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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Cancún (SJC-CUN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancún

Sun, Aug 17 - Fri, Aug 22
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 3:25 pmSJC-CUN
7h 30m1 stop
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7:50 am - 10:49 pmCUN-SJC
16h 59m2 stops
$335Delta
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Sun, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 21
Delta Logo
5:01 pm - 12:50 pmSJC-CUN
17h 49m2 stops
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4:25 pm - 11:39 pmCUN-SJC
9h 14m1 stop
$340Delta
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Wed, Aug 20 - Tue, Aug 26
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:59 pmSJC-CUN
6h 59m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:05 pm - 9:19 amCUN-SJC
19h 14m1 stop
$342American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 7 - Fri, Jul 11
Southwest Logo
6:30 am - 9:00 pmSJC-CUN
12h 30m1 stop
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8:30 am - 6:30 pmCUN-SJC
12h 00m1 stop
$375Southwest
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Sat, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 6
American Airlines Logo
7:09 pm - 9:40 amSJC-CUN
12h 31m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 6:27 pmCUN-SJC
12h 42m2 stops
$380American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Mon, Aug 18
Volaris Logo
11:30 am - 9:49 pmSJC-CUN
8h 19m1 stop
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5:56 pm - 9:50 amCUN-SJC
17h 54m1 stop
$383Volaris
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 18
Volaris Logo
11:30 am - 9:49 pmSJC-CUN
8h 19m1 stop
Volaris Logo
5:56 pm - 9:50 amCUN-SJC
17h 54m1 stop
$393Volaris
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Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 22
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 8:05 pmSJC-CUN
11h 30m2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:20 am - 9:45 pmCUN-SJC
15h 25m2 stops
$404Southwest
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Wed, Jul 9 - Fri, Jul 11
United Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 10:07 pmSJC-CUN
7h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 10:39 pmCUN-SJC
12h 19m1 stop
$475United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 9 - Fri, Jul 11
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:07 pmSJC-CUN
13h 07m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:35 am - 9:02 pmCUN-SJC
17h 27m2 stops
$480United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Cancún flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Jose to Cancun?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Jose to Cancún clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For San Jose to Cancun, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Cancun back to San Jose, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Cancún?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancún is January, where tickets cost $405 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $703 and $559 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancún, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$153
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Cancún

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancun

  • How can I catch the earliest flight from San Jose to Cancun?

    If you live far from the airport and have an early morning flight, consider booking a nearby hotel because the hassle of commuting in the morning amid dense traffic is worth escaping. E-Z 8 Motel San Jose-I and Caravelle Inn & Suites offer affordable accommodation services and convenient access to the airport.

  • What are the most common layover cities when traveling from San Jose to Cancun?

    When traveling from San Jose to Cancun, the most popular layover cities include Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Edmonton, Calgary, Mexico City, Tijuana, London, Atlanta, Boise, Detroit, Minneapolis, Orlando, New York, Toronto, and Vancouver. The layover cities vary with airlines and flight schedules.

  • How can I fly sustainably from San Jose to Cancun?

    The most convenient way to travel sustainably is to support carriers with sustainability initiatives. Consider booking your flight with Alaska Airlines since the brand is well-known for its dedication to reducing its carbon footprint by using biofuels on most of its commercial flights. Besides, the airline has partnered with Boeing and the Port of Seattle for the Greener Skies Program to provide eco-friendly air travel.

  • What are the best transportation options to get from Cancun Airport to downtown Cancun?

    Public transportation is your best bet if you are looking for a cost-savvy means to connect from CUN to downtown Cancun. ADO Bus Line departs from Airport Terminal 2 and arrives at Cancun bus station, taking about 50 minutes. Other means of transport are taxis, shuttles, or rental cars, taking approximately 20 minutes. Car rental is the go-to option if you want to explore the city.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Jose to Cancún?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Cancún was $153 for a one-way ticket and $335 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Cancun from San Jose.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Cancun?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Cancun?

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

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

    Dallas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Jose to Cancun.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Cancún are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $461 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 $689 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancun.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cancun from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Cancún

  • When traveling from San Jose to Cancun, expect to depart from San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) and land at Cancun International Airport (CUN). Multiple airlines operate the route, including Alaska, Delta, JetSMART, American Airlines, Air Transat, Spirit, United Airlines, and Volaris.
  • United Airlines allows passengers to upgrade their economy tickets to Business Class. If you are interested in upgrading, consider inquiring about the availability of the service. The carrier will notify you during booking, check-in, or at the gate before boarding. Occasionally, you receive an email informing you to upgrade if you wish to.
  • Since Delta has its hub at CUN, consider traveling with the airline to gain the privilege of unlimited lounge amenities when you land. Business and first class passengers have access to unlimited entertainment, a business center with business facilities, and complimentary food, snacks, and drinks. Also, digital magazines and shower options are available.
  • All flights from San Jose to Cancun provide accessible services. Therefore, passengers with limited mobility should not worry because they are considered. For example, Spirit Airlines has a well-trained team to help travelers with reduced mobility with meet and assist services when they arrive at CUN. The airline carries foldable wheelchairs on most long flights to assist persons with reduced mobility access various amenities.
  • Cancun International Airport (CUN) is a central transportation hub. Therefore, you can conveniently visit nearby cities and towns by bus, taxi, or rental car. You can conveniently visit Tizimin, Valladolid, Panaba, Temozon, X-Can, Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Cozumel, and Playa del Carmen.

Top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4278 reviews
8.6Crew
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

10.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025SMF - SEA
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

It was an overnight flight and I desperately needed coffee before we landed, but Delta does only one beverage service, and that is shortly after takeoff, not before landing at 5 am.

Bathrooms dirty sinks clogged. No one seemed to clean them. Plane very old

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Free Wi-Fi is good. That’s all - food mediocre, unfriendly crew, poor communication after trying to file a claim for my lost bag, which Delta didn’t even know was lost until I told them.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

The food was the worst I’ve had on any flight I’ve ever been on.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

No food/snack served during the flight. Crew wasn’t interested at all. Flew American First but flying low cost with Ryanair is even better

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Worst seats I’ve ever had !!! The seats were very narrow and uncomfortable and misaligned with the seats in front of mine leading to bottom of the seat in front of mine pressing on my legs for 15.5 hours !

Confusion over extra fees. Held up on ramp during boarding. Thin seat cushion. Minimal leg room.

The check-in is either at a kiosk that didn’t allow me to check-in because my middle name was not on the reservation or at an agent that cost $15.

Liked on time, rear entry and exit from plane Dislike the use of duct tape to repair seat rests

They check you everything before entering to waiting room, if you have any liquid they take it away even if you buy it inside the airport, no recommend volaris, for mi know Alaska airline is better

They don’t give anything for free you have to pay for everything which it’s expected but at least give out water and a snack as a courtesy for flying with them.

I got to where I needed to go quickly. There were no amenities. And the seats were painful.

The worst. Kayak sent notification at 2am and 10am regarding the delay. Then sends a notification an hour before original depart time that it will depart on time. I had to wait 8 hours at the airport. My family had to pay for lodging in Guadalajara where I was landing for pick up.

The flight was delayed an hour and a half, and they would not update the board on when the flight was supposed to take off. Once the plane arrived, they started the boarding process before the plane was even ready for the passengers so we had to wait another 45 minutes on the tarmac while we waited for the plane to be ready for us. In my opinion, there is no point in starting the boarding process when you are not ready to board the plane. This just causes a crowded gate with everyone from zone one and zone two standing up going nowhere.

They were only able to give me a seat and not my travel companion, she had to fly on a different airline. unacceptable

My experience was good. But it seems that every time I go on Volaris the plane is always full, not sure if because the price is cheaper. And the flight attendants kept hitting my shoulder every time they walked by the aisle with their food cart. I’m 6’4” so I barely fit in the seat next to the aisle. Plus the seat was defective. I had a hard time raising the lever where I rest my left arm. I tried calling the flight attendant 3 times if she could assist me but she was too busy talking in the back with her fellow flight attendants. Finally after 20 mins she looked my way and she too struggled to fix the problem but she finally raised it so I could get out of my seat.

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