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Cheap flights from Houston to Cancun

54 nonstop flights a week, 7 of them today. Operated by 3 airlines, about 2h 15m in the air, 797 mi (1,283 km). Tickets from $141, nonstop from $152.

Flights from Houston to Cancun

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Prices by day: Houston to Cancun

Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.

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Best fares from Houston to Cancun

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $135 8 December 2026, with a connection Cheapest nonstop $152 24 November 2026, Frontier Airlines
Cheapest day of the week Tuesday $149 on average over the next 120 days
Cheapest month December 2026 tickets from $135

Houston to Cancun at a glance

flight time, from 2h 10m to 2h 30m
2h 15m
straight-line distance
797 mi (1,283 km)
flights a week
54
flights today
7
first and last departure
08:04 - 14:10
lowest price, with a connection, 9 December
$141
lowest nonstop price
$152
airlines
3

Houston to Cancun ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: December 2026, tickets from $135. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is November 2026: from $142. The average across months is $138.

Houston to Cancun flight schedule

54 flights a week, 7 today, 45 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 1619
United Airlines
08:04 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
11:25 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 21m
Daily
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
08:15 William P. Hobby
11:30 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
08:40 William P. Hobby
11:50 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Sat
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
09:00 William P. Hobby
12:15 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Sat
Boeing 737
UA 1018
United Airlines
09:33 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
12:54 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 21m
Daily
Boeing 737-900
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
09:35 William P. Hobby
12:45 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
UA 1014
United Airlines
10:08 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
13:34 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 26m
Daily
Boeing 737-900
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
11:00 William P. Hobby
14:10 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
11:10 William P. Hobby
14:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
11:15 William P. Hobby
14:25 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
UA 2604
United Airlines
12:00 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
15:24 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 24m
Daily
Boeing 737-900
UA 1167
United Airlines
12:11 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
15:37 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 26m
Daily
Boeing 737-900
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
12:15 William P. Hobby
15:30 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
12:55 William P. Hobby
16:05 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Sat
F9 316
Frontier Airlines
13:44 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
17:08 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 24m
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A320
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
14:10 William P. Hobby
17:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Sat

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
10:30 William P. Hobby
13:40 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
10:50 William P. Hobby
14:00 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
09:55 William P. Hobby
13:10 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
12:15 William P. Hobby
15:25 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
08:45 William P. Hobby
11:55 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
12:45 William P. Hobby
16:00 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
UA 1619
United Airlines
07:59 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
11:20 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
10:45 William P. Hobby
13:55 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
F9 316
Frontier Airlines
14:08 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
17:31 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 23m
Seasonal
Airbus A320 NEO
F9 316
Frontier Airlines
06:15 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
09:38 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 23m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
08:35 William P. Hobby
11:50 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
09:10 William P. Hobby
12:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
11:20 William P. Hobby
14:35 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
08:45 William P. Hobby
11:55 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
11:25 William P. Hobby
14:40 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
10:40 William P. Hobby
13:55 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
14:15 William P. Hobby
17:25 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
07:55 William P. Hobby
11:05 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
08:55 William P. Hobby
12:05 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
13:50 William P. Hobby
17:00 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
UA 1114
United Airlines
14:27 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
17:50 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
F9 316
Frontier Airlines
14:14 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
17:37 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 23m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
09:30 William P. Hobby
12:40 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
13:55 William P. Hobby
17:05 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
11:05 William P. Hobby
14:15 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
08:10 William P. Hobby
10:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
13:20 William P. Hobby
15:30 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
13:50 William P. Hobby
16:00 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
UA 1619
United Airlines
07:46 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
10:06 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1018
United Airlines
09:42 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
12:02 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 1014
United Airlines
10:10 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
12:33 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 1016
United Airlines
11:55 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
14:18 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
11:05 William P. Hobby
13:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
13:10 William P. Hobby
15:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
09:35 William P. Hobby
11:45 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1981
United Airlines
07:30 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
09:50 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1167
United Airlines
12:14 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
14:37 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 305
Southwest Airlines
09:25 William P. Hobby
11:45 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 307
Southwest Airlines
10:50 William P. Hobby
13:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 317
Southwest Airlines
13:00 William P. Hobby
15:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 315
Southwest Airlines
08:00 William P. Hobby
10:20 Cancun International, terminal 4
2h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1619
United Airlines
07:48 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
10:06 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1018
United Airlines
09:44 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
12:02 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 1014
United Airlines
10:15 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
12:33 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 1167
United Airlines
12:19 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal E
14:37 Cancun International, terminal 3
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Cancun is 1 hour ahead of Houston. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Houston to Cancun

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

United Airlines35 a week Southwest Airlines15 a week Frontier Airlines4 a week

Airports

Where flights from Houston to Cancun depart and land

Departure from Houston

George Bush Intercontinental IAH

39 flights a week, terminals A, E, 16 mi (25 km) from the city centre

About the airport
William P. Hobby closest to the centreHOU

15 flights a week, 10 mi (16 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Cancun

Cancun International CUN

54 flights a week, terminals 3, 4, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Cancun

Weather by month

Best time to visit: February, March, April and May, +27° to +31° by day, sea +27° to +29°. In November it is +28° by day and +23° at night, sea +29°, with 15 rainy days.

Jan
+27° +22° +27° 16 days
Feb
+27° +22° +27° 12 days
Mar
+29° +23° +27° 12 days
Apr
+30° +24° +28° 9 days
May
+31° +25° +29° 12 days
Jun
+30° +25° +29° 20 days
Jul
+31° +26° +30° 16 days
Aug
+32° +26° +30° 18 days
Sep
+31° +25° +30° 19 days
Oct
+30° +24° +30° 20 days
Nov
+28° +23° +29° 15 days
Dec
+27° +22° +28° 15 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Houston to Cancun?
A nonstop flight takes 2 hours 15 minutes on average, from 2h 10m to 2h 30m depending on the flight.
How far is Cancun from Houston?
797 mi (1,283 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Cancun?
United Airlines (35 a week), Southwest Airlines (15 a week) and Frontier Airlines (4 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Houston to Cancun?
7 flights today and 54 a week, about 7.7 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Houston to Cancun?
The first departure is at 08:04 (UA1619), the last at 14:10 (WN307). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to Cancun?
December 2026: tickets from $135. The most expensive is November 2026, from $142.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Houston to Cancun?
8 December 2026 (Tuesday): from $135 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Houston to Cancun?
Frontier Airlines: nonstop tickets from $152 on 24 November by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Houston and Cancun?
Cancun is 1 hour ahead of Houston. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Houston airport do flights to Cancun leave from?
George Bush Intercontinental (39 a week) and William P. Hobby (15 a week).