Direct Flights from New York to Montego Bay
Montego Bay · Jamaica
Nonstop service from JFK and EWR to MBJ on American, Delta, JetBlue, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
New York has 2 airports with nonstop service to Montego Bay. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗JFKMBJJohn F. Kennedy International
- Find flights ↗EWRMBJNewark Liberty International
How rare is this nonstop?
17 cities have a nonstop to Montego Bay, New York among them.
How long to go to Montego Bay for, from New York
3h 35m in the air, 1,549 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Montego Bay
Montego Bay, commonly referred to as MoBay, is the second largest city in the island nation Jamaica. It has a population of 428,000 people (2018). Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish, one of the 14 parishes of Jamaica. It is a popular spring break destination.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Montego Bay
- The Green Grotto Caves are show caves and a prominent tourist attraction on the north coast of Jamaica.
- The Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Montego Bay in the northwest of the Caribbean island country of Jamaica.
- Long Mile Cave, sometimes known locally as Pick'ny Mama Cave or Hell's Gate Cave, is a palaeontological and palaeoanthropological site in the Cockpit Country of north-western Jamaica.
- Roaring River Park is a heritage and nature park near Petersfield, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Montego Bay weather, compared with New York
27° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Montego Bay 86°F · New York 40°F · 46° warmer
- April
- Montego Bay 89°F · New York 59°F · 29° warmer
- July
- Montego Bay 92°F · New York 84°F · 8° warmer
- October
- Montego Bay 90°F · New York 65°F · 25° warmer
July averages 92°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Montego Bay is the steadier of the two, moving 7° between its coldest and warmest months where New York moves 44°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Montego Bay
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Montego Bay is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 86°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Montego Bay, including Green Grotto Caves, Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Montego Bay, and Long Mile Cave.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Montego Bay?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (JFK, EWR) to Montego Bay (MBJ) on American, Delta, JetBlue, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Montego Bay?
- American, Delta, JetBlue, United fly nonstop between New York (JFK, EWR) and Montego Bay (MBJ).
- Which New York airport has nonstop flights to Montego Bay?
- You can leave from 2 New York airports: JFK (John F. Kennedy International) on American, Delta, JetBlue; EWR (Newark Liberty International) on United.
- How many nonstop flights are there from New York to Montego Bay?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from New York to Montego Bay.
- How far is Montego Bay from New York?
- Montego Bay is about 1,549 miles from New York by air.
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Jamaica?
- Yes — Montego Bay (MBJ) has nonstop service from New York on American, Delta, JetBlue, United, making it a nonstop gateway to Jamaica.
- What is there to do in Montego Bay?
- Popular things to do include Green Grotto Caves, Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Montego Bay, Long Mile Cave, Roaring River Park, and more.
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