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  "response": {
    "Key": "FLL-MX",
    "orig": {
      "code": "FLL",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Fort Lauderdale",
      "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida",
      "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "MX",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Mexico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Mexico can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop to Cancun, Mexico City and Cozumel. One-stop connections through Miami or Dallas open up other cities like Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos. Cancun serves beach resorts on the Caribbean coast, while Mexico City is the cultural and business hub with connections to the interior."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Cancún, non-stop flights take about 2 hours 15 minutes, while one-stop itineraries to Mexico City typically range from 5 to 8 hours. Flight durations are similar in both directions, with only minor differences due to winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Yes, you can find non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to several destinations in Mexico. JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and occasionally other carriers operate direct routes to Cancún. Depending on the season, you may also find non-stops to Mexico City or other leisure-focused airports. Flight times to Cancún typically run about two and a half hours. If your preferred city isn't served non-stop, one-stop itineraries through hubs like Atlanta, Houston, or Miami are common, with total travel times generally between five and eight hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop: JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit. One-stop: American via Dallas or Miami, United via Houston, Delta via Atlanta."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico (Cancún) are April, May, September, and October, with the lowest fares typically available on Tuesdays and in the morning or midday departure windows. Booking about 6 to 9 weeks ahead yields the best prices, while peak summer months like July and December around the holidays are noticeably more expensive.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico, the optimal booking window is about 6 to 9 weeks before departure, when fares to Cancún average around $486 and can climb to nearly $700 if you wait until the last minute.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Mexico?",
        "answer": "In Mexico, top choices from the U.S. include Cancún for Caribbean beaches, Mexico City for culture and cuisine, Los Cabos for desert-meets-sea luxury, Puerto Vallarta for a classic Pacific resort town, and Guadalajara for mariachi and tequila traditions. All have direct flights from Fort Lauderdale or via short connections."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Mexico are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Mexico, Cancun is the top choice for beaches and resorts with many direct flights. Mexico City offers the most connections and cultural sights. Guadalajara and Monterrey are good for business and regional travel, while Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta cater to resort vacations."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Mexico?",
        "answer": "For Mexico, November to April is the dry season with comfortable temperatures, though December and January are peak holiday times. May and June offer lower prices before the summer rains, while July and August can be hot and wet."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Hollywood Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Fort Lauderdale, the cheapest way to reach Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is Broward County Transit bus Route 1, which stops at the Rental Car Center. Ride‑share services like Uber and Lyft, along with taxis, offer the fastest door‑to‑terminal trip in about 15–20 minutes. Driving and parking on‑site is straightforward, with the airport located just southwest of downtown off I‑595 and US‑1. The Tri‑Rail commuter train also connects to FLL via a free shuttle from the Dania Beach station, though it requires a transfer and takes longer.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.broward.org/Airport/passengers/Transportation/Pages/PublicTransportation.aspx",
            "title": "Transportation Public Transportation",
            "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.broward.org/Airport/passengers/Flights/Pages/DomesticInternationalLocations.aspx",
            "title": "Flights/Airlines Domestic / International Destinations",
            "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale%E2%80%93Hollywood_International",
            "title": "Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-07-14T22:47:44Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale-Hollywood_International_Airport",
            "title": "Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport - Wikipedia",
            "time_published": "2003-07-15T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.broward.org/airport/business/about/Pages/CustomerService.aspx",
            "title": "About FLL Contact Us",
            "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}