Return flight: Cancun – San Francisco

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 $156, 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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Cheapest flights in

september

: $ 156 (one-way), $ 268 (round-trip).
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212 $
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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 mile. 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
  • Distance 2406 ml

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 $156. The fastest direct flight takes 5h 18m and the fastest connecting – 7h.
23:28 — 06:48+1 день
5h 20m flight time
direct
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from$281
22:29 — 12:26+1 день
11h 57m flight time
4h 21m stop
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from$156
23:22 — 10:10+1 день
8h 48m flight time
2h 15m stop
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from$187
22:07 — 00:50+2 дня
24h 43m flight time
17h 21m stop
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from$184
20:53 — 10:10+2 дня
35h 17m flight time
24h 3m stop
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from$192
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on October 02, 2025

The cheapest months to travel to Cancun are september (from 156 $), july (from 157 $), august (from 172 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 277 $), november (from 270 $), february (from 252 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Cancun?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $156. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91448 flight by Frontier Airlines for September 27, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 22:29 am and arrives at Cancun Cancun Int at 12:26.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Cancun

05:45 — 22:26+1day
38h 41m flight time
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from$192
05:45 — 07:25 San Francisco — Las Vegas
F94158 Frontier Airlines
7h 45m stop
15:10 — 20:00 Las Vegas — Mexico City
VB113 VivaAerobus
22h 55m stop
18:55 — 22:26 Mexico City — Cancun
AM552 Aeromexico
06:00 — 23:35+1day
15h 35m flight time
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from$193
06:00 — 07:34 San Francisco — Los Angeles
AS2275 Alaska Airlines
3h 1m stop
10:35 — 14:55 Los Angeles — Monterrey
AS3451 Alaska Airlines
5h 15m stop
20:10 — 23:35 Monterrey — Cancun
VB2237 VivaAerobus
06:37 — 16:20
7h 43m flight time
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06:37 — 10:12 San Francisco — Denver
F91230 Frontier Airlines
56m stop
11:13 — 16:22 Denver — Cancun
F970 Frontier Airlines
07:32 — 14:50
5h 18m flight time
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from$318
San Francisco — Cancun
UA2604 United Airlines
08:50 — 16:12
5h 22m flight time
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from$281
San Francisco — Cancun
UA1679 United Airlines
11:20 — 21:35+1day
32h 15m flight time
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from$196
11:20 — 12:55 San Francisco — Los Angeles
F93308 Frontier Airlines
21h 40m stop
10:35 — 14:55 Los Angeles — Monterrey
AS3451 Alaska Airlines
3h 15m stop
18:10 — 21:35 Monterrey — Cancun
VB7409 VivaAerobus
20:53 — 07:48+1day
8h 55m flight time
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from$170
20:45 — 05:20 San Francisco — Orlando
F91646 Frontier Airlines
1h 21m stop
06:50 — 08:05 Orlando — Cancun
F9163 Frontier Airlines
20:53 — 10:10+2days
35h 17m flight time
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20:53 — 05:24 San Francisco — Orlando
F91646 Frontier Airlines
2h 51m stop
08:15 — 10:10 Orlando — Dallas
F91481 Frontier Airlines
21h 12m stop
07:22 — 10:10 Dallas — Cancun
NK343 Spirit Airlines
21:43 — 12:58+1day
13h 15m flight time
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from$194
21:43 — 23:23 San Francisco — Las Vegas
F94156 Frontier Airlines
1h 32m stop
00:59 — 05:54 Las Vegas — Dallas
F91650 Frontier Airlines
4h 14m stop
10:08 — 12:58 Dallas — Cancun
NK343 Spirit Airlines
22:07 — 00:50+2days
24h 43m flight time
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from$184
22:07 — 23:44 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
10h 51m stop
10:35 — 14:55 Los Angeles — Monterrey
HA6178 Hawaiian Airlines
6h 30m stop
21:25 — 00:50 Monterrey — Cancun
VB7404 VivaAerobus
22:29 — 12:26+1day
11h 57m flight time
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22:19 — 06:13 San Francisco — Atlanta
F91448 Frontier Airlines
4h 21m stop
11:08 — 12:55 Atlanta — Cancun
F9153 Frontier Airlines
23:22 — 15:56+1day
14h 34m flight time
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from$172
23:22 — 05:07 San Francisco — Dallas
F94000 Frontier Airlines
7h 45m stop
12:52 — 15:56 Dallas — Cancun
F9228 Frontier Airlines
23:22 — 10:10+1day
8h 48m flight time
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23:38 — 05:20 San Francisco — Dallas
F94000 Frontier Airlines
2h 15m stop
10:18 — 13:08 Dallas — Cancun
NK343 Spirit Airlines
23:28 — 06:48+1day
5h 20m flight time
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from$281
San Francisco — Cancun
UA1145 United Airlines
23:38 — 09:40+1day
8h 2m flight time
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from$194
23:38 — 05:20 San Francisco — Dallas
F94000 Frontier Airlines
1h 25m stop
06:56 — 09:51 Dallas — Cancun
F982 Frontier Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 2, 2025.

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 $666. And the most expensive tickets are offered by SWISS International Air Lines airline - from $5525.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2604 by United Airlines takes 5h 18m and the cheapest is F91448 by Frontier Airlines for $281.
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $281
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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 and the cheapest is F91448 by Frontier Airlines for $156.
  • DE - Condor Airlines
    from $666
  • AC - Air Canada
    from $249
  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
    from $719
  • TX - Air Caraibes
    from $732
  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $296
  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $198
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $248
  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $2757
  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $193
  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
    from $237
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $156
  • AV - Avianca
    from $234
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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
    from $156
  • Embarkadero-EMB
  • China Basin Heliport-JCC

Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ

Airplanes

There are flights to Cancun from San Francisco by 17 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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