$169 Cheap flights to New York in May 2027 - Compare and Save

The lowest price for a flight to New York in May was $28 for a one-way ticket from Chicago and $55 for a round-trip.

On average, a flight to New York costs $1,099. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last year cost $55 and departed from Chicago. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Los Angeles to New York which costs $440 on average, and Chicago to New York, which costs $308 on average.

When flying to New York in May, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Thursday if you are looking for the best rates.

No, the cheapest month for flights to New York is January. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, with average round-trip prices of $359 and $320, respectively.

No, flying with a layover may cost you more time, and you don’t save money on the route, direct flight is the cheapest option at $360 on average.

Depending on where you start your journey, to get a below average price on the flight to New York, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Los Angeles to New York and the best round-trip deal found in May was $281.

The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to New York in May is United Airlines, followed by Delta and American Airlines.

In May, the cheapest round-trip tickets to New York were found on Frontier and Spirit Airlines.

In May, Delta connected to New York with 3,537 flights. United Airlines also offered 2,635 flights per week, American Airlines followed with 2,115 flights per week.

There are 4 cabin class options for this route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy.

In May, each week there are 5,848 flights and there are different amounts of flights each day.