Travellers reach Canadá from 4 Mexican airport(s) on 5 catalogued routes, operated by Aeromexico. This page gathers every route to the destination, with airlines, weekly frequency and the lowest fare detected. Airfares are quoted in pesos (MXN); on-the-ground spend is in the.
Routes to Canadá
Our catalogue lists 5 routes to Canada from 4 Mexican airports, totalling 54 weekly departures across 1 airlines. Distances run 2,605 to 3,713 km, and 5 routes carry a cached fare, and the country appears with 2 airports in the catalogue.
| Route | Airlines | Freq/wk | Fare from | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún (CUN) → Toronto (YYZ) | AC, WS | ~28/wk | $4,448 MXN | CUN-YYZ |
| Ciudad de México (MEX) → Toronto (YYZ) | AC, AM | ~14/wk | $3,572 MXN | MEX-YYZ |
| Ciudad de México (MEX) → Montreal (YUL) | AC, AM | ~7/wk | $4,554 MXN | MEX-YUL |
| Guadalajara (GDL) → Toronto (YYZ) | AC | ~3/wk | $6,426 MXN | GDL-YYZ |
| Monterrey (MTY) → Toronto (YYZ) | AC | ~2/wk | $5,175 MXN | MTY-YYZ |
More than one way in. Canada appears in our catalogue with 2 airports, of which 2 receive a direct route from Mexico: YUL, YYZ. Entering through one or another changes the price, the total time and, in large countries, the onward domestic transfer. Always compare the full cost to your real destination, not just to the airport.
The corridor that sets the price floor. CUN-YYZ is the highest-frequency route to Canada at ~28 weekly departures, and that is usually why it is cheapest: it has the most seats competing. If your city is not Cancún, compare your direct route against reaching that corridor first by road or domestic flight.
Airlines to Canadá
1 airlines cover the Mexico-Canada routes: 1 full-service and 0 low-cost and allowances from 25 to 25 kg. 0 of them are registered in the destination country, which changes the rights regime that applies on the return leg.
| Airline | Type | Alliance | Economy baggage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico (AM) | full-service | SkyTeam | 25 kg |
What does apply on departure from Mexico. Mexico’s Ley de Aviación Civil (Art. 47 Bis), enforced by AFAC and PROFECO, covers flights taking off from Mexican territory regardless of the airline’s nationality: a delay over 4 hours attributable to the carrier entitles you to at least 25% of the ticket price, and from the first hour the airline owes assistance that escalates with duration. Keep the boarding pass and the purchase receipt — a claim stands on those two documents.
The operating carrier decides, not the seller. The compensation regime follows the airline that actually operates the flight, not the one printed on your ticket. A codeshare sold under a Mexican carrier’s code but operated by a European one is claimed under the operator’s regime, and vice versa. The ‘operated by’ line on the boarding pass is the field that fixes who you claim from and before which authority.
Visa & currency
Verified 2026-05-18: with a Mexican passport, Canada requires Sin visa para estancias ≤6 meses; eTA obligatoria si vuelas, at a cost of CAD 7 (~$5 USD) eTA and a maximum stay of 6 meses por entrada. Spending at destination runs in the local currency, while the airfare is compared in pesos.
Visa for a Mexican passport:
Currency: the. Budget your destination spend in the; compare airfares in MXN.
Check the current amount before paying. The consular fee and stay limit above are the ones in our immigration file, last verified on 2026-05-18. Consulates revise those amounts without notice and publish no change calendar, so confirm the current figure at the official source on the day you pay. A receipt issued at the old rate is neither refunded nor credited — it is simply paid again.
The right order: document first, ticket second. A cheap fare does not survive a pending immigration formality. The airline will not refund a non-refundable ticket because your visa was denied or delayed, and the change fee usually exceeds the saving you were chasing. Buy once the document is issued, or buy a changeable fare and accept that the premium is the price of the risk.
When to buy
With data across 3 months on the routes to Canada, the lowest observed floor falls in Sep 2026 at $3,302 MXN and the highest in Aug 2026 at $3,545 MXN. These are minima detected by the collector, not averages and not bookable fares.
Book 6–10 weeks ahead. Fares climb in December, Holy Week and summer, when demand rises. See month-by-month seasonality in each route guide above. That window is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of this route: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought.
| Month | Observed floor on routes to Canada |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $3,360 MXN |
| Aug 2026 | $3,545 MXN |
| Sep 2026 | $3,302 MXN |
Buying window: a general market rule of thumb. As a general Mexican-market rule of thumb — not a measurement of the routes to Canada — booking runs 4 to 8 weeks ahead on ordinary dates and 8 to 12 weeks for December, Holy Week and summer. Our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought, so no figure on this page measures that window.
Why those three peaks and no others. December, Holy Week and summer concentrate family and leisure travel at once, and in those windows the airline no longer needs low fares to fill the aircraft. Outside them the usual pattern rewards midweek departures and avoiding Friday evening and Sunday, the two moments when most people compete for the same seat.
Departure airports for Canadá
4 Mexican airports have a catalogued route to Canada, across 5 routes and 54 weekly departures between them and 1 airlines involved. The busiest origin is Cancún (CUN) at ~28 weekly departures. Departure distances run 2,605 to 3,713 km. The lowest floor to Canada departs MEX at $3,572 MXN.
| Departure airport | Routes | Freq/wk | Distance | Fare from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún (CUN) | 1 | ~28/sem | ~2,605 km | $4,448 MXN |
| Ciudad de México (MEX) | 2 | ~21/sem | ~3,247 km | $3,572 MXN |
| Guadalajara (GDL) | 1 | ~3/sem | ~3,382 km | $6,426 MXN |
| Monterrey (MTY) | 1 | ~2/sem | ~2,717 km | $5,175 MXN |
Departing from another city is a total-cost decision. The fare gap between departure airports for Canada only pays if it beats the ground transfer, the preceding domestic flight and the hotel night an early departure sometimes forces. Reaching the airport by road also adds a risk the airline does not carry: miss the international flight in traffic and the ticket is not refunded.
The departure airport changes more than the price. It changes which airline is available, and with it the included allowance; it changes frequency, and with it the rebooking room if something breaks; and it changes the realistic departure hour, which on an early flight decides whether you need to sleep near the airport. Read the table by frequency before fare: the origin with the most departures is usually also the one that best absorbs a disruption.
FAQ
The 7 questions on this record are answered from catalogue figures for canada: routes and weekly frequencies, minimum fares observed by the collector, checked-baggage allowances and the rights regime that applies on each leg. No answer adds data that is not in those sources.
Do I need a visa for Canadá? For a Mexican passport: .
What currency does Canadá use? Canadá uses the. Budget your on-the-ground spend in the and compare airfares in MXN.
How many routes are there to Canadá from Mexico? Our catalogue includes 5 routes to Canadá from 4 Mexican airport(s) — see the table above.
Which airlines fly to Canadá? Airlines on routes to Canadá include Aeromexico.
When should I buy flights to Canadá? Book 6–10 weeks ahead; fares climb in December, Holy Week and summer. That window is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of this route: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought.
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Published by FlightsMX Editorial Team. Last verified: May 2026.
How far is Canada from Mexico by air? Catalogued routes to Canada span 2,605 to 3,713 km great-circle from Mexican airports. That is the geodesic measure the compensation rules use, not the aircraft’s actual track.
Which Mexican airports fly to Canada? Our catalogue records 4 departure airports across 5 routes and 54 weekly departures. See the departure-airport table for the split by origin.