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Direct Flights from New York to Raleigh/Durham

Raleigh/Durham · North Carolina

Nonstop service from LGA, JFK and EWR to RDU on American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, United
Nonstop flights
~29/dayacross 3 airport pairs
Distance
431 mi
Flight time
~1h 20mgate to gate
Elevation
435 ft414 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from New York (LGA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU), 431 miles nonstop.LGARDU

Which airports fly this route

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  • LGARDULaGuardia
    American, Delta, Frontier~12/dayDaily (all week)431 mi
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  • JFKRDUJohn F. Kennedy International
    American, Delta, JetBlue~10/dayDaily (all week)426 mi
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  • EWRRDUNewark Liberty International
    Delta, United~7/dayDaily (all week)416 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

65 cities have a nonstop to Raleigh/Durham, New York among them.

How long to go to Raleigh/Durham for, from New York

1h 20m in the air, 431 miles: short enough that a single night in Raleigh/Durham is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 29 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 Raleigh/Durham

The Raleigh skyline as viewed from Dorothea Dix Park.
Photo by Abhiram Juvvadi · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a Combined Statistical Area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Raleigh/Durham

  1. The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum with a primary campus in Raleigh and a satellite campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  2. The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a botanical garden operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  4. Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States. It replaced Sacred Heart Cathedral.
  5. The Ackland Art Museum is a museum and academic unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. The Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
  7. Eno River State Park is a 4,319-acre (17.48 km2) North Carolina state park in Durham and Orange Counties, North Carolina.
  8. Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located on Hillsborough Street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Raleigh from 1924 to 2017.
  9. Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T.
  10. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens consist of approximately 55 acres (22 ha) of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina.
  11. The Louis Round Wilson Library is a library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Completed in 1929, it served as the university's main library until 1984. It houses several special collections.
  12. William B. Umstead State Park is a North Carolina state park in Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. It covers 5,442 acres nestled between the expanding cities of Raleigh, Cary, and Durham, North Carolina.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Raleigh/Durham weather, compared with New York

10° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Raleigh/Durham 52°F · New York 40°F · 12° warmer
April
Raleigh/Durham 73°F · New York 59°F · 13° warmer
July
Raleigh/Durham 91°F · New York 84°F · 7° warmer
October
Raleigh/Durham 73°F · New York 65°F · 8° warmer

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Raleigh/Durham

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Raleigh/Durham is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
How long to stay
Raleigh/Durham rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Botanical Garden, and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from New York to Raleigh/Durham?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (LGA, JFK, EWR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) on American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Raleigh/Durham?
American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, United fly nonstop between New York (LGA, JFK, EWR) and Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
Which New York airports have nonstop flights to Raleigh/Durham?
You can leave from 3 New York airports: LGA (LaGuardia) on American, Delta, Frontier; JFK (John F. Kennedy International) on American, Delta, JetBlue; EWR (Newark Liberty International) on Delta, United.
How many nonstop flights are there from New York to Raleigh/Durham?
There are about 29 nonstop departures per day (roughly 203 per week) from New York to Raleigh/Durham.
How far is Raleigh/Durham from New York?
Raleigh/Durham is about 431 miles from New York by air.
What is there to do in Raleigh/Durham?
Popular things to do include North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Botanical Garden, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (Raleigh, North Carolina), and more.

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