Flights from London to Cancun – Direct & connecting routes
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LHR to CUN – All flight route options from Heathrow, United Kingdom to Cancun International Airport, Mexico. These flights are operated by 19 airlines. Fly non-stop with Virgin Atlantic or choose from 14 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 10 hours and 30 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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London to Cancun flights
There are over 15 airlines and as many as 363 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Cancun (CUN) from London (LHR) with Virgin Atlantic but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Amsterdam, Montreal or any other of the 14 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! Consider arriving at Cancun International Airport (CUN) or Cancun International Airport (CUN) instead.
London to Cancun with Virgin Atlantic
You can fly non-stop every Wednesday, Friday or Sunday at 09:55, 13:25 or 13:35. Virgin Atlantic is a member of SkyTeam.
Note Non-stop flights with Virgin Atlantic will begin in Oct 2025.
With KLM
If you fly from London with KLM you will do a stopover in Amsterdam, AMS before reaching Cancun. This flight trip will take 13 hours and 35 minutes and you can fly every Tuesday or Thursday with departures at 06:30. KLM is a member of SkyTeam.
Distance & flight times: Heathrow to Cancun International Airport
The shortest flight time between LHR and CUN is 10 hours and 30 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 10h 30m | - | 4968 miles (7994 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 13h 35m | 50m | 5405 miles (8697 km) |
YUL Montreal | 14h 0m | 1h 25m | 5113 miles (8227 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 14h 20m | 50m | 5923 miles (9530 km) |
YYZ Toronto | 14h 30m | 2h 0m | 5194 miles (8357 km) |
JFK New York | 15h 10m | 2h 10m | 5026 miles (8087 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 15h 25m | 3h 15m | 5112 miles (8225 km) |
CDG Paris | 15h 25m | 3h 15m | 5351 miles (8610 km) |
DFW Dallas | 15h 35m | 2h 43m | 5802 miles (9335 km) |
IAH Houston | 15h 55m | 3h 18m | 5667 miles (9118 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 16h 0m | 2h 10m | 5785 miles (9308 km) |
LIS Lisbon | 16h 40m | 3h 0m | 5681 miles (9141 km) |
MAD Madrid | 16h 45m | 2h 35m | 5752 miles (9255 km) |
EWR New York | 17h 15m | - | - |
MEX Mexico City | 17h 55m | 4h 40m | 6367 miles (10245 km) |


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From United Kingdom to Cancun
Below is a list of other cities in United Kingdom with flights to Cancun with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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LGW London Direct
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MAN Manchester Direct
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EDI Edinburgh
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BHX Birmingham Direct
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BRS Bristol
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GLA Glasgow Direct
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LBA Leeds
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NCL Newcastle Direct
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BFS Belfast Direct
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LCY London