Cheap flights from New York to Munich from $289

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Munich from New York during October instead. Flights to Munich in October, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $180.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Munich is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $810. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Munich is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $885.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Munich is in the afternoon. Flights from New York to Munich during this time can be as low as $832. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Munich, so prices are often more expensive at around $872 per ticket.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Munich Franz Josef Strauss for the best New York - Munich Franz Josef Strauss flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Munich from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Munich for around $774 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Munich from New York for as low as $730 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Munich flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between New York to Munich.

As of June 2026, prices for New York to Munich flights are approximately 40% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Finnair, British Airways, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Munich Franz Josef Strauss

Lufthansa, United Airlines and Condor are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Munich from New York according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Munich. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Munich on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 21% of flights between New York and Munich have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 140 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Lufthansa have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 21% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 47% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Paris (CDG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $501.

Flights connecting via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 9h 43m.

Copenhagen (CPH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 53m.

As of June 2026, there are 9 flights per day flying from New York to Munich. The most common time of day flights depart is 4:00PM, with 66% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

63 flights are operational weekly from New York to Munich as of June 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.