Nonstop Flights From Newark To The Caribbean - Islands (2024)

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Newark isn't exactly the first thing that comes to mind when you think of sandy shores and ocean waves, but to be fair, Brick City isn't completely devoid of beaches. It's just that getting to them involves a bit of a journey. The likes of South Beach, Midland Beach, and Wolfe's Pond Beach are around an 18-mile journey away, with famous spots like Coney Island and the Bronx Riviera requiring more than that distance.

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Now, driving just under an hour for your beach fix isn't exactly a big deal, but if you're a Newark resident with a hankering for the ultimate tropical experience, why settle for local? The Caribbean and its picture-perfect beaches are not as distant as you might think. Depending on which island you want to explore, some destinations only involve flights lasting a little over three hours.

Even better, Newarkers are spoilt for choice with the airports within the city's vicinity. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) offer tons of direct flights heading straight to the tropics. All that is left to do is take your pick, really. From Antigua to Curaçao to Turks and Caicos, here is a full rundown of non-stop flight options from Newark to the Caribbean.

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Not that it's a competition, but JetBlue is the clear winner when it comes to servicing flights from Newark to the Caribbean, offering direct flights to a whopping 20 destinations. It operates from EWR, JFK, and LGA, which takes you straight to Curaçao International (CUR),Maurice Bishop International (GND),Toussaint Louverture International (PAP), andGrantley Adams International (BGI),Mercedita International (PSE),Robert L. Bradshaw International (SKB),Hewanorra International (UVF),and more.

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JetBlue

• Aruba – 4 hours, 31-50 minutes (JFK-AUA)
• Aruba – 4 hours, 26 minutes (EWR-AUA)
• Antigua – 4 hours, 15 minutes (JFK-ANU)
• Bahamas – 3 hours, 3-19 minutes (JFK-NAS)
• Bahamas – 3 hours, 28 minutes (LGA-NAS)
• Barbados – 4 hours, 37-46 minutes (JFK-BGI)
• Cayman Islands – 3 hours, 55 minutes (JFK-GCM)
• Curaçao – 4 hours, 51 minutes (JFK-CUR)
• Grenada – 4 hours, 47 minutes (JFK-GND)
• Haiti – 3 hours, 58 minutes (JFK-PAP)
• Kingston – 3 hours, 50 minutes – 4 hours, 14 minutes (JFK-KIN)
• Montego Bay – 4 hours, 2-7 minutes (JFK-MBJ)
• Montego Bay – 4 hours, 14 minutes (EWR-MBJ)
• Ponce – 4 hours, 11 minutes (JFK-PSE)
• Port of Spain – 5 hours, 8 minutes (JFK-POS)
• Puerto Plata – 3 hours, 28-42 minutes (JFK-POP)
• Punta Cana – 3 hours, 51-59 minutes (JFK-PUJ)
• Punta Cana – 4 hours, 8 minutes (EWR-PUJ)
• Saint Kitts – 4 hours, 15 minutes (JFK-SKB)
• Saint Lucia – 4 hours, 41 minutes (JFK-UVF)
• Sint Maarten – 4 hours, 5-11 minutes (JFK-SXM)
• San Juan – 3 hours, 54 minutes – 4 hours, 4 minutes (JFK-SJU)
• San Juan – 4 hours, 3-5 minutes (EWR-SJU)
• Santo Domingo – 3 hours, 53 minutes – 4 hours, 6 minutes (JFK-SDQ)
• Santo Domingo – 3 hours, 58 minutes (EWR-SDQ)
• Turks and Caicos – 3 hours, 44 minutes – 4 hours (JFK-PLS)

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United and Delta aren't far off with the number of direct flight options offered. United operates exclusively out of EWR, while Delta has flights taking off from both JFK and LGA. They can take you to several airports, including but not limited to Queen Beatrix International (AUA), Lynden Pindling International (NAS), Grantley Adams International (BGI), Gregorio Luperón International (POP), Flamingo International (BON),Princess Juliana International (SXM),Las Américas International (SDQ), and Providenciales International (PLS).

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United

• Aruba – 4 hours, 44 minutes (EWR-AUA)
• Antigua – 4 hours, 22 minutes (EWR-ANU)
• Bahamas – 3 hours, 22 minutes (EWR-NAS)
• Barbados – 4 hours, 55 minutes (EWR-BGI)
• Bonaire – 4 hours, 46 minutes (EWR-BON)
• Cayman Islands – 4 hours, 15 minutes (EWR-GCM)
• Montego Bay – 4 hours, 8-10 minutes (EWR-MBJ)
• Punta Cana – 3 hours, 55 minutes – 4 hours (EWR-PUJ)
• Puerto Plata – 3 hours, 45 minutes (EWR-POP)
• Sint Maarten – 4 hours, 11 minutes (EWR-SXM)
• Saint Thomas – 4 hours, 5 minutes (EWR-STT)
• San Juan – 3 hours, 59 minutes – 4 hours, 1 minute (EWR-SJU)
• Santo Domingo – 3 hours, 54-56 minutes (EWR-SDQ)
• Turks and Caicos – 3 hours, 48 minutes (EWR-PLS)

Delta

• Aruba – 4 hours, 41 minutes (JFK-AUA)
• Bahamas – 3 hours, 14 minutes (JFK-NAS)
• Bahamas – 3 hours, 27 minutes (LGA-NAS)
• Punta Cana – 4 hours, 7 minutes (JFK-PUJ)
• Montego Bay- 4 hours, 15 minutes (JFK-MBJ)
• Sint Maarten – 4 hours, 20 minutes (JFK-SXM)
• Saint Thomas – 3 hours, 57 minutes (JFK-STT)
• San Juan – 3 hours, 42-53 minutes (JFK-SJU)
• Santo Domingo – 3 hours, 48 minutes – 4 hours, 4 minutes (JFK-SDQ)
• Turks and Caicos – 3 hours, 32 minutes (JFK-PLS)

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Meanwhile, American Airlines provides service to four distinct Caribbean destinations, and Spirit offers a convenient direct route from Newark to San Juan, Puerto Rico. As for international carriers, Cayman Airways operates a service from JFK to Grand Cayman, and Caribbean Airlines has flights to different points in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

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These airlines touch down at these Caribbean airports: V.C. Bird International Airport (ANU), Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Cyril E. King International Airport (STT), Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Piarco International Airport (POS), ANR Robinson International Airport (TAB), and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU).

American

• Antigua – 4 hours, 5 minutes (JFK-ANU)
• Punta Cana – 4 hours (JFK-PUJ)
• Montego Bay – 4 hours, 5 minutes (JFK-MBJ)
• Saint Thomas – 3 hours, 55 minutes (JFK-STT)

Spirit

• San Juan – 3 hours, 54 minutes (EWR-SJU)

Cayman Airways

• Cayman Islands – 4 hours (JFK-GCM)

Caribbean Airlines

• Kingston – 3 hours, 50 minutes (JFK-KIN)
• Port of Spain – 5 hours (JFK-POS)
• Tobago – 4 hours, 55 minutes (JFK-TAB)