Cheap Flights to New York City

To find cheap flights to New York, book your flight to one of the three major airports within an hour of New York City: LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark.

Before you book a cheap flight to New York City, note the large cost difference of taxi travel to and from Newark, New Jersey in the chart below. Flights to New York are not that cheap when they charge you round trip tolls and a $15 fee just to leave NYC and enter New Jersey.

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A nice advantage to finding cheap flights to New York City is you can arrive and depart from two different airports if there is a financial benefit. No car rental to worry about!

You can check here for Today's Cheapest Airfares to JFK, LGA and EWR or just type your home airport and NYC in the "To" box. NYC will cover all three major airports and return the best cheap flights to New York.

New York City Airport Taxi Costs

	LGA	JFK	EWR
Time (minutes)	20-35	45-60	35-50
Distance (miles, km)	8, 13	15, 25	14, 20
Taxi Estimate into NYC + Toll + Tip + Additional Fee	$20-40 $5 $5-10 $0	$45 flat $5 $8-10 $0	$40-60 $6-9 $8-14 $0
Taxi Estimate out of NYC + Toll + Tip + Additional Fee	$20-40 $5 $5-10 $0	$45 flat $5 $8-$10 $0	$40-60 $12-18 $10-20 $15
Lowest-Highest Budget R/T	$60-110	$116-120	$131-196

All estimates above are for 4 people, the amount one Taxi holds.
Fees are per taxi, not per person.

Cheap Flights to New York Insider Tips

Try to avoid flights arriving between 8-9 am and flights departing between 6-8 pm, the busiest traffic times.

Newark (EWR) Hubs - Continental
LaGuardia (LGA) Hubs - American, Delta
John F. Kennedy (JFK) Hubs - American, Delta, JetBlue

Additional airports that may offer cheap flights to New York, but are further away, include:

White Plains, NY (HPN)
Islip, NY (ISP)
Stewart Airport, NY (SWF)

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Cheap Flights to NYC on Jet Blue

One of the best airlines to fly in and out of NYC is Jet Blue. They are highlighted here, because they often do not show up in Airline search boxes on other travel sites.

When researching airfares, make sure to check Jet Blue's great rates separately.

The planes are new and very roomy, have Direct TV on the flight, offer snacks, free bag check and their main hub is at JFK, making their prices some of the best values in the airfare market. Recent example: $9 each way from NYC to Boston!

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More on New York City Cheap Flights

Don't worry about NYC taxis, limos and shuttle buses just yet. You have more important things to reserve first. We will go more into ground transportation later in trip planning, but they are not important once you have booked cheap flights to New York. Town cars and shuttle buses can be reserved the week or day before you arrive, and if you just want to take a taxi, there is nothing more to do. For many people, getting off the plane and into a NYC yellow taxi line becomes part of their NYC experience and a fond memory. With 3-4 people, shuttle buses won't save any money over the taxi fare.

For more information than you will ever need on NYC Airports and every last detail on transportation options, see Wiki Flyer Guide and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. If you choose to take public transit (buses, shuttles, subways), which include several transfers and often carrying your luggage up and down stairs, you can get into NYC for $2.50 and the above sites will show you how to do just that.

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