Direct Flights from Orlando to Erie
Erie · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from MCO to ERI on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Erie, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Erie for, from Orlando
2h 25m in the air, 946 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Erie. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Erie
Erie is a city of about 100,000 in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is Pennsylvania's only lake port on the Great Lakes.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Erie
- Presque Isle State Park is a 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania,…
- St. Peter Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at 230 West 10th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the see cathedral for the Diocese of Erie.
- Long Point Provincial Park is a provincial park on the northwest shore of Lake Erie near Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada. The park is part of a sandy spit of land called Long Point that juts out into the lake.
- The Erie Zoo, is a zoological park in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is located on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land in Glenwood Park, just off West 38th Street between Cherry Street and Glenwood Park Avenue.
- Lake Erie Arboretum is a young arboretum located within Frontier Park, at the intersection of West 8th Street and Bayfront Parkway, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is open to the public daily free of charge.
- Palestine Park is a scale model of the Holy Land, including cities, hills, rivers, and seas, in approximately correct geographical relation on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York.
- The Cathedral of St. Paul is an Episcopal cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. St. Paul's Church was founded on St. Patrick's Day in 1827.
- Erie Bluffs State Park is a 587-acre (238 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Girard and Springfield Townships, Erie County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Peek'n Peak Resort and Spa is ski resort in southwestern New York in Chautauqua County. The resort is located at the western end of the ski country snowbelt. Peek'n Peak opened in 1964.
- Mount Pleasant of Edinboro is a small ski resort nestled in the "ski country" snowbelt region of northwestern Pennsylvania, USA, near Edinboro, in Erie County. It offers an array of challenging terrain and conditions.
- Splash Lagoon Indoor Waterpark Resort is a large Polynesian-themed indoor water park located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The park is approximately 80,000 square feet (7,400 m2).
- Erie Art Museum is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Museum holds a collection of more than 8,000 objects, with strengths in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, photography, and comic book art.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Erie weather, compared with Orlando
25° cooler than Orlando on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Erie 34°F · Orlando 72°F · 37° colder
- April
- Erie 56°F · Orlando 84°F · 28° colder
- July
- Erie 80°F · Orlando 92°F · 12° colder
- October
- Erie 62°F · Orlando 85°F · 23° colder
January bottoms out near 34°F — a real coat, not a layer. Erie also swings harder through the year than Orlando does — 46° between its coldest and warmest months against 20°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Erie
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Erie is May–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Erie rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Presque Isle State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Erie, Pennsylvania), and Long Point Provincial Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Orlando to Erie?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Orlando (MCO) to Erie (ERI) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Orlando to Erie?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Orlando (MCO) and Erie (ERI).
- How far is Erie from Orlando?
- Erie is about 946 miles from Orlando by air.
- How many days can I spend in Erie flying from Orlando?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Erie?
- Popular things to do include Presque Isle State Park, St. Peter Cathedral (Erie, Pennsylvania), Long Point Provincial Park, Erie Zoo, and more.
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