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Best Flights from San Francisco to Cancun Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Cancun with the lowest price of $170. The fastest direct flight takes 5h 11m and the fastest connecting – 6h 35m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $236 Find flight	23:02 San Francisco San Francisco	07:13+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	5h 11m	United Airlines	UA1145
from $170 Find flight	13:00 San Francisco San Francisco	00:53+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	8h 53m layover 2h 0m - Mexico City	Aeromexico	AM669 AM562
from $170 Find flight	23:05 San Francisco San Francisco	14:26+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	12h 21m layover 5h 20m - Mexico City	Aeromexico	AM665 AM520
from $179 Find flight	06:00 San Francisco San Francisco	21:01 Cancun Cancun Int	12h 1m layover 4h 46m - Atlanta	Aeromexico	AM4203 AM3072
from $181 Find flight	08:00 San Francisco San Francisco	21:01 Cancun Cancun Int	10h 1m layover 2h 44m - Atlanta	Aeromexico	AM4175 AM3072
from $184 Find flight	21:30 San Francisco San Francisco	09:58+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	9h 28m layover 2h 17m - Atlanta	Aeromexico	AM4444 AM3091
from $207 Find flight	00:58 San Francisco San Francisco	13:08 Cancun Cancun Int	9h 10m layover 2h 30m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91094 F970
from $210 Find flight	08:08 San Francisco San Francisco	18:20 Cancun Cancun Int	7h 12m layover 0h 50m - Los Angeles	Alaska Airlines	AS1049 AS1364
from $216 Find flight	21:55 San Francisco San Francisco	18:20+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	17h 25m layover 11h 17m - Los Angeles	Alaska Airlines	AS2148 AS1364
from $235 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	15:59 Cancun Cancun Int	7h 59m layover 1h 48m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1687 UA1167
from $235 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	17:50 Cancun Cancun Int	9h 50m layover 3h 39m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1687 UA1114
from $170 Find flight	11:28 San Francisco San Francisco	00:53+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	10h 25m layover 1h 0m - Guadalajara 1h 20m - Mexico City	Aeromexico	AM623 AM251 AM562
from $179 Find flight	14:41 San Francisco San Francisco	18:40+2 дня Cancun Cancun Int	48h 59m layover 21h 45m - Los Angeles 20h 15m - Monterrey	Frontier Airlines	F93308 Y45503 VB2199
from $204 Find flight	21:55 San Francisco San Francisco	18:40+2 дня Cancun Cancun Int	41h 45m layover 14h 37m - Los Angeles 20h 15m - Monterrey	Alaska Airlines	AS2148 Y45503 VB2199
from $206 Find flight	23:05 San Francisco San Francisco	18:40+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	16h 35m layover 1h 55m - Mexico City 6h 8m - Monterrey	Aeromexico	AM665 AM906 VB2199
from $212 Find flight	23:05 San Francisco San Francisco	16:00+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	13h 55m layover 1h 55m - Mexico City 3h 23m - Monterrey	Aeromexico	AM665 AM906 VB2201

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on March 03, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Cancun

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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
09:01 — 17:20	09:01 — 17:20 UA1679 United Airlines San Francisco — Cancun	5h 19m	Find flight from$236
23:02 — 07:13 +1 day	23:02 — 07:13 UA1145 United Airlines San Francisco — Cancun	5h 11m	Find flight from$236
00:58 — 13:08	10:06 — 13:39 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 2h 30m stop 07:02 — 13:08 F970 Frontier Airlines Denver — Cancun	9h 10m including layover	Find flight from$207
05:00 — 15:59	05:00 — 10:55 UA1687 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 48m stop 12:35 — 15:59 UA1167 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	7h 59m including layover	Find flight from$235
05:00 — 17:50	05:00 — 10:55 UA1687 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 3h 39m stop 14:26 — 17:50 UA1114 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	9h 50m including layover	Find flight from$235
06:00 — 21:01	06:00 — 13:33 AM4203 Aeromexico San Francisco — Atlanta 4h 46m stop 18:25 — 21:05 AM3072 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	12h 1m including layover	Find flight from$179
06:00 — 16:45	06:00 — 07:33 UA502 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 1h 27m stop 09:00 — 16:45 UA1276 United Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	7h 45m including layover	Find flight from$236
07:00 — 07:10 +1 day	07:00 — 09:25 AC8841 Air Canada San Francisco — Vancouver 12h 40m stop 22:05 — 07:10 AC1316 Air Canada Vancouver — Cancun	21h 10m including layover	Find flight from$382
08:00 — 21:01	07:05 — 14:35 AM4175 Aeromexico San Francisco — Atlanta 2h 44m stop 18:25 — 21:05 AM3072 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	10h 1m including layover	Find flight from$181
08:08 — 18:20	07:00 — 08:38 AS1049 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 50m stop 10:07 — 17:50 AS1364 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	7h 12m including layover	Find flight from$210
10:37 — 07:30 +1 day	10:37 — 12:10 AS3326 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 11h 47m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	17h 53m including layover	Find flight from$264
12:55 — 07:30 +1 day	12:55 — 14:17 AS2146 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 9h 40m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	15h 35m including layover	Find flight from$264
13:00 — 00:53 +1 day	13:00 — 19:30 AM669 Aeromexico San Francisco — Mexico City 2h stop 21:30 — 00:53 AM562 Aeromexico Mexico City — Cancun	8h 53m including layover	Find flight from$170
14:41 — 07:10 +1 day	14:41 — 16:10 F93308 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 7h 30m stop 23:40 — 07:10 AM5284 Aeromexico Los Angeles — Cancun	13h 29m including layover	Find flight from$335
15:06 — 07:30 +1 day	15:06 — 16:36 AS3477 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 7h 21m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	13h 24m including layover	Find flight from$264
16:22 — 07:30 +1 day	16:22 — 17:52 AS2147 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 6h 5m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	12h 8m including layover	Find flight from$264
16:39 — 11:25 +1 day	16:39 — 22:30 UA1672 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 9h 32m stop 08:02 — 11:25 UA1619 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	15h 46m including layover	Find flight from$238
17:28 — 07:30 +1 day	17:28 — 18:59 AS3351 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 4h 58m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	11h 2m including layover	Find flight from$311
17:28 — 07:10 +1 day	17:28 — 18:59 AS3351 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 4h 41m stop 23:40 — 07:10 AM5284 Aeromexico Los Angeles — Cancun	10h 42m including layover	Find flight from$384
18:40 — 11:25 +1 day	18:30 — 00:16 UA2305 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 7h 36m stop 08:02 — 11:25 UA1619 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	13h 45m including layover	Find flight from$237
18:40 — 15:59 +1 day	18:30 — 00:16 UA2305 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 12h 9m stop 12:35 — 15:59 UA1167 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	18h 19m including layover	Find flight from$246
19:30 — 16:45 +1 day	19:30 — 21:02 UA2210 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 11h 58m stop 09:00 — 16:45 UA1276 United Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	18h 15m including layover	Find flight from$244
19:40 — 07:30 +1 day	19:40 — 21:11 AS3479 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 2h 46m stop 23:57 — 07:30 AS1447 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	8h 50m including layover	Find flight from$264
21:30 — 09:58 +1 day	21:30 — 05:01 AM4444 Aeromexico San Francisco — Atlanta 2h 17m stop 07:18 — 09:58 AM3091 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	9h 28m including layover	Find flight from$184
22:30 — 09:58 +1 day	22:30 — 06:05 AM4172 Aeromexico San Francisco — Atlanta 1h 13m stop 07:18 — 09:58 AM3091 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	8h 28m including layover	Find flight from$286
22:46 — 16:45 +1 day	22:35 — 00:06 UA2681 United Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 8h 42m stop 09:00 — 16:45 UA1276 United Airlines Los Angeles — Cancun	14h 59m including layover	Find flight from$235
23:05 — 14:26 +1 day	23:06 — 05:35 AM665 Aeromexico San Francisco — Mexico City 5h 20m stop 11:00 — 14:36 AM520 Aeromexico Mexico City — Cancun	12h 21m including layover	Find flight from$170
10:02 — 01:45 +1 day	10:02 — 11:48 F94158 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 2h 7m stop 13:55 — 19:40 VB113 VivaAerobus Las Vegas — Mexico City 2h 50m stop 22:30 — 01:45 VB1374 VivaAerobus Mexico City — Cancun	12h 43m including layover	Find flight from$270
11:28 — 00:53 +1 day	11:28 — 17:25 AM623 Aeromexico San Francisco — Guadalajara 1h stop 18:25 — 20:10 AM251 Aeromexico Guadalajara — Mexico City 1h 20m stop 21:30 — 00:53 AM562 Aeromexico Mexico City — Cancun	10h 25m including layover	Find flight from$170
11:28 — 06:49 +1 day	11:28 — 17:25 AM623 Aeromexico San Francisco — Guadalajara 2h stop 19:25 — 20:33 Y41008 Volaris Guadalajara — Tijuana 3h 4m stop 23:37 — 06:49 Y43084 Volaris Tijuana — Cancun	16h 21m including layover	Find flight from$252
13:20 — 14:45 +1 day	13:20 — 20:45 AV563 Avianca San Francisco — San Salvador 1h 20m stop 22:05 — 01:55 AV365 Avianca San Salvador — Bogota 9h stop 10:55 — 14:45 AV68 Avianca Bogota — Cancun	22h 25m including layover	Find flight from$312
14:41 — 18:40 +2 days	14:41 — 16:10 F93308 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 21h 45m stop 13:55 — 19:05 Y45503 Volaris Los Angeles — Monterrey 20h 15m stop 15:20 — 18:40 VB2199 VivaAerobus Monterrey — Cancun	48h 59m including layover	Find flight from$179
21:55 — 18:40 +2 days	21:55 — 23:18 AS2148 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Los Angeles 14h 37m stop 13:55 — 19:05 Y45503 Volaris Los Angeles — Monterrey 20h 15m stop 15:20 — 18:40 VB2199 VivaAerobus Monterrey — Cancun	41h 45m including layover	Find flight from$204
23:05 — 18:40 +1 day	23:05 — 05:30 AM665 Aeromexico San Francisco — Mexico City 1h 55m stop 07:25 — 09:12 AM906 Aeromexico Mexico City — Monterrey 6h 8m stop 15:20 — 18:40 VB2199 VivaAerobus Monterrey — Cancun	16h 35m including layover	Find flight from$206

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on March 3, 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 00:58 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:58 to 23:59 to 2 Cancun airports. Average flight time is 5h 15m.

The fastest flight 5h 11m
Average flight time 5h 15m
The earliest flight 00:58
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 2406 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Cancun are january (from 170 $), february (from 170 $), november (from 190 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 262 $), november (from 190 $), february (from 170 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Cancun?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $170. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AM669 flight by Aeromexico for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 13:00 am and arrives at Cancun Cancun Int at 00:53.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Cancun is served by 8 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 15 departures per week at the price of from $ 204 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1258.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1145 by United Airlines takes 5h 11m and the cheapest is AM669 by Aeromexico for $236.

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Connecting Flights

There are 105 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS2148 by Alaska Airlines takes 6h 35m and the cheapest is AM669 by Aeromexico for $170.

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AC - Air Canada

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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AV - Avianca

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AM - Aeromexico

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UA - United Airlines

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WS - WestJet

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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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Cancun airports

Cancun Int-CUN

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Airplanes

There are flights to Cancun from San Francisco by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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