+2 days
22:07 — 23:44 HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
10h 51m stop
10:35 — 14:55 HA6178 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — Monterrey
6h 30m stop
21:25 — 00:50 VB7404 VivaAerobus
Monterrey — Cancun
24h 43m
including layover
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22:07 — 15:15
+1 day
21:59 — 23:36 HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
8h 30m stop
08:14 — 15:15 HA6146 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — Cancun
15h 8m
including layover
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22:29 — 12:26
+1 day
22:19 — 06:13 F91448 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Atlanta
4h 21m stop
11:08 — 12:55 F9153 Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — Cancun
11h 57m
including layover
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23:22 — 15:56
+1 day
23:22 — 05:07 F94000 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Dallas
7h 45m stop
12:52 — 15:56 F9228 Frontier Airlines
Dallas — Cancun
14h 34m
including layover
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23:22 — 10:10
+1 day
23:38 — 05:20 F94000 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Dallas
2h 15m stop
10:18 — 13:08 NK343 Spirit Airlines
Dallas — Cancun
8h 48m
including layover
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23:28 — 06:48
+1 day
23:28 — 06:48 UA1145 United Airlines
San Francisco — Cancun
5h 20m
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from$281
23:38 — 09:40
+1 day
23:38 — 05:20 F94000 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Dallas
1h 25m stop
06:56 — 09:51 F982 Frontier Airlines
Dallas — Cancun
8h 2m
including layover
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from$195
*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 San Francisco to Cancun depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Cancun is 3871 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:59 to 2 Cancun airports. Average flight time is 5h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 18m
  • Average flight time 5h 20m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 2406 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Cancun is served by 17 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 668 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by SWISS International Air Lines airline - from $ 5543.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2604 by United Airlines takes 5h 18m.

  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 922 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HA6663 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 7h.

  • DE - Condor Airlines
    from $668
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $250
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
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  • TX - Air Caraibes
    from $735
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $297
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  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $199
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $249
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $2766
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $193
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  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • AV - Avianca
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Cancun from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
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  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ
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