Cheap flights from Detroit to Cancún from C$ 249

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit to Cancún. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around C$ 122. The month of August is another great option to travel to Cancún, with average flight prices from Detroit averaging around C$ 194.

The cheapest day to depart from Detroit to Cancún is on a Thursday. Travellers who choose to depart for Cancún on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as C$ 578. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around C$ 754. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Cancún.

Fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Cancun for the best Detroit - Cancun flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cancún from Detroit when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cancún for around C$ 717 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cancún from Detroit for as low as C$ 579 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Detroit to Cancún flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 30% on your flight if you consider stops on a Detroit to Cancún flight.

JetBlue is the most popular carrier operating from Detroit to Cancun

Frontier, Aeromexico and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cancún from Detroit according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cancún. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Cancún on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Detroit and Cancún have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 134 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Spirit Airlines has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

4 flights are operational daily from Detroit to Cancún as of June 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00a.m., with 100% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of June 2026, 28 flights take off from Detroit and land in Cancún each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.