International air travel is heavily dependent on passenger demand, especially for seasonal destinations such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. There are quite a few more flights to these destinations in the winter high season than in the summer low season, and some cities in the U.S. and Canada may find themselves without any nonstop flights to these Mexican destinations in the summer. Most airlines discontinue these seasonal flights somewhere in April/May and then bring them back in October/November, at least in time for Thanksgiving in the U.S.
If you are planning your destination wedding in Mexico in the next year or so, the month you choose definitely will affect the frequency of flights from your home city to our Mexican destination airports. If you or some of your guests MUST have a nonstop flight, it’s important to consider this seasonality of airline scheduling when scheduling your wedding.
Here we have included a list of North American cities with nonstop flights to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta International Airports for this summer. You will notice that flights only connect Vallarta with hub cities in the Western U.S. and Canada (besides Atlanta), while major cities all over the U.S. and Canada have nonstop flights to Cancun.
CANCUN:
Cancun Flight Map
Eastern Time Zone:
- Toronto, ON – 2 daily nonstop flights of 4.5 hours (WestJet, Air Canada)
- Montreal, QC – 1 daily nonstop flight of 4.5 hours (Air Canada)
- Boston, MA – 1 daily nonstop flight of 4.5 hours (Jet Blue)
- New York, NY – 7 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours from JFK (Delta, American, Jet Blue, Interjet) and 3 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours from Newark (United)
- Detroit, MI – 1 daily nonstop flight of 3.75 hours (Delta)
- Philadelphia, PA – 3 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours (American, Frontier)
- Washington, DC – 2 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours from BWI (Southwest) and 1 daily nonstop flight of 4 hours from IAD (United)
- Charlotte, NC – 2 daily nonstop flights of 3 hours (American)
- Atlanta, GA – 6 daily nonstop flights of 2.5 hours (Delta)
- Orlando, FL – 1 daily nonstop flight of 2 hours (Jet Blue)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL – 2 daily nonstop flights of 2 hours (Jet Blue, Spirit)
- Miami, FL – 4 daily nonstop flights of 2 hours (American)
Central Time Zone:
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – 1 daily nonstop flight of 4 hours (Delta)
- Chicago, IL – 4 daily nonstop flights of 3.75 hours (United, American, Frontier)
- Louis, MO – 1 daily nonstop flight of 3.25 hours (Frontier)
- Dallas/Fort Worth, TX – 6 daily nonstop flights of 2.75 hours (American, Spirit)
- Houston, TX – 6 daily nonstop flights of 2 hours from IAH (United, Spirit) and 2 daily nonstop flights of 2 hours from Hobby (Southwest)
- Austin, TX – 1 daily nonstop flight of 2.5 hours (Southwest)
Mountain Time Zone:
- Salt Lake City – 1 daily nonstop flight of 4.5 hours (Delta)
- Denver – 4 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours (United, Frontier, Southwest)
- Phoenix – 2 daily nonstop flights of 4 hours (American)
Pacific Time Zone:
- Vancouver, BC – 1 daily nonstop of 5.75 hours (Sunwing)
- San Francisco, CA – 1 daily nonstop of 5.5 hours (United)
- Los Angeles, CA – 7 daily nonstop of 4.5 hours (United, Southwest, American, Delta, interjet)
PUERTO VALLARTA
Puerto Vallarta Flight Map
Pacific Time Zone:
- San Francisco, CA – 2 daily nonstop of 3.75 hours (United, Alaska)
- Oakland, CA – 1 daily nonstop of 3.75 hours (Southwest)
- Los Angeles, CA – 5 daily nonstop of 3 hours (Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest)
- San Diego (Tijuana) – 1 daily nonstop of 3 hours (Volaris from Tijuana)
Mountain Time Zone:
- Salt Lake City, UT – 1 daily nonstop of 3.5 hours (Delta)
- Denver, CO – 1 daily nonstop of 3.25 hours (Southwest)
- Phoenix, AZ – 1 daily nonstop of 2.5 hours (American)
Central Time Zone:
- Dallas/Fort Worth, TX – 2 daily nonstop of 2.75 hours (American)
- Houston, TX – 1 daily nonstop of 2.5 hours (United)
Eastern Time Zone:
- Atlanta, GA – 1 daily nonstop of 4 hours (Delta)
N.B.: This information was collected as a sample on Monday, April 17 for travel on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Airline schedules, routes, and prices are all subject to change by the minute, so please do your own research from your home airport before making firm scheduling or budgeting decisions.
We will post an updated list of nonstop flights for the winter high season of 2017-2018 this coming fall.