Cheap flights from San Francisco to Cancún from $243

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Cancún. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $739. If you are unable to visit Cancún during the month of January, then departing from San Francisco during the month February is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $760.

Fly from San Francisco to Cancun for the best San Francisco - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around $872 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from San Francisco for as low as $796 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 45% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Cancún flight.

As of May 2026, prices for San Francisco to Cancún flights are approximately 38% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between San Francisco and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

2 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to Cancún as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 08:00, with 50% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, there are 14 flights per week flying from San Francisco to Cancún. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.