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$64 Find Cheap Flights from St. Louis to Raleigh

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from St. Louis to Raleigh, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$134
Overall average: $424
Frontier
Tue 3/3Wed 3/11
STL - RDU • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$347
Typical prices: $320-$439
Southwest
Tue 4/7Tue 5/5
STL - RDU • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from St. Louis to Raleigh (STL-RDU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Raleigh that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from St. Louis to Raleigh

Tue, Mar 3 - Wed, Mar 11
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3:49 pm - 4:59 pm
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6:50 am - 10:37 am
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4h 47m
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$134Frontier
Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
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8:17 pm - 6:00 pm
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20h 43m
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6:50 am - 10:37 am
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4h 47m
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$138Frontier
Wed, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 10
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8:17 pm - 6:00 pm
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20h 43m
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4:12 pm - 10:37 am
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19h 25m
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$141Frontier
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
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3:49 pm - 9:00 am
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16h 11m
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6:55 pm - 11:49 am
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$145Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Wed, Mar 4
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3:49 pm - 1:58 pm
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21h 09m
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2:53 pm - 10:27 pm
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8h 34m
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$154Frontier
Fri, Mar 6 - Mon, Mar 9
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1:09 pm - 12:11 am
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10h 02m
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6:00 am - 1:19 pm
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$155Frontier
Mon, Mar 2 - Wed, Mar 4
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8:22 pm - 5:11 pm
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19h 49m
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2:53 pm - 10:27 pm
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$156Multiple Airlines
Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 8
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1:09 pm - 12:11 am
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10h 02m
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4:18 pm - 1:19 pm
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22h 01m
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$157Frontier
Mon, Mar 2 - Tue, Mar 10
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8:22 pm - 12:10 am
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26h 48m
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4:12 pm - 9:49 am
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18h 37m
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$158Frontier
Sat, Feb 21 - Tue, Feb 24
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2:51 pm - 6:53 pm
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27h 02m
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9:25 pm - 10:27 pm
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26h 02m
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$160Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for St. Louis to Raleigh flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from St. Louis to Raleigh to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from St. Louis to Raleigh?

The average price of all round-trip flights from St. Louis to Raleigh clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from St. Louis to Raleigh, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Raleigh, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from St. Louis to Raleigh?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Raleigh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from St. Louis to Raleigh is October, where tickets cost $330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $581 and $457 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from St. Louis to Raleigh?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $371 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from St. Louis to Raleigh?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from St. Louis to Raleigh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from St. Louis to Raleigh, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from St. Louis to Raleigh

 
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Jessica Macdonald

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Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$64
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from St. Louis to Raleigh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from St. Louis to Raleigh based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from St. Louis to Raleigh

  • What is the cheapest flight from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from St. Louis to Raleigh was $64 for a one-way ticket and $131 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between St. Louis and Raleigh?

    A passport is not required to fly from St. Louis to Raleigh.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    On your way to Raleigh, you’ll fly out from Lambert-St Louis. You’ll be landing at Raleigh-Durham.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    Only JetBlue offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the St. Louis to Raleigh flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the St. Louis to Raleigh flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between St. Louis and Raleigh, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    There are nonstop flights from St. Louis to Raleigh on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from St. Louis to Raleigh, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from St. Louis to Raleigh are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $402 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $384 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from St. Louis to Raleigh.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Raleigh from St. Louis is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Raleigh with an airline and back to St. Louis with another airline. Booking your flights between St. Louis and RDU can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from St. Louis to Raleigh?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Raleigh from St. Louis up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from St. Louis to Raleigh

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $368 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from St. Louis to Raleigh?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Lambert-St Louis to Raleigh-Durham.
Find which airlines fly direct from Lambert-St Louis Airport to Raleigh-Durham Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Lambert-St Louis to Raleigh-Durham

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Direct returns

Raleigh-Durham to Lambert-St Louis

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from St. Louis to Raleigh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from St. Louis to Raleigh. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4280 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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7.5Entertainment
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My flight from Denver to Minneapolis was excellent. My flight from Minneapolis to Denver was one of the worst I flights I have ever experienced. I had a window seat, the gentleman in the middle seat was morbidly obese and SW should have made him purchase two seats. His elbow dug into my arm most of the way even after I asked to please be careful. I was literally squashed between the him and the window with no wiggle room. The plane was full so it was not possible to ask for a different seat. I realize I should have complained to the flight attendant but I didn't feel anything could be done to rectify the situation. I fly SW often, I will continue to do so as this was my first negative experience.

10.0 ExcellentCarol, Feb 2026
DEN - MSP
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My flight from Denver to Minneapolis was excellent. My flight from Minneapolis to Denver was one of the worst I flights I have ever experienced. I had a window seat, the gentleman in the middle seat was morbidly obese and SW should have made him purchase two seats. His elbow dug into my arm most of the way even after I asked to please be careful. I was literally squashed between the him and the window with no wiggle room. The plane was full so it was not possible to ask for a different seat. I realize I should have complained to the flight attendant but I didn't feel anything could be done to rectify the situation. I fly SW often, I will continue to do so as this was my first negative experience.

I was assigned seat 7E, yet my boarding was Group 5, which caused me to have to put my luggage in the back of the plance above `19 or 20 aisle, as passengers who had boarded earlier took the overhead bins in the front. SW needs to monitor bin space and ensure that bin space above the seat are aligned to those sitting near their seats. Also the seating assignments needs to align with group number. Maybe board those last first and so on? Having said the ALL the passengers on the plane were gracious enough to allow me and other passengers in this dilema to retrieve our luggage and helped us along the way. I always love the flight staff, as always their fantastic and I can't rave about them enough!

I appreciate the staff who allowed me to board though I arrived a little late! Regarding the assigned seating, I had booked my flight before this change and wasn't aware of the change at the time, and so I didn't select a seat at booking as I didn't realize it was relevant. Better communication about the change would have been helpful for preparing.

Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

Paid for premium extra leg room but the bin space for rows 1-3 had to go in rows 4-6 and 4-6 had to go to 7-9 because flight attendants have snacks and their luggage upfront. So we pay extra to have to fight thru traffic to get our bags. Only 2nd day of new seating so hope they fix this.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled. No snack or drink on this flight.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Prior to takeoff, the pilot told us there was a possibility of not being able to land and going to Portland. Well that happened, we took off and then did 8 loops around Spokane before the pilot told us we ran out of fuel and had to go to Portland. So for a 35 minute flight we have now been on the plane for 3 hours (boarded at 6:50 am and landed in Portland at 10:30). Then, we just sat in Portland's airport with no updates of when we can start heading back. All of a sudden, our pilots and crew just left, leaving us stranded in a different city and state. We continued to sit in Portland until we finally got a new crew assigned and boarded the plane (This was from 10:30-2). We then sat on the plane for an additional hour before take off because they had to count us multiple times. We finally landed in Spokane at 3:55 PM. So a flight that should have taken at max an hour took us 10 hours and we missed the majority of the recruiting event we went for.

It was delayed but other than that it was great.

Got on the plane and sat there for an hour before departure.

Second flight in a row where the entertainment system is broken. 5 hour long flight with no entertainment and flight attendants did not seem interested in resolving the matter. Very shocked to be treated this poorly considering I paid for a first class experience and have Diamond Medallion status.

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

Comfort seating was on the tight side. Maybe it was a smaller plane(?)

I didn't take this flight. I changed the flight. Why am I getting surveys and notifications on flights that I change. Seems like a defect with Kayak.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Timing, quality of service, promptness and courtesy of the staff

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

Trip delayed for 2 hours because of rain. We boarded and have to get down the flight and reboard again.

I would like the crew to talk LESS over the PA and specifically about credit card offers. I am trying to work, sleep, watch a movie and the PA was booming about a credit card offer. Could we go back to the days when the customer was more important than selling a credit card?

No enough space plus only allowing one laggage instead of two like other airlines.

It was a good trip. Flight Attendants were friendly and responsive.

Qatar airways ,boarding arrangements at Hamid international airport could been better

Crew in Columbia was not prepared for landing. It was a bit of a disaster and getting bags took forever.

Tell the crew (when boarding) to yell at the imbeciles blocking us from walking up to scan. I promise everyone crowds around and half of us (most the time I’m group 4) have to push our way through. Your staff is awesome, the public - not so much-

It was fine. My connection in Charlotte to go to WPB was too late and I had to spend the night in the Charlotte Airport in the mini suites.

Nothing to write home about, average flight experience. Seats were spacious enough, crew friendly enough. Loved the AA entertainment/wifi service.

Great flight - friendly and attentive team! Seats in coach were comfy, but a little cramped - but that is the case with all airlines ;)

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

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