Cheap flights from Newark Airport to Rome from $261

The cheapest month to fly to Rome from Newark Airport is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $520, 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 February, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $603.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Rome is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $778. 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 Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Rome on Saturday is $853.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Newark Airport to Rome when you can find flight prices for as low as $761. 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 $867. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Rome from Newark Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Rome for around $829 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Rome from Newark Airport for as low as $744 on momondo.

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

Icelandair and TAP AIR PORTUGAL are the most popular carriers operating from Newark to Rome

United Airlines, TAP AIR PORTUGAL and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Rome from Newark Airport according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 80% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Rome. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Rome on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 25% of flights between Newark and Rome have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 194 minutes.

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

Friday 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, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 25% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 60% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $447.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 00m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 50m.

The number of flights available between Newark Airport and Rome is 11 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00PM, with 50% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of September 2026, there are 82 flights per week flying from Newark Airport to Rome. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.