Cheap flights from New York to Lagos from $593

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Lagos from New York, with most prices found around $564. If you aren’t able to travel to Lagos during the month of October, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $697.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Lagos. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,954. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to depart from New York because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $2,569.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Lagos Murtala Muhammed for the best New York - Lagos Murtala Muhammed flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Lagos from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Lagos for around $1,224 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Lagos from New York for as low as $1,266 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Lagos flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of June 2026, prices for New York to Lagos flights are approximately 2% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Royal Air Maroc, Ethiopian Air and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Lagos from New York according to our data. Royal Air Maroc is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Lagos. Keep in mind that there are 17 different airlines that fly to Lagos on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 65% of flights between New York and Lagos have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 169 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 65% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Casablanca (CMN) was the most common stop: 36% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Nairobi (NBO) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $863.

Flights connecting via Washington, D.C. (IAD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 37m.

Paris (CDG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 54m.