Routes
Popular US flight routes
Guides to busy US city pairs, written around the decisions that actually matter: which airport to use, how long the flight really takes in each direction, and where the awkward part of the journey is hiding.
New York to Los Angeles
JFK / EWR / LGA → LAX / BUR / LGB / SNA
JFK, Newark or LaGuardia for the transcon to LA? Who flies nonstop, how long it takes each way, and why the red-eye only runs in one direction.
Read the route guideNew York to Miami
JFK / EWR / LGA → MIA / FLL / PBI
Miami or Fort Lauderdale? The two airports serve different needs and different airlines. Flight time, nonstop carriers and how to pick between them.
Read the route guideChicago to Los Angeles
ORD / MDW → LAX / BUR / SNA
O Hare or Midway for the run to LA, which airlines fly nonstop from each, typical flight time westbound and eastbound, and where connections go wrong.
Read the route guideSan Francisco to New York
SFO / OAK / SJC → JFK / EWR / LGA
SFO, Oakland or San Jose to the New York area. Who flies nonstop, how the premium transcon cabins compare, and why the eastbound flight is shorter.
Read the route guideNew York to Orlando
JFK / EWR / LGA → MCO / SFB
Orlando International or Sanford, which airport suits a theme-park trip, who flies nonstop from the New York area, and what to know flying with children.
Read the route guideWest Coast to Hawaii
LAX / SFO / SEA / SAN / PDX → HNL / OGG / KOA / LIH
Which Hawaiian island, which airport, and whether to connect. Nonstop options from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, plus inter-island hops.
Read the route guideFlying a route we have not covered?
We book everywhere, not only the routes written up here. These exist because they are the markets we are asked about most often. If yours is not listed, the phone is the fastest way to get a real answer.