Three tacos and a beer in Cancun costs less than a single round in Brussels. The Caribbean sea is warm, the ruins are older than anything in Europe, and Aer Lingus flies from Brussels with one stop. Return fares start from €423.
✈️ The deal
- From: Brussels, Belgium
- To: Cancun, Mexico
- Airline: Aer Lingus
- Stops: 1 stop
- Price: €423–€499 return
- When: November to December 2026
Example dates:
03/11/2026 – 24/11/2026
10/11/2026 – 24/11/2026
14/11/2026 – 24/11/2026
17/11/2026 – 24/11/2026
01/12/2026 – 15/12/2026
08/12/2026 – 15/12/2026
💰 How far does your money go?
Three tacos at a downtown food stall: around €2.20. A domestic beer: €3.15. A sit-down dinner for two with drinks: under €28. A mid-range dinner in Brussels costs roughly twice as much. Your daily food and drink budget in Cancun can comfortably come in under €25.
☀️ The weather
November brings 29–31°C during the day, with warm evenings around 21°C. Rainfall is brief: short tropical showers that clear quickly, usually in the afternoon. December is even drier, around 27°C with calm seas and reliably clear skies. Hurricane season officially ends on 30 November, and activity is extremely rare by mid-month.
🏨 Where to stay
Downtown Cancun for local life, the Hotel Zone for beach access.
Casa Kin33 — 8.2/10 · From €55/night
A well-reviewed downtown guesthouse close to markets and local restaurants. Practical, clean, and a genuine base in the real city.
Casa Tortugas Boutique Hotel — 8.8/10 · From €130/night
Family-run boutique with 27 lagoon-view suites and full kitchens in the Hotel Zone, without the resort price tag.
Atelier Playa Mujeres — 9.4/10 · From €490/night
Adults-only, all-inclusive, five-star, with a private beach and nine restaurants. One of the highest-rated beach hotels in Mexico.
🎯 What to do
Cancun mixes Caribbean beaches with some of the most important Maya history in the world.
Playa Delfines — The widest public beach in Cancun. Electric-blue Caribbean water, no resort gates, completely free. Best at sunrise.
San Miguelito and Museo Maya de Cancun — A real Maya archaeological site inside the Hotel Zone, with 16 restored structures and a museum holding over 350 artefacts including jade and obsidian burial remains.
MUSA underwater museum — Over 500 life-size statues submerged 3–8 metres in the Caribbean Sea, slowly colonised by coral. Accessible by snorkel or glass-bottom boat.
Mercado 28 — Where locals eat: fresh seafood, cochinita pibil, cold beer, without tourist pricing. Loud, cheap, and worth the detour.
🗺️ Where to go from here
Cancun is a gateway. The Yucatan Peninsula stretches out with some of the most varied coastline and archaeology in Mexico.
Isla Mujeres — A car-free Caribbean island, 30 minutes by ferry from Puerto Juarez. Turquoise lagoons and good snorkelling at Punta Sur.
Playa del Carmen — 1 hour south by ADO bus (~€4). Lively beach town with cenote access and a younger nightlife scene.
Tulum — Around 2 hours south by bus. Clifftop Maya ruins with a direct sea view, world-famous cenotes, and a strong restaurant scene.
Isla Holbox — A remote, car-free island 2.5 hours north. Bioluminescent water, no resorts, and one of the most peaceful beaches in Mexico.
Cozumel — 1 hour to Playa del Carmen by bus, then 40 minutes by ferry. One of the top five diving destinations in the world, with exceptional coral reef visibility.
Aer Lingus, one stop, from €423 return. The dates fill up. Check availability before they go.
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