New York to Wilmington runs about 12 times a day, with the first departure around 06:04 and the last around 18:50. One passenger pays between €66.81 and €68.58, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 37m over 824 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€66.81 to €68.58
- 159%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving New York
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:04First departure
- 18:50Last departure
- 12Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €151.77Mon21
- about €129.94Tue22
- about €133.48Wed23
- about €148.23Thu24
- about €126.40Fri25
- about €130.53Sat26
- about €119.91Sun27
- about €89.23Mon28
- about €85.10Tue29
- about €89.23Wed30
- about €105.16Thu1
- about €97.49Fri2
- about €99.26Sat3
- about €93.95Sun4
- about €68.58Mon5
- about €66.81Tue6
- about €73.89Wed7
- about €87.79Thu8
- about €80.38Fri9
- about €90.54Sat10
- about €73.49Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Wilmington. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Wilmington for the night the flight gets in
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When to book New York to Wilmington
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €85.1090 days
- €76.2560 days
- €58.5545 days
- €60.9130 days
- €73.4921 days
- €93.9514 days
- €119.917 days
- €133.483 days
- €151.771 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €58.55.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €151.77, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to New York to Wilmington and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
824 km
800 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
8,804,190 → 115,933
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 824 km against 800 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, Philadelphia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 62 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Wilmington is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Union Station
Most of the points near Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about New York to Wilmington
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from New York to Wilmington?
The fastest journey from New York to Wilmington takes 4h 37m door to door, of which 1h 28m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 42m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from New York to Wilmington?
The cheapest fare from New York to Wilmington is €66.81, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €115.78. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from New York to Wilmington?
The cheapest way from New York to Wilmington is by flight, at €66.81 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 38m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book New York to Wilmington?
Fares from New York to Wilmington bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €58.55. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for New York to Wilmington?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from New York to Wilmington, at €85.10. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for New York to Wilmington?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from New York to Wilmington, at €57.37 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from New York to Wilmington?
Endeavor Air, GoJet Airlines, Republic Airways publish service areas covering both New York and Wilmington, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from New York to Wilmington?
75 percent of the services we sell from New York to Wilmington are direct. The rest connect at Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, Philadelphia, with about 62 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from New York to Wilmington use?
Services from New York to Wilmington by flight leave from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK and arrive at Wilmington International Airport ILM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from New York to Wilmington?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from New York to Wilmington allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for New York to Wilmington on 20 September 2026: 824 km of route against 800 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €66.81, and 4h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Wilmington is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Wilmington and across United States
Day trips that leave Wilmington in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
New York reaches 281 places in 79 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 15,339 km. Wilmington reaches 34 places in 1 countries, from 125 to 1,754 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving New York
- 281Places you can leave for
- 79Countries
- 123Operators
Arriving in Wilmington
Leaving Wilmington
- 34Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 12Operators