Cheap flights from New York to Rome from $251

The cheapest month to fly to Rome from New York is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around $449, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Rome during the month of November, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $471.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Rome is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $687. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Rome on Friday is $787.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Rome when you can find flight prices for as low as $679. Flying to Rome in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Rome are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $775. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Rome Fiumicino for the best New York - Rome flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rome from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rome for around $648 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rome from New York for as low as $600 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Rome 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 Rome.

As of March 2026, prices for New York to Rome flights are approximately 31% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

TAP AIR PORTUGAL, Air Serbia, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Rome

ITA Airways, United Airlines and Norse Atlantic Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rome from New York according to our data. ITA Airways is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Rome. Keep in mind that there are 23 different airlines that fly to Rome on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and Rome have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 167 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, ITA Airways have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 21% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $343.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 13m.

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

16 flights are operational daily from New York to Rome as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 59% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between New York and Rome is 112 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights leaving on this day.