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Cancun (CUN) to Mexico City (MEX) flights

There are direct flights from Cancun Cancún International Airport to Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, sold by 6 airlines (including codeshares): Air Montenegro, Aeromexico, KLM, LATAM Airlines Group, Viva Aerobus and Volaris. The distance is 1,284 km, about 2h 5m in the air. There are also 6 one-stop options, via airports such as Vera Cruz, Villahermosa and Oaxaca.

Live fares for CUN → MEXSee all routes on the map
1,284 kmdistance
~2h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
6direct airlines
6one-stop options

Direct flights from Cancun to Mexico City

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
CUN → MEXAir Montenegro, Aeromexico, KLM, LATAM Airlines Group, Viva Aerobus, Volaris1,284 km~2h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
VER Vera CruzViva Aerobus and Volaris then Air Montenegro and Aeromexico1,299 km~4h 15m
VSA VillahermosaViva Aerobus then Air Montenegro and Aeromexico1,386 km~4h 20m
OAX OaxacaViva Aerobus and Volaris then Air Montenegro and Aeromexico1,495 km~4h 30m
TGZ Tuxtla GutierrezViva Aerobus and Volaris then Air Montenegro and Aeromexico1,531 km~4h 30m
QRO QueretaroVolaris then Aeromexico1,593 km~4h 35m
TAM TampicoViva Aerobus then Air Montenegro and Aeromexico1,486 km~4h 30m

More from Cancun and Mexico City

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 11 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.