San Diego to Cancún Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from San Diego, United States to Cancún, Mexico is 4 hours 2 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between San Diego and Cancún?

The flight distance from San Diego (United States) to Cancún (Mexico) is 2021 miles. This is equivalent to 3253 kilometers or 1755 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to San Diego, is San Diego International Airport (SAN) and the nearest airport to Cancún, is Cancun Airport (CUN).

San Diego - Cancún Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in San Diego is 2025-03-31, 04:28:07 PDT
Current local time in Cancún is 2025-03-31, 06:28:07 EST.
Time difference between San Diego (United States) and Cancún (Mexico) is 2 Hours.
Cancún time is 2 Hours ahead of San Diego.

San Diego to Cancún Flight Route Map

Flight map from San Diego, United States to Cancún, Mexico is given below.
Click the map to view San Diego to Cancún nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


San Diego GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 32° 42' 56.7'' Longitude: W 117° 9' 39.9''
Cancún GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 21° 9' 42.9'' Longitude: W 86° 51' 5.5''

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