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  "response": {
    "Key": "SFO-MX",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SFO",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "fullCity": "San Francisco, California",
      "airport": "San Francisco Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "MX",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Mexico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Mexico can I fly to from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco you can fly non-stop to Mexico City, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo (Los Cabos) and Guadalajara. One-stop routes via hubs like Mexico City or Houston open up other cities such as Oaxaca, Mérida or Monterrey. Choose Mexico City for culture and central connections, Cancún for Caribbean beaches, Puerto Vallarta or Los Cabos for Pacific coast resorts, and Guadalajara for a traditional Mexican city experience."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from San Francisco to Mexico City take about 4 hours and 15 minutes, while flights to Cancún are around 5 hours and 30 minutes. One-stop itineraries to other cities like Guadalajara or Puerto Vallarta typically range from 6 to 8 hours depending on the connection. Westbound returns are generally similar in duration."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from San Francisco to several major cities in Mexico. Airlines like United, Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines and Volaris serve popular beach and city destinations. You can fly non-stop to Cancún, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo (Los Cabos), Guadalajara and León. Flight times range from about 3.5 to 4.5 hours depending on the specific destination."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Mexico, you can fly nonstop on United, Alaska, Aeromexico, and Volaris; one-stop options include American, Delta, and Southwest via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San Francisco to Mexico City are August, September, and July, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares, while December and March are the most expensive. Booking 6 to 9 weeks ahead yields the best prices, and departing on a Tuesday tends to be cheaper than other days, especially compared to Friday. Late-night departures are often the most affordable, and peak summer months along with major holidays like Christmas and New Year's are typically pricier.",
        "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 San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "For flights from San Francisco to Mexico, the best time to book is typically 6 to 11 weeks ahead of departure, with the sweet spot around 7–9 weeks for most destinations.",
        "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 include Mexico City for culture and cuisine, Cancún and the Riviera Maya for beaches and ruins, Los Cabos for luxury and coast, and Guadalajara for tradition and tequila."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Mexico are best to fly into from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Mexico, the best gateway depends on your destination. Mexico City Juarez has the most long-haul options and works well for onward domestic flights and bus connections. Cancun is ideal for Caribbean resorts and the Yucatan. Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta provide good access to the Pacific coast and central highlands."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Mexico?",
        "answer": "For Mexico, the dry season from November to April offers the best balance of warm weather and lower crowds in gateway cities like Cancún, Mexico City and Guadalajara. Summer is hot, humid and busy in coastal areas, while spring and autumn can still see occasional rain."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to San Francisco Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown San Francisco, BART rapid rail is the fastest and most popular way to reach SFO, with trains running directly to the International Terminal and connecting to all others via the free AirTrain. Ride‑share services like Lyft and Uber pick up on Level 5 of the Domestic Garage, while taxis are available at the arrivals curbside. Several airport shuttle services and hotel shuttles also serve the airport, and driving yourself is an option with parking in the long‑term garages or lots. BART is generally the cheapest choice, while taxis and ride‑shares offer door‑to‑door convenience at a higher cost.",
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        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation",
            "title": "Ground Transportation | San Francisco International Airport",
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            "time_published": "2026-04-08T21:19:40Z"
          },
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            "title": "Ground Transportation | San Francisco International Airport",
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            "time_published": "2026-04-08T21:19:40Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFO",
            "title": "San Francisco International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-27T05:13:36Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_International_Airport",
            "title": "San Francisco International Airport",
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            "time_published": "2026-07-18T07:52:09Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.flysfo.com/pt-br",
            "title": "Home Page | San Francisco International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
          }
        ],
        "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."
      }
    }
  }
}