Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
Entry restrictions
Mexico has not implemented any entry restrictions for air travel, but travelers arriving from countries affected by COVID-19 will be screened.
Entry requirements
A completed "Cuestionario de identificación de factores de riesgo en viajeros" must be presented to immigration upon arrival.
Quarantine requirements
There are no mandatory quarantine requirements currently in effect in Mexico. However, travelers showing symptoms of COVID-19 will be subject to quarantine.
All other info
The land border between the US and Mexico is closed to all non-essential traffic as part of COVID-19 measures. This is reviewed on a monthly basis. This closure applies primarily to tourism and recreational travel. Cargo, trade and healthcare workers will still be able to cross the border. Check with your closest US Embassy/Consulate before attempting to cross the land border.
There are currently 589,752 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in MX and 31,535 deaths as of Apr 12 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 14h 55m.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on VivaAerobus ($130) and Alaska Airlines ($186), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on VivaAerobus ($278) and Multiple Airlines ($305).
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For New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from Puerto Vallarta back to New York John F Kennedy Airport, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Amazing crew"
Cons: "Late departure"
Pros: "Nice crew."
Cons: "What entertainment??"
Pros: "I lucked out getting an exit row. The gate agents were wet nice."
Pros: "Thank you so much for getting my confused and forgetful mother in law onto the right plane and back and forth from the gates."
Cons: "Don’t know"
Cons: "4 hours late"
Pros: "The crew was good, boarding was on the right time. It was a good flight."
Cons: "Only if there was free entertainment and free food."
Pros: "Accommodation and sevice was good."
Pros: "Good crew"
Cons: "Delays, boarding slow"
Pros: "Crew was amazing."
Cons: "Better informed check-in process."
Pros: "The crews are always great, and as far as economy fares go, it's pretty standard comfort."
Cons: "The seats are far too narrow, and this thing where every airline overbooks, forcing people to check carry-ons, etc. is really getting old. Maybe go back to rolling luggage fees into the price so not so many people try to game the carry-on policy? Seems to be a complete failure in practice."
Pros: "Boarding. Crew. Entertainment. Smooth ride"
Cons: "Not to pay for food and should have given us 2 meals in a 6 and a half hr flight"
Pros: "Everything was great but"
Cons: "It was an old dated plane. Only reason good not great"
Cons: "Cold in a plane"
Cons: "Mobile boarding pass workflow is terrible. I got stuck in a loop where I had to sign back in but was told it’s too late to check in (which I had already done day before) so had to get a paper ticket from gate agent."
Pros: "Stewardess were very nice and helpful"
Cons: "Getting thru security in nyc was very backed up That’s not your Fault tho"
Cons: "You need to do a better job at facilitating/improving your bag tagging process. Also please prioritize accordingly so that passengers with short connection times are served first."
Pros: "Great ambiance."
Cons: "Service for food and drink closed with more than an hour left in the air."
Pros: "Staff friendly and helpful, food choices, seat comfy, ease of boarding, gate check bag came right away."
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "All good"
Cons: "She was a very unfriendly woman Not apologizing for running into his foot He fell asleep and didn’t realize he nput his foot in walkway"
Cons: "Friendly staff. Clean plane."
Cons: "The whole experience."
Pros: "Alaska Airlines was efficient & friendly, former Virgin Airlines plane."
Cons: "Crew was late but not their fault. Crappy WiFi and Gogo app"
Pros: "crew was nice"
Cons: "Plane had mechanical problems coming and going"
Cons: "My flight from nyc to Seattle was delayed nearly 2hrs resulting in me missing my connection to wenatchee on the last flight of the night. I was rebooked for a flight the next morning without being asked what time was best for me. I wasn’t offered any concessions for my 10hrs over night at the airport"
Pros: "Simple ways that make the atmosphere in the air a little more welcoming and friendlier."
Cons: "Nothing."
Cons: "Check in was a disaster. The kiosks were all broken. No one gave us any info. 2 people were checking in a long line. Not good."
Pros: "Thistle plane was spacious and had a lot of legroom in economy cabin."
Cons: "thereay behave been ipads to watch movies on but not sure if you had to pay. No screens on seat backs, but I actually find that pleasant."
Pros: "Great crew. Great movies."
Cons: "Mediocre food. Crammed in seats. Usual bs about no room in overhead bins. There was enough room!"
Cons: "It left 3 hours late . No free email or Facebook"
Pros: "No free WiFi, no hand soap in the restroom, my chair would not recline, no free snacks thank god for the free water and coffee, $9 cheese plate half of which was inedible, no power outlets or usb charging ports. And the flight attendants were so rude, a simple question was met with short, hostile replies and rhetorical questions instead of friendly respnoses. I WILL NEVER FLY ALASKA AIR AGAIN."
Cons: "No free WiFi, no hand soap in the restroom, my chair would not recline, no free snacks thank god for the free water and coffee, $9 cheese plate half of which was inedible, no power outlets or usb charging ports. And the flight attendants were so rude, a simple question was met with short, hostile replies and rhetorical questions instead of friendly respnoses. I WILL NEVER FLY ALASKA AIR AGAIN."
Pros: "Clean, staff was professional, attentive and friendly."
Cons: "No vegan food options and they ran out of tea 2.5 hrs before landing."
Pros: "They were very hospitable and humorous"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Danielle the woman who was handling everyone complaining at the gate. She was the only person helping anyone with whatever she could. Also the crew, weren’t properly stocked with anything, not even water. They did their best to work with the lack of supplies and information they were given. Otherwise I felt like I was in a bad version of the twilight zone. And I love that show."
Cons: "Absolutely everything except for the crew listed above. The delay was never informed to anyone until check in- even then the gate’s LCD screen wasn’t even updated with a delay. They said they had to call British airlines to ask them to change the information! No one was allowed into the lounge for a 5 hour delay which is horrible. Considering the airport was under construction and the restaurants all closed an hour before boarding. It was horrible. I missed work because of this and my day rate is 800$ and all I got was a lousy $100 voucher. If Alaska airlines had, I don’t know let everyone into the lounge and provided us with more respect and something in return maybe it would be so bad. But right up to three of the boarding crew (not Danielle) who were YELLING at people. People who were tired and confused. It was the worst experience and I am a global flyer with my company."
Cons: "the person nwxt to me was hesitant to stand ip when I wanted to go bathroom. Ither than that I lived it. Attendants were super nice which makes experience different."
Pros: "The food order concept"
Cons: "No food, not even snacks, despite the long fligjt"
Pros: "Honestly, I guess the seat was fine."
Cons: "2.5 hour delay, poor service on the plane, late drinks, no compensation for the delay."
Cons: "I spent more than $30 on food and drink, but got my 9rders as part of the normal service, as opposed to faster than those who didn't spend any money. It was painfully slow. the angle of the seat cushion is a bit high."
Cons: "At boarding, when overhead bins are full, you cannot force passengers to check their bags if they had planned not to. I was in a rush when I land and because it was delayed too I did not want to also have to wait for my bag at baggage claim. I was completely late to an event I was to be at."
Cons: "Chair was not working could not adjust Media entertainment system was not working at all. We were told these items had been broken for over two weeks. Makes you wonder about the mechanics of the rest of the airplane"
Cons: "Found crew to be rude, unhelpful and unaccomodating, especially one particular member."
Pros: "Alaska is great"
Cons: "Internet cuts off after crossing border. Need to get a Mexican Internet deal"
Pros: "Very friendly crew!"
Pros: "Movies"
Cons: "Bathroom was disgusting, there wasn’t a trash so people threw their hand towels on the floor."
Pros: "Friendly stewardesses."
Cons: "Non-existent boarding gafte at LAX (tiny!)"
Cons: "We arrived at the airport 5 minutes (NO more than that) after the one hour check in time to fly international going to Mexico. We were told we had to wait in line to speak with someone to print a boarding pass. There was an extremely long line with only two employees helping. We then asked if we could get our money back being that if someone has specially helped us with our case only being 5 minutes late to check in, but they declined. We had to book an entirely different flight and still have not gotten our money back. It was very stressful and unprofessional and had someone actually helped us, we would’ve arrived at our destination at the proper time we worked so hard for. I know my boyfriend and I weren’t the only people with his problem because two other families ran into the exact same avoidable problem. It felt very unprofessional. It ruined a familys vacation and caused the poor children to cry because of the lack of accommodation. We would love our money back but not sure you guys will even do so. Very disappointing."
Pros: "Excellent entertainment options Plugs at each seat Courteous attendants"
Pros: "Free wifi"
Cons: "The cabin was freezing and they did no sell blankets"
Pros: "Decent flight once we took off."
Cons: "If The flight didn’t depart an hour late."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "To: VivaAerobus Airlines I requested a mobility chair and was denied, however they did get a chair for my grandma at the airport. I was told by my grandma that there was a portion of the walk to the gate that she had to walk, she made it, but she got tired. This is not professional at all."
Pros: "The friendly of the staff and that the crew was strict to put order in the unloading"
Cons: "the food"
Cons: "Our flight got delay 2 hours"
Cons: "Crew is always late. Felt like we were thrown into a box and rocketed through the air. Handled my bag horribly. Was covered in mud in arrival"
Pros: "Very friendly and welcoming crew."
Cons: "Service was great!"
Pros: "the fly was delayed and the seats are too crowd"
Cons: "The flight was 4 hours late"
Cons: "Seat confort, space"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Waiting time"
Pros: "Easy flight. Great Crew."
Cons: "No reclining seats very little leg room"
Pros: "Cheap and on time."
Cons: "No Wi_Fi on board so that could be better."
Pros: "Todo puntual.y buen trato"
Pros: "The flight attendants were great. They gave very good service."
Cons: "The menu listed sandwiches but they didn’t have any :( The temperature inside the plane was so stuffy and hot. I prefer warmer temperatures but this was terrible."
Pros: "Airplane was clean, crew was attentive and made for a peaceful ride."
Cons: "Boarding"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Customer service"
Cons: "Mex AirPort ,"
Pros: "Surprised by complimentary beverages and snacks (cookies or chips). Perhaps they were free because it was an international flight"
Cons: "Legroom was tight. Seats were wide enough but seat cushions were thin."
Cons: "The flight was over 6 hrs late I arrived in the middle of the night... Never again!!"
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "My flight was delayed, and I missed all the other flights."
Pros: "Crew was very helpful and willing to sevice us. Pilot was very kind also."
Cons: "Only a bit more smooth flying, but this is out of our control."
Cons: "One check in booth for 170 passengers. Pathetic."
Pros: "The flight was delayed 45 min and boarding the plane was s mess"
Cons: "Delayed as usual"
Cons: "Kept us 50 mins on tarmac without any explication"
Cons: "Waiting inside the plane with door open. It is ridiculous to be inside the plan for an hour before takeoff"
Cons: "Not good organization while boarding, too much turbulence, very uncomfortable seats"
Pros: "The airline we had left the checking area 1/45 min before the flight take off my flight was at 1:55 pm I got there at 12:30 pm and the agents weren’t there 12 passengers stay with out a flight and there’s no body to help us bad service had to buy new tickets"
Cons: "The airline we had left the checking area 1/45 min before the flight take off my flight was at 1:55 pm I got there at 12:30 pm and the agents weren’t there 12 passengers stay with out a flight and there’s no body to help us bad service had to buy new tickets"
Cons: "Seat doesn't recline. Pitch felt smaller too."
Pros: "good choice of snacks and food, good entertainment options"
Cons: "vegan friendly food options"
Pros: "Nothing They did not let me board the flight they closed and they did not reimburse me or help me in anything that bad experience"
Cons: "the staff has no idea of their work or their routes the truth and are arrogant"
Cons: "They canceled my reservation but did not notify me in any way. I showed up to the airport with no flight. I will never fly this airline again."
Pros: "The crew was honestly great"
Cons: "I paid for a row 3 premium seat that was supposed to have more room. It was the least legroom I have ever experienced on a commercial flight"
Pros: "Price of ticket was excellent..Flight was good."
Cons: "No entertainment , seat not adjustable"
Pros: "It was impossible to speak to anyone before the 24 hour cancellation period ends."
Cons: "Have people try to help instead just telling them to call later or call the airline"
Cons: "It was delayed by an hour"
Cons: "Flight got delayed by 1.5 Hrs I missed by further connection."
Pros: "Nothing!"
Cons: "A 5 hour delay and absolut nothing of info about it from the crew. Really really shitty. No food. No water. No medical service for a sick baby about 1.3 years old. This is the worst experience ever."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Was horrible"
Cons: "It’s was very bad"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "A really shitty flight. 4 hours late!"
Pros: "ok time , good plane"
Cons: "you could AT LEAST offer a bottle of waterFREE!!!"
Pros: "Por favor mantener Los precious gracias"
Pros: "The flight landed early."
Cons: "Landing at Cancun Airport wr deplaned and were left in a hallway behind a locked glass door. Safety concern ad we couldnt go back nor forward. Not a nice welcome to Cancun."
Pros: "Nothing was nice. Delayed flight for 3 hours and never told us what was wrong or why was it delayed. They first said it was about 30-45 minutes late, then an hour, later, another hour and so on. They didn’t offer anything on board, not even a cup of water. I understand they want to make profit and sell snacks and drinks, but come on, charge you for water!? Seriously?!"
Cons: "NOTHING! I rather pay $100 more in an airline that has great CUSTOMER SERVICE and that in addition for not giving me a straight answer about how delayed is my damn flight AND taking one fu****ng hour to put the luggage in the carousel for the passengers! I hope they go out of business!!!!!! I know they lost mine and my whole family!"
Pros: "Horrible service. Never again fly with them. Sold our seats while we were checking in three hours before our flight time. Then they checked in our under bags. At the end they sold me another ticket from someone else who didn't make it in time but the others traveling with me had to stay behind for 8 hours later for the next available flight."
Cons: "Did not like that in order for me to fly I had to pay extra for a reserved seats."
Cons: "Crowded, disorganized boarding process. The worst I have ever experienced."
Pros: "The food, sunsets, beaches were amazing."
Pros: "Everyone was nice"
Cons: "Didn’t like i wasnt told i was going to sit separate from my husband and son"
Airlines flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Puerto Vallarta
New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) United States
Puerto Vallarta (PVR) Mexico