The Best Airlines to Fly to Mexico

Published November 13, 2023

As someone who has been visiting Mexico annually since the early ’00s and has lived here off and on since 2010, I’ve been on a lot of planes flying back and forth. I have landed in at least 11 different international airports that I can remember. Mexico is one of the world’s most popular travel destinations and it has great air connectivity, so you have lots of choices. The best airlines to fly to Mexico can vary though depending on your budget, your baggage, and the points of departure and arrival, so I’m going to run through all the options.

In general, international flights are going to cost more than domestic flights within the USA or Canada, but that’s not always the case for flights to Mexico. Sure, there are more taxes and fees in there than for a flight across the USA, but sometimes that’s offset by other factors, including demand (easy to fill a plane headed to Cancun or Puerto Vallarta), fuel costs (Atlanta to Cancun is closer than Atlanta to Seattle), and competition.

Plus you have a lot of airlines flying the same routes, including two budget airlines based in Mexico and many of the ones based in the United States and Canada. The low-cost carriers may annoy us with their bait-and-switch pricing and their constant upsells during the booking process, but their being in the game keeps the fares in check on the legacy airlines as well.

If you came here from a browser search and you’re looking for a quick answer, without details, here’s a quick list of the airlines that fly to Mexico:

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