Cheap, last-minute getaways from RDU Airport? We found 40 nonstop flights under $100
Spring has arrived in North Carolina, and forecasters are predicting a warmer-than-average season.
Whether that makes you shout for joy or shudder in anguish, there are ways to get out of the Triangle bubble sooner rather than later.
There are plenty of flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport in April. And some of them may be cheaper than you think.
Here are some destinations that are just a direct flight and $100 (or less) away.
Nonstop flights out of RDU under $100
We used Google Flights on Tuesday, March 25, to check for nonstop, one-way flights leaving from RDU Airport during April.
Prices may change, and airlines may charge additional fees (for example, for carry-on bags or specific seats) that are not reflected in the below ticket prices. Be sure to check costs before booking any flights.
Here are the direct, one-way flights that cost less than $100:
Albany: $70, Friday, April 11, Avelo
Atlanta: $49, Tuesday, April 1, Frontier
Baltimore/Washington, D.C.: $49, April 23, American (to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport), United (to Washington Dulles International Airport) or Southwest (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
- Boston: $69, Wednesday, April 30, JetBlue or Delta
- Burlington (Vermont): $59, Wednesday, April 2, Breeze
- Cleveland: $49, April 30, Frontier
- Columbus: $64, April 24, Breeze
- Dallas: $79, April 1, Frontier
- Daytona Beach: $49, Sunday, April 27, Breeze
- Denver: $79, Saturday, April 26, Frontier
- Detroit: $59, April 1, Frontier
- Fort Lauderdale: $34, April 1, Spirit
- Fort Meyers: $49, Wednesday, April 23, Avelo
- Hartford: $49, April 30, Breeze
- Islip (New York): $49, April 30, Breeze
- Jacksonville: $59, April 25, Breeze
- Las Vegas: $99, April 30, Delta
- Los Angeles: $99, April 30, Breeze
- Louisville: $59, April 14, Breeze
- Manchester (New Hampshire): $57, Thursday, April 17, Avelo
- Miami: $34, April 1, Spirit
- Minneapolis: $69, April 30, Sun Country Airlines
- Nashville: $90, April 16, Southwest
- Newark: $49, April 30, Frontier
- New Haven: $34, April 25, Breeze
- New Orleans: $59, Saturday, April 19, Breeze
- New York City: $49, April 30, Frontier
- Orlando: $48, April 1, Frontier
- Pensacola: $49, April 30, Breeze
- Philadelphia: $39, April 30, Frontier
- Pittsburgh: $89, Monday, April 21, Breeze
- Portland (Maine): $69, Friday, April 4, Breeze
- Providence: $54, April 30, Breeze
- Rochester: $63, April 14, Avelo
San Juan (Puerto Rico): $98, April 26, Frontier
Sarasota: $49, April 25, Breeze
Stamford: $59, April 9, JetBlue
Syracuse: $69, April 11, Breeze
- Tampa: $48, April 1, Frontier
- Westchester County/White Plains (New York): $49, April 15, Breeze
- West Palm Beach: $59, April 6, Breeze
When are Raleigh, Durham schools on spring break?
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools: Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4
- Chatham County Schools: March 31 to April 4
- Durham Public Schools (traditional calendar): March 31 to April 4
- Orange County Public Schools: Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21
- Johnston County Public Schools: Monday, April 14 to Friday, April 18
- Wake County Public School System (traditional calendar): March 31 to April 4
Check your child’s school website for year-round calendars posted online.
Which airlines fly out of RDU Airport?
About 15.5 million people traveled through RDU last year, serviced by 19 airlines.
Two of the airlines that offer flights in the above list are relatively new to the Raleigh airport.
- Breeze Airways, which was founded in 2021, made its first flights out of RDU in 2023, with direct trips to Hartford, New Orleans and Providence, Rhode Island.
- Avelo Airlines also started in 2021, though it began flying from RDU in 2022, and takes passengers to several domestic and international destinations, including Montego Bay, Jamaica, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Nassau, in the Bahamas.
Other airlines that serve RDU include:
- Alaska Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Spirit Airlines
- Sun Country Airlines
- AeroMexico
- Air Canada
- Air France
- American Airlines
- BermudAir
- Copa Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Frontier Airlines
- Icelandair
- JetBlue Airways
- Lufthansa
- WestJet
- United Airlines
This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
