There is an excellent choice of carriers from the UK to Mexico. British Airways have a direct service four times per week from London Heathrow to Mexico City. Lufthansa offer a daily service (via Frankfurt) to Mexico City. For those looking to arrive and depart from different airports, Iberia offer daily services to Mexico City and three times per week to Cancun (via Madrid). Continental operate daily from London Gatwick to Mexico City, Cancun and Mérida (via US). KLM also offer a daily service (via Amsterdam) to Mexico City. Regional departures are also available upon request.
As an independent operator, we are not tied to any particular carrier and we are more than happy to give our honest opinion (from personal experience) of their respective services. We always endeavour to offer the carrier offering the best value for money at any given time of year. Any prices on this website are based on economy, scheduled flights with British Airways from London Heathrow. Please note that generally business class fares to Latin America are very high.
British Airways
4 times per week
| Outbound |
|
Inbound |
|
| Dep: Heathrow |
12.40 |
Dep: Mexico City |
20.40 |
| Arr: Mexico City |
18.20 |
Arr: Heathrow |
13.00* |
*Following day
Economy seat pitch Heathrow – Mexico City 31 inches
Lufthansa
Daily
| Outbound |
|
Inbound |
|
| Dep: Heathrow |
09.55 |
Dep: Mexico City |
20.50 |
| Arr: Frankfurt |
12.30 |
Arr: Frankfurt |
14.20* |
| Dep: Frankfurt |
13.50 |
Dep: Frankfurt |
15.20 |
| Arr: Mexico City |
19.00 |
Arr: Heathrow |
15.55 |
*Following day
Economy seat pitch Frankfurt – Mexico City 32 inches
KLM
Daily
| Outbound |
|
Inbound |
|
| Dep: Heathrow |
08.40 |
Dep: Mexico City |
19.55 |
| Arr: Amsterdam |
11.05 |
Arr: Amsterdam |
13.15* |
| Dep: Amsterdam |
13.00 |
Dep: Amsterdam |
14.25 |
| Arr: Mexico City |
17.50 |
Arr: Heathrow |
14.50 |
*Following day
Economy seat pitch Amsterdam – Mexico City 31 inches
Iberia
Daily
| Outbound |
|
Inbound |
|
| Dep: Heathrow |
07.25 |
Dep: Mexico City |
21.10 |
| Arr: Madrid |
10.45 |
Arr: Madrid |
14.25* |
| Dep: Madrid |
12.30 |
Dep: Madrid |
16.30 |
| Arr: Mexico City |
17.45 |
Arr: Heathrow |
17.50 |
*Following day
Iberia also offer a service 3 times per week to Cancún (via Madrid).
Economy seat pitch Madrid – Mexico City 32 inches
Continental Airlines
Daily
| Outbound |
|
Inbound |
|
| Dep: Gatwick |
11.30 |
Dep: Mexico City |
09.00 |
| Arr: Newark |
16.05 |
Arr: Newark |
14.38 |
| Dep: Newark |
17.30 |
Dep: Newark |
20.25 |
| Arr: Mexico City |
22.00 |
Arr: Gatwick |
08.40* |
*Following day
Continental also offer a daily service to Cancún and Mérida (Via US).
Economy seat pitch Gatwick - Newark – Mexico City 31 inches
Please note: All timings and routings are subject to change and will be confirmed at the time of booking. UK airport departure tax has been included in all prices.
Approximate Flying Times:
Domestic flights within Mexico
| Mexico City – Oaxaca |
1 hour |
| Oaxaca – Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
50 minutes |
| Mérida – Mexico City |
1 hour 50 minutes |
| Mexico City – Cancún |
2 hours 5 minutes |
| Mexico City - Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
1 hour 25 minutes |
| Mexico City – Campeche |
1 hour 35 minutes |
| Mexico City – Acapulco |
1 hour |
| Mérida – Cancún |
50 minutes |
International flights to Central America countries
| Cancún – Flores (Guatemala) |
1 hour 45 mins |
| Mexico City – Guatemala City (Guatemala) |
2 hours |
| Mexico City – San Jose (Costa Rica) |
2 hours 55 mins |
| Mexico City – Panama City (Panama) |
3 hours 45 mins |
