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Tagged Pages Archive | Merida

2022
17
August
Vancouver to Huatulco, Ixtapa, or Merida, Mexico - $292 to $393 CAD roundtrip including taxes

Huatulco, Mexico

Aeromexico has dropped the price of their flights from Vancouver to Huatulco, Ixtapa, and Merida, Mexico down to between $292 and $393 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

The flights have 1 stop in Mexico City each way.

Vancouver does have nonstop flights to Huatulco with WestJet, but prices range from $900-$1100 roundtrip.

Similarly, Vancouver has nonstop flights to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo with Air Canada, but prices are a minimum of $1100 roundtrip.

Vancouver does not have nonstop flights to Merida.

Update Aug 23 @ 12 PM PST - Regular roundtrip flights to Huatulco and Merida have sold out. Ixtapa is still available. However it is still possible to find cheap Multi-City flights involving Mexico City and Huatulco or Merida (see below).

Availability for travel

October, November, December 2022

(varies by destination)

How to find and book these flights

1. Start with one of the following Google Flights searches:

Google Flights: Vancouver to Huatulco
^^^ $329 CAD roundtrip, late October, early November

Google Flights: Vancouver to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo
^^^ $409 CAD roundtrip, November

Google Flights: Vancouver to Merida
^^^ $414 CAD roundtrip, late November, early December

2. In Google Flights, click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations.

- Adjust the trip length at the bottom.

- Look for the dates that are $329 to $434 CAD roundtrip

3. Go to Skyscanner or FlightHub or Kayak

- Try the same destination and dates you found on Google Flights.

Is it possible to extend the layover in Mexico City?

Aeromexico has never really been one for allowing extended layovers without increasing the price. It seems to add about $200 CAD to the price.

example searches to start with:

Vancouver to Ixtapa, extended stay in MEX - $592

If you keep the stay to 1 night in MEX the price doesn't increase from $389, but that's not exactly an extended stay.

You could also try a Multi-City like this, with the flight not included between MEX and the second city...

Vancouver to Ixtapa and then MEX to Vancouver - $389

And then look for a cheap one way in between:

MEX to Ixtapa - $54

You can still find cheap flights involving Huatulco if you fly into Mexico City, and then home from Huatulco

1. Start with a Google Flights search like this one:

Google Flights: Vancouver to Mexico City and then Huatulco to Vancouver

Try the following dates:

Departure dates: Nov 2, 3

Return dates with 3 hour layovers: Nov 7, 9, 10
Return dates (all): Nov 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

And then look for a cheap one way from Mexico City to Huatulco:

Google Flights: MEX to Huatulco - $75

You can still find cheap flights involving Merida if you fly into Mexico City, and then home from Merida

1. Start with a Google Flights search like this one:

Google Flights: Vancouver to Mexico City and then Merida to Vancouver

Try the following dates:

Departure dates: Nov 29, 30, Dec 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Return dates: Dec 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

And then look for a cheap one way from Mexico City to Merida:

Google Flights: MEX to Merida - $59

screenshot from Google Flights



screenshot from Skyscanner



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2021
26
January
Vancouver to Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, or Mexico City, Mexico - $281 to $357 CAD roundtrip | $596 for Business Class

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2019
25
June
Vancouver to Merida, Mexico - $359 CAD roundtrip including taxes

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