Direct Flights from Atlanta to Aruba
Nonstop service from ATL to AUA on Delta, Frontier. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 13 cities have a nonstop to Aruba, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Aruba for, from Atlanta
3h 55m in the air, 1,720 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Aruba
Aruba is a desert Caribbean island, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Located off the coast of Venezuela, this flat, river-less island is renowned for its white sand beaches. Along with its neighboring Dutch islands of Bonaire and Curaçao, it forms the ABC Islands.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Aruba
- Arikok National Park, covering 7,907 acres (32 km2) in the northeastern region of Aruba, was officially established in 2000.
- The National Archaeological Museum Aruba is an archaeological museum in the city of Oranjestad in Aruba. The collections cover from 2500 BCE to the 19th century.
- Fort Zoutman is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Compa…
- Royal Aruba Aloe was founded in 1890 by Cornelis Eman, and is a company in which cultivates and produces aloe derived products in Aruba, in the Dutch Caribbean. The company is still owned by the Eman family.
- Water Tower San Nicolas is a water tower and museum in San Nicolaas, Aruba. It was built in 1939 to relieve the water shortage in Aruba.
- The Historical Museum of Aruba is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in Aruba. It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.
- The Model Trains Museum is a private museum in the town of San Nicolaas in Aruba. It covers the history of train traffic from 1875 to the present.
- SS Antilla was a Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) cargo ship that was launched in 1939 and scuttled in 1940.
- The National Archives of Aruba are located in Oranjestad, Aruba.
- The Protestant Church is a church of the Dutch Reformed and Lutheran community in Oranjestad, Aruba. The church is not an official member of any international church organisation. The old church dates from 1846.
- SS Monagas was a Venezuelan tanker that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-502 in the Gulf of Venezuela 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Punta Macolla on 16 February 1942 while she was travelling from Maracaibo, Ve…
- The Sports Museum of Aruba is a museum located in Aruba about the achievements of Aruban athletes. It is dedicated to Francisco Chirino.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Aruba weather, compared with Atlanta
16° warmer than Atlanta on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Aruba 86°F · Atlanta 54°F · 32° warmer
- April
- Aruba 89°F · Atlanta 73°F · 16° warmer
- July
- Aruba 90°F · Atlanta 90°F · much the same
- October
- Aruba 90°F · Atlanta 74°F · 16° warmer
Aruba is the steadier of the two, moving 5° between its coldest and warmest months where Atlanta moves 36°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Aruba
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Aruba is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 87°F.
- How long to stay
- Aruba rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Arikok National Park, National Archaeological Museum Aruba, and Fort Zoutman and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Aruba?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Aruba (AUA) on Delta, Frontier.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Aruba?
- Delta, Frontier fly nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Aruba (AUA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Aruba?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Atlanta to Aruba.
- How far is Aruba from Atlanta?
- Aruba is about 1,720 miles from Atlanta by air.
- What is there to do in Aruba?
- Popular things to do include Arikok National Park, National Archaeological Museum Aruba, Fort Zoutman, Royal Aruba Aloe, and more.
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