RDU - AUS

$79 Find Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Austin

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Cheapest round-trip
$263
Overall average: $352
Spirit Airlines
Tue 4/7Tue 4/14
RDU - AUS • 3 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$273
Typical prices: $315-$428
Southwest
Sat 4/18Wed 4/22
RDU - AUS • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Austin (RDU-AUS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Austin 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 Raleigh to Austin

Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 12:24 am
RDU
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AUS
30h 59m
3 stops
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5:50 am - 6:44 pm
AUS
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RDU
11h 54m
2 stops
$263Spirit Airlines
Thu, Apr 2 - Mon, Apr 6
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 3:12 pm
RDU
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AUS
10h 12m
1 stop
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4:44 pm - 10:53 pm
AUS
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RDU
5h 09m
1 stop
$264Frontier
Fri, Apr 10 - Wed, Apr 15
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 3:59 pm
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AUS
10h 59m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:13 pm - 9:04 pm
AUS
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RDU
25h 51m
1 stop
$266Frontier
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
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6:45 pm - 11:00 pm
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AUS
5h 15m
1 stop
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7:30 pm - 11:25 pm
AUS
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RDU
2h 55mnonstop
$267Southwest
Wed, Apr 8 - Mon, Apr 13
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 4:04 pm
RDU
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AUS
22h 39m
2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:12 pm - 6:44 pm
AUS
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RDU
21h 32m
2 stops
$268Spirit Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Fri, Apr 3
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 3:12 pm
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AUS
10h 12m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:44 pm - 10:55 pm
AUS
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RDU
5h 11m
1 stop
$269Frontier
Thu, Apr 23 - Sun, Apr 26
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6:10 am - 4:45 pm
RDU
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AUS
11h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 11:25 pm
AUS
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RDU
26h 05m
2 stops
$270Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
3:50 pm - 9:50 pm
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AUS
7h 00m
2 stops
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2:20 pm - 6:05 pm
AUS
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RDU
2h 45mnonstop
$272Southwest
Sat, Apr 18 - Wed, Apr 22
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12:55 pm - 3:10 pm
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AUS
3h 15mnonstop
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2:20 pm - 6:05 pm
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RDU
2h 45mnonstop
$273Southwest
Mon, Mar 30 - Thu, Apr 2
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 3:16 pm
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AUS
10h 16m
1 stop
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4:14 pm - 11:43 pm
AUS
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RDU
6h 29m
1 stop
$274Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Austin flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to Austin 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 Raleigh to Austin?

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

For Raleigh to Austin, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Austin back to Raleigh, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to Austin?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Austin, 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 Raleigh to Austin is August, where tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $399 and $385 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Raleigh to Austin?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $361, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to Austin?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Austin, 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 Raleigh to Austin, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Raleigh to Austin

 
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Low seasonJanuary
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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Raleigh to Austin

When to book flights from Raleigh to Austin

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FAQs for booking flights from Raleigh to Austin

  • Does RDU Airport have lounges?

    Yes. The lounges are found at Terminal 2 at the airport. The first lounge is America Airlines Admirals Club, located at gate 2. It is usually open from 4:15 am to 8:30 pm from Sunday to Friday. The other lounge is Delta Air Lines Sky Clubs, located across from gate C3. Finally, The United Club Lounge is across from D1 and is open every day from 5 am to 7:30 pm. Guests are at liberty to choose the lounge they would like to use.

  • Which Ground Transportation options are available at the RDU Airport?

    There are several ground transportation options at the Raleigh Durham Airport. Some options include bus and rail, shuttles, taxis and rental cars. Some of the rental cars at the airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National, Payless and Enterprise. The rental cars and the shuttle bus can be accessed at Terminal 1 Zone 4 and Terminal 2 Zone 5.

  • Does AUS Airport have nursing rooms?

    Yes. It has two private rooms at Jordan Terminal where the mother can breastfeed the baby in a private place without interference. You can also pump milk for your baby inside the nursing room for later use. The mother's lounge is located near gate 10.

  • Is there currency exchange services at AUS Airport?

    Yes. The foreign currencies are available at the Travelex counter near gate 5 of the East Concourse. It also has ATMs at the ticketing area and the departure concourse where you can withdraw money that you can use during your arrival time as you proceed to your destination.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Austin?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Austin was $79 for a one-way ticket and $263 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and Austin?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Raleigh to Austin. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to Austin?

    Raleigh and Austin are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Raleigh from Raleigh-Durham and will be arriving at Austin Bergstrom.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Raleigh to Austin?

    Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Raleigh to Austin flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to Austin?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Raleigh to Austin flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Austin?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Raleigh to Austin?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Austin are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $370 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 $347 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to Austin?

    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 Raleigh to Austin.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Austin from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Austin?

    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 Austin with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and AUS 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 Raleigh to Austin?

    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 Austin from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Austin

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $198 or less one-way and $327 or less round-trip.
  • Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) offers parking facilities to travelers. The travelers should book the parking places online within 24h. Guests can also park without booking online. Parking enables travelers with personal cars to safely leave their vehicles at the departure airport with the surety of it being safe.
  • RDU Airport has shops that allow you do some shopping before your departure. It also has local flavors that you can feed on before departing. The airport also has a place where you can grab something to eat and a place where you can pamper yourself before leaving.
  • RDU Airport offers services to the disabled. It has elevators and restrooms that are easily accessible to the disabled. When making your booking, you need to specify your needs. The airport provides a wheelchair that you can use for movement. The wheelchairs provided enable you to access the place easily since they are all wheelchair accessible.
  • Austin Bergstrom Airport (AUS) offers transport facilities to travelers on arrival. They have an airport shuttle that is safe and comfortable to enable you to reach your destination smoothly. It also has a private airport car that is used for ground transportation. This also ensures that you travel safely after arriving at the airport. It takes you to the place you want to go at a very affordable price.
  • AUS Airport also has shopping and restaurant amenities where you can get food. The restaurants ensure that you sit comfortably at the table as you have your meal. They also offer reading materials and some cold beverages. You can also do some shopping if you need something to travel with.

Prefer to fly direct from Raleigh to Austin?

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

Direct departures

Raleigh-Durham to Austin Bergstrom

Monday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Tuesday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Wednesday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Thursday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Friday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Saturday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Sunday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

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Direct returns

Austin Bergstrom to Raleigh-Durham

Monday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Tuesday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Wednesday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Thursday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Friday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Saturday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

Sunday

Delta,Southwest

Delta,Southwest

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Raleigh to Austin

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4318 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
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I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

6.0 GoodChris, Mar 2026
DAL - SAT
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I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

The flight was flying with 30% capacity. The flight my seat from preferred seating to back of the seat. Even though i can understand that this was to balance the flight weight. The flight attendance decided to do the serving near my seat and in the middle , their noices woke me up from sleep , when i realized that the service has ended and when they were going back asked for a coffee, for which they answered they have completed teh service in my location. That really upset me as they woke me up and also rejected the coffee i asked. I ended up landing with a headache, thanks to the crew that screwed up my travel

Where do I start!! I was delayed with my flight from Dallas to Tampa. On the way back from Tampa to Dallas the flight was delayed over 4 hours+. I was put on another flight that was also delayed but not as long. Traveling on American Airlines is becoming exhausing.

Dloght delayed by 2.5 hrs . Common theme in my last four american floghts

The flight attendants and the service is getting worse by the day.

They are rarely on time! Very hard to plan your travels when flights or connections keep getting delayed.

Forced to check bags. Crew uninterested in collecting trash. Unclean seats.

Mediocre would be best description. Food bland. Seat biz class uncomfortable to sleep. Crew never dimmed lights completely in an overnight flight to Europe. Would avoid AA if possible.

Massimo, flight attendant was very authentic, attentive - wonderful. Food/wrap was just okay.

I am an AA flyer for a very long time... AA has yet to disappoint.

Arriving plane went to wrong gate. Flight Attendant was late. Was in no Hurry when he arrived. Flight was fine. Plane had to wait 20 minutes to get assigned a gate due to designated gate tied up. barely connected.. Boarded extremely late on final leg of trip.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

flight delayed because of poor staffing and organization - confusion from gate agents and flight attendant supervisors scheduling a missing flight attendant. flight delay 1 hr 30 min

My flight was delayed by over an hour and the turbulance was horrible.

This flight cancelled. I am in the airport right now and my kids sleep on the floor. We are waiting for information in the line 4 hours and rude woman from spirit airline offers us flight to Austin on 23 February. No water no food offer. The offer to book hotel and they will refund 150$. The nearest hotel 450$ per night. So I got flight to San Antonio 02/22 at 7am. I hate this company, they are rude and no empathy. So many people with kids were there. And I don’t sleep and it is cold here. I don’t have warm clothes for me and my kids. And I don’t have money for transport from San Antonio to my Austin.

The flight was delayed over an hour which got us into DFW at approximately 2:20 am

Terrible. Spirit cancelled the flight with 3 hours notice and were absolutely no help getting another flight. Had to make my own reservation on another airline and arrived in Dallas 12 hours later.

They cancelled the flight due to crew unavailability. The next day they cancelled the flight again.

That gate is like a ducking shelter at Newark No where to sit Outlets that don’t work Bathrooms that are dirty

For the cost you can't e too critical, but the inablitiy to recline the seat and minimal cushioning in the seats made for a less than comfortable flight. Other than that we had an ealry departure and arrival, boarding was smooth.

I didn't have a flight because of a ticking problem that was discovered at the airport at checkin for the initial flight of the round trip.

Horrible experience. First and last time using this airline. Made an announcement that boarding will start in 15 minutes, canceled the flight 5 minutes later due to no airline staff. Had to book another flight on Delta since Spirit had no other flights arriving to my original destination the same day. I wouldn't recommend anyone to fly with Spirit. No wonder why it consistently ranks high among worst airlines.

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

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!

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