How much does a trip to Cancún cost?
A 3-night Cancún trip for 2 adults costs about $2,755 ($2,175 on a tight budget, $5,736 in comfort), with round-trip flights from Los Angeles. Prices checked Oct 12.
Trip cost by length
For 2 adults sharing a room. hotel prices checked Oct 12, 2026, 10:09 PM EDT
| Stay | Stretch | Balanced | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 nights | $2,175$1,088 each | $2,755$1,378 each | $5,736$2,868 each |
| 5 nights | $2,957$1,478 each | $3,878$1,939 each | $8,801$4,400 each |
| 7 nights | $3,738$1,869 each | $5,002$2,501 each | $11,866$5,933 each |
Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we found from the US cities we check (Los Angeles, $434 per person). Not included: getting around. Stretch, Balanced and Comfort are the same styles our trip plans use.
Where the money goes
A Balanced 3-night trip for 2, 4 days of meals and getting around.
Hotel
$359 a night, a typical well-reviewed hotel, with taxes and fees.
Flights
$434 round trip per person from Los Angeles.
Meals
$101.25 a day per person. 75% of the federal meals & incidentals rate ($135/day).
Getting around
We don’t have transit fares for this city yet.
Total
Is my budget enough for Cancún?
- $1,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,175. Plan it ›
- $1,500 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,175. Plan it ›
- $2,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,175. Plan it ›
- $3,000 covers 5 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $2,957), not counting getting around.. Plan it ›
- $5,000 covers 7 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $3,738), not counting getting around.. Plan it ›
A hotel at the typical price
Adhara Hacienda Cancun
$96 a night
For 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees.
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How we worked this out
- Hotels: live rates for 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees (LiteAPI live rates, all-in (incl. fees paid at the hotel as one seller reports them), 2 adults). Stretch is a cheaper well-reviewed room (rated 7.5+), Balanced the typical one, Comfort the best-rated 4★ hotel. Weekend rates; weeknights are often lower.
- Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we’ve seen from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Atlanta. From your city it can be more or less.
- Meals and getting around: per person per day, for nights + 1 days, the same way our plans count them. Meals: US State Department foreign per diem, Cancun (effective 2024-08-01).
- Not included: activities, entry tickets, travel insurance, and anything we name as missing above.
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