Cheap flights from New York to Milan from $261

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Milan from New York, with most prices found around $456. The month of January is another great option to travel to Milan, with average flight prices from New York averaging around $475.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Milan. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $676. The most expensive day to fly to Milan is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $794.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Milan when you can find flight prices for as low as $650. Flying to Milan in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Milan are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $798. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Milan Malpensa for the best New York - Milan flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Milan from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Milan for around $669 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Milan from New York for as low as $609 on momondo.

Icelandair, TAP AIR PORTUGAL, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Milan

United Airlines, Emirates and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Milan from New York according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Milan. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Milan on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 22% of flights between New York and Milan have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 179 minutes.

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

Tuesday 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, Emirates have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Madrid (MAD) was the most common stop: 23% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Montreal (YUL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $326.

Flights connecting via Munich (MUC) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 9h 40m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 15m.

As of May 2026, 16 flights take off from New York and land in Milan each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 54% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between New York and Milan is 118 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.