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Cheapest round-trip
$98
Breeze Airways
Sat 9/19Wed 10/7
SWF - RDU • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$48
Breeze Airways
Wed 8/26
SWF - RDU • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Durham. It is served by Raleigh (RDU), located 10.1 miles from Durham.
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Cheap Flights from New York to Durham (NYC-RDU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to Durham 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from New York to Durham

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Oct 7
Breeze Airways Logo
12:39 pm - 2:19 pm
SWF
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RDU
1h 40mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
9:59 am - 11:39 am
RDU
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SWF
1h 40mnonstop
$98Breeze Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Breeze Airways Logo
12:39 pm - 2:19 pm
SWF
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RDU
1h 40mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
9:59 am - 11:39 am
RDU
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SWF
1h 40mnonstop
$108Breeze Airways
Sat, Jul 25 - Sun, Aug 2
JetBlue Logo
8:29 pm - 10:31 pm
JFK
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RDU
2h 02mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
6:50 am - 8:30 am
RDU
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JFK
1h 40mnonstop
$199JetBlue
Mon, Sep 14 - Sat, Sep 19
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 3:07 pm
EWR
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RDU
16h 38m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:20 pm - 12:59 am
RDU
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EWR
8h 39m
1 stop
$207Frontier
Thu, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 18
JetBlue Logo
8:30 pm - 10:32 pm
JFK
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RDU
2h 02mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
11:00 am - 12:36 pm
RDU
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JFK
1h 36mnonstop
$209JetBlue
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 8:11 am
EWR
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RDU
9h 42m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:49 pm - 10:30 am
RDU
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EWR
16h 41m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
Delta Logo
1:40 pm - 3:32 pm
LGA
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RDU
1h 52mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:05 pm - 6:52 pm
RDU
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LGA
1h 47mnonstop
$217Delta
Fri, Jul 3 - Mon, Jul 6
American Airlines Logo
7:23 pm - 9:12 pm
LGA
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RDU
1h 49mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:50 am - 8:26 am
RDU
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LGA
1h 36mnonstop
$218American Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 7
American Airlines Logo
10:03 am - 12:00 pm
LGA
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RDU
1h 57mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 10:14 pm
RDU
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LGA
1h 54mnonstop
$221American Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Tue, Sep 15
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 7:49 am
LGA
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RDU
1h 44mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:05 pm - 6:44 pm
RDU
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LGA
1h 39mnonstop
$222Delta
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$48
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 23% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
Flight from Stewart Intl. to Raleigh

When to book flights from New York to Durham

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Flights from New York to Durham: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from New York to Durham 
HartajFlew with Delta
LGA
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RDU
Feb 2026
Not much, honestly. I’d just say: get to LGA a little early so you can actually enjoy it — there’s a surprising number of great shops and restaurants, and the whole place has a good vibe. RDU is solid too, but it can get crowded (likely thanks to the growth around RTP), so occasional delays and bottlenecks do happen. Build in a little buffer time and you’ll be fine. Enjoy the trip!
HartajFlew with Delta
EWR
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RDU
Jun 2025
Newark terminals have gotten better. Security lines were quick. And efficient.
ElenaFlew with Turkish Airlines
JFK
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RDU
Jun 2025
leave plenty of time for your flight so you don't miss your connecting flight, if there is one
HartajFlew with Delta
LGA
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RDU
Nov 2024
Arrive a little early. Gates are far from security due to smaller planes.
HartajFlew with United Airlines
EWR
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RDU
Jul 2024
Flights tend to be full. Get to gate early.

FAQs for booking flights from New York to Durham

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Durham?

    When flying out of New York you’ll be using one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl or New York LaGuardia. Durham does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Raleigh-Durham airport, which is 10.1 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from New York to Durham take?

    Direct flights cover the 425 miles separating New York and Durham in about 1h 41m.

  • How many flights are there between New York and Durham?

    109 direct flights run between New York and Durham on a daily basis. On average, there are about 765 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between New York and Durham?

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Durham?

    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 New York to Durham.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York to Durham?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Durham from New York 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 New York to Durham?

    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 Durham with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York to Durham?

    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 Durham from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from New York to Durham?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between New York and Durham found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $37. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $57 and Delta from $86.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from New York to Durham

  • There is no airport in Durham. Instead, you’ll be flying into Raleigh-Durham Airport when flying between New York and Durham.
  • The cheapest flight from New York to Durham was found 89 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving New York to Durham

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York to Durham? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8416 reviews
7.2Food
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
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Great experience nice pilot very soft and easy landing and take off

10.0 ExcellentKaran, Jun 2026
LGA - ATL
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Great experience nice pilot very soft and easy landing and take off

Flight was delayed before take off and at landing. Baggage took 20 minutes. Flight crew would not serve full soft drink and had to ask multiple times before receiving water.

On time! There were plenty of airport employees who were able to keep us moving in the right direction. The crew on the plane were professional.

I continue to be satisfied with Delta’s excellent service out of LGA. The digit id works well and gets me through security in no time. Whenever possible, I choose Delta.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

WiFi didn’t work. Flight delayed 3 hours Crew members were illiterate Seat lean back did not work.

Transparency from pilots, quick boarding and exiting the plane, staff greeted to each and everyone,

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Flight delayed. Air broken. Cabin was hot enough to pass out. Delta shuttle’s becoming worse and worse.

Crew was amazing, takeoff wonderful. The bathroom was disgusting from before takeoff the odor made the flight uncomfortable as you could smell the bathroom from the center of the plane where we were sitting. Smelled like raw sewage. My daughter was throwing up as we landed due to the smell and horrible turbulence as we approached Newark.

I'm a United 1K member and have ben for 10 years. The gate agent had no control over the boarding process and had us passengers queued for hours as delays were announced. On the plane, the overhead air nozzle was broken so col over was powering through on me and the passenger next to me. Not a great experience for a million miler on United. Feel free to contact me. Josh Smigel - DM426089

Check in was chaotic with only one counter for business class and first class. The luggage conveyor belt at JFK airport was broken so the flight departure was delayed which made the flight stressful as I had a tight connection. Although the captain said they could make up the delay, they didn’t do so.

As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

I had a good time. However, I paid for the wifi and it was in and out the whole flight.

They promise free wi-fi prior to boarding and then once on board you are informed you have to purchase wifi even after being a mileagePlus member.

3 hour delay…. Nearly 2 hours sitting on tarmac. Do better, United. Or at least have the sense to not say “we hope you enjoyed your flight with us” upon disembarking.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

Crew were professional and kind. The flight was smooth. But... The internet, which we paid 35 dollars for, did not work for most of the flight. This made providing media for our child an uncomfortable hassle.

Overall fine. Seemed like one of the older model planes? Crew was mostly very kind, though some of the female attendants were a rather abrupt during the food service.

Leave on time. We waited on the plane for hour hours and it was hot and smelly

Flying in the United States with the major airlines has become so underwhelming. A 2-3hr flight in most other parts of the world with the major carriers of the area comes with newer, CLEANER aircraft and significantly better in flight service in terms of both staff attitude and a actual meal service.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

Flight was extremely hot and they made us check our bags when the space was nowhere near full

Same plane as RDU to LGA — internet not working. Pilot issue of some sort at end of prior flight - I was on same plane for my connection. Late/delayed —

My flight from LGA was cancelled and my rebooked flight from JFK was delayed numerous times. I will now be getting home after 2am.

Flight was delayed half hour before boarding, but when I checked flight aware the plane that would Pick us up had a delay of more than an hour. AA should let us know in advance to avoid waiting several hours in the airport

There was no inflight service. Once we landed we were delayed to find a gate for an hour and a half which was 1/2 the total time in the air.

First the flt was delayed over 2 hrs bc of plane mechanics that should have been handled better! No text or email was sent so only found out at the airport so there we sat for 5 hours! THATS RIDICULOUS! The gate area was filthy! No agents showed up till hr before so no additional info was given-waited online for 15 mins while the gate agent chatted and got together then given last seat in back of plane!! No priority for senior or anything-took attendants over 2hrs to serve drinks and snack-WHY are they not served together? By time snack came needed another drink! Worst service in my life!

All the TV screens in my rows was non functional . The map shown for an international route was antiqued..

Boarding process was terrible. No assigned seat until the gate, then a long line to get seat assignment.

The space between seat rows seemed to be larger than other airlines. I didn’t check their food or entertainment since I slept most of the way. They do seem to have a lot of options for purchase though.

Kayak sucked. You gave me a confirmation number that was not useable by the jet blue system. Nor did you send any check in emails. I’ll not be using your site again. Nice work.

Automated scanning was slow and somewhat haphazard. Too many people were unfamiliar with the tech and were forced to learn on the fly. The hands off approach of the gate staff made it more uncomfortable. This needs work. Overall the flight and cabin crew were excellent.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Flight was fine, price was good but food onboard was abysmal. I was on there for breakfast and lunch and dinner 845am EST to 845pm GMT and all I got was a yoghurt parfait, fruit and a piece of cake. Later snacks included an ice-cream brownie and a pizza twist. I was hungry by the time I landed and the airport amenities were closed. Not happy.

There weren't enough employees at check in took awhile to get bags checked. There wasn't a wheel chair for me, I was sent to someone who turns out to work for a different airline, if My flight hadn't been delayed I probably would have missed my flight as it was, by the time I arrived at my gate, they started boarding in about 15 minutes. I don't know who took me to my gate, definitely was not the normal people who take passengers to the gate. I'm guessing she may have been in a management position. I wish I knew her name, she went beyond to help me. With that said everyone was kind, and were doing the best they could. So, I choose to say it was an Adventure, stressful start, but good. In the end went well. The situation was not only difficult for passengers but the employee's.

The staff at the check in counter was so rude. Made you feel Incompetent

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Zero issues with this flight. Crew was outstanding and flight was super. Plane was clean and fine. The seats need more padding and water should be provided without cost. I recognize it's Frontier but there are some things that should still be part of the flight. But still very satisfied with the experience and quality.

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

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