Direct Flights from New York to Tampa
Tampa · Florida
Nonstop service from EWR, JFK and LGA to TPA on American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
New York has 3 airports with nonstop service to Tampa. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗EWRTPANewark Liberty International
- Find flights ↗JFKTPAJohn F. Kennedy International
- Find flights ↗LGATPALaGuardia
How rare is this nonstop?
73 cities have a nonstop to Tampa, New York among them.
How long to go to Tampa for, from New York
2h 30m in the air, 998 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
With roughly 19 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 Tampa
The city of Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city on Florida's West Coast.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Tampa
- The Salvador Dalí Museum is an American art museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí.
- De Soto National Memorial is a national memorial located in Manatee County, approximately five miles west of Bradenton, Florida.
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around themes of Africa.
- The Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located at 55 Fifth Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1992, it moved to its current location in 1998.
- Hillsborough River State Park is located in the northeast corner of Hillsborough County, Florida near Zephyrhills. It is a popular park due to its proximity to the city of Tampa.
- The Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
- The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, publicly operated institution located in downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.
- The Museum of Science & Innovation (MOSI) is a non-profit science museum located in Tampa, Florida's Uptown Innovation District, connected via pedestrian bridge to the neighboring University of South Florida.
- Little Manatee River State Park is a 2,433-acre (985 ha) Florida State Park located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sun City, off U.S. Route 301 on Lightfoot Road and along the Little Manatee River.
- Caladesi Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Caladesi Island in the Gulf of Mexico, across St. Joseph Sound to the west of Dunedin, Florida, and north of Clearwater Beach.
- Alafia River State Park is a Florida State Park, located near Picnic in Hillsborough County in central Florida, 17 miles or 27 kilometers southeast of Tampa on County Road 39.
- The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, formerly known as the Polk Museum of Art, is a private, non-profit, and nationally accredited art museum in Lakeland, Florida.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Tampa weather, compared with New York
20° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Tampa 71°F · New York 40°F · 31° warmer
- April
- Tampa 82°F · New York 59°F · 23° warmer
- July
- Tampa 90°F · New York 84°F · 6° warmer
- October
- Tampa 85°F · New York 65°F · 20° warmer
Tampa is the steadier of the two, moving 20° 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 Tampa
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Tampa is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 71–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Tampa rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Tampa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (EWR, JFK, LGA) to Tampa (TPA) on American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Tampa?
- American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United fly nonstop between New York (EWR, JFK, LGA) and Tampa (TPA). Southwest flies it February to March only.
- Which New York airports have nonstop flights to Tampa?
- You can leave from 3 New York airports: EWR (Newark Liberty International) on JetBlue, United; JFK (John F. Kennedy International) on Delta, JetBlue; LGA (LaGuardia) on American, Delta, Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from New York to Tampa?
- There are about 19 nonstop departures per day (roughly 133 per week) from New York to Tampa.
- How far is Tampa from New York?
- Tampa is about 998 miles from New York by air.
- What is there to do in Tampa?
- Popular things to do include Salvador Dalí Museum, De Soto National Memorial, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida Holocaust Museum, and more.
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