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$139 Find Cheap Flights from Richmond to Cancún

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Cheap Flights from Richmond to Cancún (RIC-CUN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Richmond to Cancún that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Richmond to Cancún

Sat, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 9
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7:00 am - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
26h 11m1 stop
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9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$299Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Sep 30
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 12:59 pmRIC-CUN
19h 03m1 stop
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9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$304Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Mon, Oct 20
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 12:33 pmRIC-CUN
18h 53m1 stop
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1:38 pm - 5:35 pmCUN-RIC
26h 57m1 stop
$307Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
22h 36m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$309Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 25
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:56 am - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
22h 15m1 stop
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9:16 am - 12:13 pmCUN-RIC
25h 57m1 stop
$311Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 12:59 pmRIC-CUN
19h 03m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$314Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Sep 30
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
14h 15m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$315Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 12:33 pmRIC-CUN
18h 53m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:38 pm - 5:35 pmCUN-RIC
26h 57m1 stop
$317Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 30
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
21h 56m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:16 am - 10:55 pmCUN-RIC
12h 39m1 stop
$318Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Sep 21 - Fri, Sep 26
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:11 amRIC-CUN
26h 11m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:16 am - 10:10 pmCUN-RIC
11h 54m1 stop
$319Spirit Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Richmond to Cancún flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Richmond to Cancún to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Richmond to Cancún?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Richmond to Cancún is January, where tickets cost $400 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $589 and $562 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Richmond to Cancún?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Richmond to Cancún, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$139
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Richmond to Cancún

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Richmond to Cancún based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Richmond to Cancun

  • What are some common connection cities for a Richmond-to-Cancun flight?

    Most stops occur in the southeast of the United States. Spirit tends to stop in Orlando (MCO), JetBlue in Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Delta in Atlanta (ATL), and American Airlines in Charlotte (CLT) or Miami (MIA). A United flight could stop in one of many cities, including Washington (IAD), New York (EWR), Chicago (ORD), and Houston (IAH).

  • Once I land at the Cancun International Airport (CUN), what is the most convenient way for me to get to downtown Cancun?

    You can book a Cancun Shuttle in advance for a quick ride from CUN into downtown Cancun. The ride is under 30 minutes and the cost is under $30. ADO buses depart every 30 minutes from Terminal 2, arriving downtown at the Cancun Bus Station. The ride usually takes about an hour but is quicker if you travel direct. You can also pay for a taxi at the taxi booth in the Arrivals Hall in Terminals 2 and 3.

  • Which affordable Richmond-to-Cancun flights allow me to bring a carry-on aboard?

    Competitively priced tickets from Delta and American Airlines allow one carry-on per economy ticket. On the RIC-to-CUN flight, Delta and American carry-on bags have no weight limit but have maximum dimensions of 22 x 14 x 9 inches.

  • Do any Richmond-to-Cancun flights offer Unaccompanied Minor service?

    Most of the airlines that offer affordable tickets from Richmond to Cancun do not offer Unaccompanied Minor service, either because the flight is not non-stop or because it's not domestic. Your best option for sending an unaccompanied minor is to choose a non-stop United Airlines flight that departs from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

  • What is the cheapest flight from Richmond to Cancún?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Richmond to Cancún was $139 for a one-way ticket and $299 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Richmond and Cancun?

    A passport is required to fly from Richmond to Cancun.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Richmond to Cancun?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Richmond to Cancun?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Richmond and Cancun, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Cancun from Richmond?

    Atlanta is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Richmond to Cancun.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Richmond to Cancún, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Richmond to Cancún are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $463 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $566 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Richmond to Cancun?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Richmond to Cancun.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Richmond to Cancun?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cancun from Richmond is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Richmond to Cancun?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cancun with an airline and back to Richmond with another airline. Booking your flights between Richmond and CUN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Richmond to Cancun?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cancun from Richmond up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Richmond to Cancún

  • If you live north of Richmond, Virginia, you might consider departing for your flight to Cancun from the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). A two-to-three-hour drive to the airport might be worth a non-stop flight that is almost half the price of the cheapest ticket available from Richmond to Cancun.
  • While the Richmond International Airport (RIC) is the busiest airport serving central Virginia, it does not serve as a hub for any particular airline. Cancun International Airport (CUN), on the other hand, is a hub for several airlines. Some of these include Viva Aerobus, MAYAir, Aerocancun, Mexicana de Aviacion, and others.
  • It is easy, convenient, and affordable to park your car at the Richmond International Airport (RIC) before you depart for Cancun. The Economy Parking is on-site, gated for security, and less than $10 a day. A complimentary shuttle that runs 24/7 will take you the half mile to the terminal.
  • If you are a tourist who intends to leave Mexico within 6 months, you do not need a visa in order to fly from Richmond to Cancun. However, if you are traveling for purposes other than tourism or plan to stay longer, you need to obtain a visa.
  • Of all the airlines that operate flights between Richmond and Cancun, a flight on Spirit combined with Frontier emits around 50% less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than average flights on this route. Frontier is also committed to using more fuel-efficient technology, equipping their planes with lighter seats in order to burn less fuel, and reducing plastic and paper waste on each flight.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Richmond to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond to Cancún. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7980 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025DTW - SEA
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Only issue was with seating. The economy fare we purchased did say there was no guarantee the three people in our party would be seated together, and we were not. At the gate, the agent told us more specifically, the fare we purchased meant we would be seated in middle seats only. This should just be made more obvious.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

The ground staff were not as friendly and nice to the passengers as the air crew. Flight attendants, cockpit crew were great and very nice to everyone on board.

My flight was delayed, then I got transferred to a new flight that was also delayed- which wasn’t Aeromexico’s fault, it was because of weather conditions. Most of the crew was very nice and patient, except for one or two flight attendants who were rude. The entertainment wasn’t on, so all the screens were off.

My wife's entertainment system did not work. Payed for flight upgrade but did not receive advertised "free WiFi".

Annoying that we had to go to departures and get boarding passes. Should allow us to be booked all the way through, this is the only airline i have this problem with in MEX. Late boarding and take off

Lousy No wheelchair. As normal at Atlanta Cheap airline Cheap aero plane. - Neither entertainment nor food on a 5 hour saga

The airplane was an old airplane, seats were very uncomfortable and very little space, they changed my seat and that was no option to get back into my seat even when I was traveling a senior who required assistance.

This is not a low cost airline. Stop acting like o e.

Aeromexico crew made me check my hand luggage in the door of the plane. As soon as I reach Mexico City, I notice that my luggage was opened and 8 games of Nintendo Switch were stolen (700 dllrs value aprox) (the console was there) but the games were stolen. I am very dissapointed of Aeromexico and all the crew. Instead of being a good trip, It was a sad trip

Ok. But we arrived to a remote terminal which meant that a bus had to take us to the terminal building

Old aircraft the audio of the entertainment dosent work Dirty seats

Worst flight experience ever flights canceled. JetBlue told us just did not even bother standing in line to come back in one and a half hours then without any information we had to go pick up all of our luggage and spend over $2000 in accommodation just to get home. JetBlue said that the next flight available for us to get home would be three days later. Absolutely absurd hasn’t offered to give us any compensation do not fly JetBlue horrible company. They said it was based on the weather and the weather is great in all locations that we would’ve been flying to total hoax. I think it’s a conspiracy theory.

The captain gave good announcements and the flight attendants were friendly. The WiFi was pretty good. The plane itself looked very old inside and the seats were very uncomfortable. The screens in the seat backs were the smallest I’ve ever seen. There were so many loud and obnoxious kids on this flight and the parents didn’t do much to try to quiet them down. Some had videos and games on tablets with higher than necessary volume going the whole time.

Too many long delays with JetBlue. Worst major airline that serves JFK but unfortunately I keep going back because of the prices.

My JetBlue experience was nice. The flights ran on time, the aircraft was clean and comfortable, and the flight attendants were attentive. My only issue, which is isolated to the low-cost (budget) option at JetBlue, is that the check in process makes the user feel that they have to buy their seats. The seats offered for purchase are upgrades from the budget seats you get (which are essentially the last seats remaining). The interface should not make it feel like you must purchase a seat.

The plane was late to leave.. Internet was lousy. TV was not working. when we arrived, We stayed on the plane for a long time before we got to the gate. It took us a long time to retrieve our luggage because they didn’t know what carousel to send them to. It was a bad experience.

I especially liked the lead crew officer. His boarding and safety announcements were made with a bit of novelty and humor. The flight also left the gate 10 minutes early and we landed about 20 minutes early… It was a delightful flight…

There were mutliple delays. There was inconsistent, delayed, and poor communication regarding the delays.

flight was delayed for hours with no explanation. The plane was a very old aircraft.

Spend hours delayed with no food, water anything sitting on the aieplane with no ability to eat or use the restroom. My entire experience was the absolute worst. I will never fly jet Blue again.

It would have been nice if they had offered more than one set of snacks

Very poor delay in dfw was really bad n long

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

Because of rescheduling, they had to put me on a flight that didn't go through Dallas

It was very difficult to stretch my knee out and I am very short. I also had a torn tendon in my knee which made it extra uncomfortable anyways. My husband is 6'2" and I can't imagine him flying in that plane.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

After we'd boarded , they canceled the flight. The crew didn't even know , we just all received text messages. Then after they deplaned us , AA was just like "too bad, go F your self, we sure ain't gonna help you"

The plane was broken so we had to change planes.

The flight got delayed 2.5 hrs due to a maintenance issue that cause a domino effect. American should have spare planes for when something like this happens.

The flight was 3.5 hrs delayed. I was not notified prior to arriving to the airport via spirit app. or via boarding pass that I already had loaded on my phone. The agent that i saw at the counter didn’t mention anything about the delay either. I only saw the update after logging in to my email account.

The flight and boarding process was smooth. Wifi was unavailable and I prepaid for it. Have requested a refund

Had a issue with catching flight due to airline, was unable to board flight

Spirit is a very uncomfortable travel experience. It’s cheap but you are squeezed into the seats like canned meat.

Not great. Seats uncomfortable. Crew a little rude. Amenities like wifi and drinks way too expensive.

Late departure by 1:45min. No explanation why. During boarding inconsistent policing of their baggage rules. Before takeoff and lamdimg strange obsession with window shade and armrest positions. Don't know why they care. 15 min tarmac delay on arrival, they blamed airport congestion but we were the o lh flight waiting, it was clear it was due to poor staff planning (only one ground crew to receive airplanes and multiple arrivals) Got there but was rrally lame the whole trip.

The seat belt was lengthy enough that I did not need an extender. Courteous and helpful flight attendants.

We sat on the tarmac for an hour waiting for a gate to deplane.

Friendly employees, good seat, on time, Great flight. Pilot and attendants greeted passengers as we deplaned. However, I could not ever understand what the flight attendant was saying on the mic. It was too fast, and too loud.

Everything was fine, but there was no food or entertainment, so I didn’t know how to rate that.

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