Direct Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Syracuse
Syracuse · New York
Nonstop service from RDU to SYR on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
24 cities have a nonstop to Syracuse, Raleigh/Durham among them.
How long to go to Syracuse for, from Raleigh/Durham
1h 30m in the air, 520 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Syracuse. 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Syracuse
Syracuse is a city in Central New York. With a population of 149,000 in city proper and 662,000 in its metro area (2020), Syracuse is the fifth largest city in the state of New York, and the third largest in Upstate New York.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Syracuse
- Chittenango Falls State Park is a 193-acre (0.78 km2) state park located in Madison County, New York, east of Cazenovia Lake.
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York, in the United States is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse.
- Verona Beach State Park is a 1,735-acre (7.02 km2) state park located on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake in the Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York.
- The Everson Museum of Art in Downtown Syracuse, New York, is a major Central New York museum focusing on American art.
- The Oneida Community Mansion House is a collection of five historic houses and museum that was once the home of the Oneida Community, a religiously-based socialist Utopian group led by John Humphrey Noyes.
- Fair Haven Beach State Park is a 1,141-acre (4.62 km2) state park on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario in upstate New York.
- Green Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located east of Syracuse in the town of Manlius.
- Battle Island State Park is a 235-acre (0.95 km2) state park located on the Oswego River in Oswego County, New York. Included within the park is the 18-hole Battle Island State Park Golf Course.
- Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort in present-day Rome, New York. Its construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, but was not completed until about 1762.
- The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is an AZA zoo in Syracuse, New York. It is owned and operated by Onondaga County Parks with support from the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
- The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art is a teaching museum on the campus of Hamilton College in Kirkland, New York.
- Selkirk Shores State Park is a 980-acre (4.0 km2) state park located in the Town of Richland in Oswego County, New York. The park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Syracuse weather, compared with Raleigh/Durham
14° cooler than Raleigh/Durham on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Syracuse 32°F · Raleigh/Durham 52°F · 19° colder
- April
- Syracuse 57°F · Raleigh/Durham 73°F · 16° colder
- July
- Syracuse 82°F · Raleigh/Durham 91°F · 8° colder
- October
- Syracuse 61°F · Raleigh/Durham 73°F · 12° colder
January bottoms out near 32°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Syracuse
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Syracuse is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Syracuse rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Chittenango Falls State Park, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York), and Verona Beach State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Raleigh/Durham to Syracuse?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Syracuse (SYR) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Raleigh/Durham to Syracuse?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and Syracuse (SYR).
- How far is Syracuse from Raleigh/Durham?
- Syracuse is about 520 miles from Raleigh/Durham by air.
- How many days can I spend in Syracuse flying from Raleigh/Durham?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Syracuse?
- Popular things to do include Chittenango Falls State Park, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Syracuse, New York), Verona Beach State Park, Everson Museum of Art, and more.
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