Washington → Cancun flights

Median fare $172 — most deals cluster between $167 and $207

Key takeaways

• $172 median fare across all 30 sampled days in the window
• Middle half of fares fell between $167 and $207, a tight band for most travelers
• Low end hit $164, barely below the median — little room for a dramatic bargain
• High end spiked to $309, showing occasional premium fares likely tied to peak demand dates
• An 88% spread between low and high signals some fares run well above typical pricing

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the DCA → CUN price history page.

The full picture

Over the last 30 days, every day in the window had a cached fare, giving a solid read on DCA–Cancún pricing. The median sits at $172, and the middle half of fares — from $167 to $207 — shows that most travelers are likely to land a fare within about $40 of that median. The $164 low is close to the median, meaning there isn't a secret rock-bottom price to chase; the real savings come from simply avoiding the high-fare days.

The $309 high, well above the p75 mark of $207, suggests a handful of dates — likely tied to holiday travel, school breaks, or short-notice bookings — pull the average up. With an 88% spread between the cheapest and priciest fares, this route isn't as stable as some domestic runs, so travelers booking far in advance or well outside peak windows are more likely to land near the $172–$207 range than the $309 outlier.

The data doesn't isolate specific days of the week or a dominant carrier, so we can't point to a particular weekday or airline pattern here. What it does show is a route where typical pricing is fairly predictable (most fares within a $40 band) but occasional spikes mean flexibility on travel dates matters more than trying to time the booking to a specific day. The honest caveat: this is a 30-day snapshot of cached fares, not a seasonal forecast — prices for travel dates further out, especially around holidays, could easily land outside this range.

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