{
  "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, Cancun, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, San Jose del Cabo, and Leon. One-stop connections via Mexico City open up cities like Oaxaca, Merida, and Monterrey. Travelers choose Mexico City for culture, Cancun or Los Cabos for beaches, and Guadalajara for tequila country."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Mexico City, non-stop flights typically take about 4 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 30 minutes southbound and around 5 hours on the return. One-stop routes to Cancún usually run 7 to 9 hours total, while flights to Los Cabos are often just over 3 hours non-stop."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from San Francisco to several Mexican cities. You can fly directly to Cancún, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo, and others on airlines like United, Alaska, and Aeromexico. Flight times range from about 3½ to 4½ hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "From SFO to Mexico you can fly nonstop on United, Aeromexico, Alaska, and Volaris. One-stop options include American, Delta, Southwest, and Viva Aerobus via 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 before prices climb sharply in December and March. Booking 6 to 9 weeks ahead yields the best value, while departing on a Monday and choosing a late-night flight tend to be the most affordable day and time of day. Peak summer, winter holidays, and early spring are typically more expensive, with Friday departures costing the most on average.",
        "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 City, the sweet spot is booking 6 to 9 weeks ahead, when fares average around $537.",
        "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": "Top cities in Mexico include Mexico City for culture and cuisine, Cancún for Caribbean beaches, Guadalajara for mariachi and tequila, Los Cabos for luxury resorts, and Oaxaca for indigenous traditions and food."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from San Francisco to Mexico?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits to Mexico lasting up to 180 days. You will need a valid U.S. passport and must complete a tourist card (FMM) upon arrival. Entry rules can change, so verify requirements before you travel."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Mexico are best to fly into from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Mexico, Mexico City is the busiest hub with extensive domestic connections and the only option for long-haul wide-body flights. Cancun is best for Caribbean beach resorts, while Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta serve western Mexico. San Jose del Cabo is convenient for Baja California Sur. Onward trains are limited in Mexico, so most travelers connect by bus or domestic flights."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Mexico?",
        "answer": "For Mexico, November to April offers dry, comfortable weather in popular spots like Cancún and Mexico City, with lower crowds outside December holidays and spring break."
      }
    }
  }
}