✈ MEX → CUN

2H 38M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.

Flight time
2h 38m
Distance
798 mi
Or
1,284 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Mexico City to Cancun

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Cancun → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to Cancun?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Cancun (CUN) takes about 2 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 798 miles (1,284 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 38m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

798 mi

1,284 km · great-circle

Avg speed

486 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Cancun timezone

UTC-5

America/Cancun

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 200 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 220 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 53 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.