Edmonton (YEG) to Cancun (CUN): 2,638 miles (4,246 km) great-circle, about 5h 45m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $350 round-trip on United Airlines, with 2 stops, departing May 5, 2026.
$350 round-trip, United Airlines UA475, departing 2026-05-05 at 15:17, returning 2026-05-15. The recorded itinerary left on a Tuesday, returning on a Friday 10 nights later; the fare was observed 10 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $350, it ranked 4th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from YEG (median $890). That is 13.3 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), below the YEG median of 19.0 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from YEG of similar length: Fort Lauderdale (2,545 mi) at $478 and Montreal (1,845 mi) at $376.
YEG to CUN is the only one of 30 YEG routes where United Airlines priced cheapest. It is the 24th longest of the 30 routes we track from YEG.
Of 25 departure airports with a fare to Cancun, Edmonton (YEG) ranked 14th at $350. Lowest: $127 from Mexico City (MEX); highest: $2060 from Perth (PER); 4 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Frontier (6), Aeromexico (4), Air Canada (3), American Airlines (2), Viva Aerobus (2) and AirAsia (1), plus 7 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Migracion (Mexico). Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/Edmonton, America/Cancun; flight time is our estimate.