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✈ MEX → CUN

2H 38M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.

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.

Flights from Mexico City

Nearest destinations

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Nearest origins

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