ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → CUN
Madrid to Cancún
Best fare, round trip
$747
−6%
below its usual $795
you keep $48
Found
- Depart
- Sun 28 Feb
- Return
- Mon 8 Mar
- Stay
- 8 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 11h
- Airline
Air Europa
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $770 and $821. The drop beats 8% of measured fares on the board, over 8 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
MexicoCancúnCaribbean blue, Mayan ruins, cenotes — the highest deal-frequency beach route in the Americas.Best windowDec–AprAirportsCancún (CUN)Every route into CancúnFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in February around $747 and peak in October near $1,043, 40% dearer, across the 8 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Air Europa nonstop and takes about 11 hours outbound, on a 8-night trip. At $747 for 7,941 km each way, that works out to about $47 per 1,000 km flown. That is about the $44 per 1,000 km typical of long-haul fares here. Across the 19 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Cancún, this fare ranks 9th — 1.7× the $450 we hold from São Paulo. For context, the middle fare among the 27 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid is $673. The best time to be in Cancún: Dec–Apr.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 20 Nov, $751
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 19% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $792 then versus $941 now, across 19 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $635, on 2 Sep.
October 2026
151617Sunday 18 October: $1.2k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $1.1k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 20 October: $1.1k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2122Friday 23 October: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425262728293031
November 2026
123456Saturday 7 November: $869, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.89Tuesday 10 November: $937, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.111213Saturday 14 November: $831, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.15Monday 16 November: $920, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.171819Friday 20 November: $751, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 21 November: $882, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2223Tuesday 24 November: $883, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.252627282930
December 2026
123456Monday 7 December: $911, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.89101112Sunday 13 December: $1.2k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.14151617Friday 18 December: $964, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $875, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $1.3k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324Friday 25 December: $1.2k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.262728293031
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $1.1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 2 January: $1.4k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 3 January: $1.3k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45Wednesday 6 January: $876, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 7 January: $944, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 8 January: $978, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.910111213Thursday 14 January: $887, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 15 January: $846, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1617181920212223Sunday 24 January: $821, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.25262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 118 tracked fares
Cheapest in Feb, around $747
6% below the $795 typical fare
$1043Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$751Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$875Dec, above the usual price. Compare December fares.$821Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$747Feb, the cheapest month. Compare February fares.$793Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$770Apr, around the usual price. Compare April fares.$790Jun, around the usual price. Compare June fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Cancún, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Cancún (CUN)
- Flight time
- ≈11 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈7,941 km each way
- Typical price
- $795 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Air Europa
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Dec–Apr
Good to know
MAD → CUN, answered.
Is $747 a good price for Madrid to Cancún?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $795 round-trip and this fare is 6% under it. We do not call a drop notable until 20%, so this is an ordinary price for the route rather than a reason to hurry.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Cancún?
Across 8 months of cached-fare history, Feb comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Cancún are Dec–Apr — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book MAD → Cancún?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 8 months of cached fares, Feb comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Madrid to Cancún?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Air Europa). The outbound leg runs around 11 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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