Your Disney World trip might be expensive enough as it is, but add on flight costs and you’re talking about some BIG expenses.
Will you be flying to Disney World this summer?
We’ve already covered why some flights might be cancelled this summer on a particular airline, how a deal could prevent some future cancellations from happening on another airline, and a look at some flight costs and why they’re so expensive. But if you’re flying to Disney World this July and wondering just how much that flight will cost you, we’ve crunched the numbers and have that answer right here!
Our Method
If you’ve read one of our average flight cost posts before then you’re likely familiar with our method. To all the newcomers, welcome! Let’s go through the basics of what we do here.
First, we use a specific method to calculate our average flight costs. Specifically, we look at the average cost to fly to Orlando International Airport (MCO) from a number of airports within the United States on a set number of airlines. We can’t analyze all airlines and all airports for this post or we’d be here for quite a while. Just keep in mind that the airport you fly from or the airline you like to use might NOT be on here.
Orlando International Airport
For our July dates, we looked for a trip departing on Thursday, July 22nd, and returning on Monday, July 25th. Based on flights from JFK to MCO, these dates featured some prices that were on the higher side as well as some on the cheaper side, and they avoided the July 4th holiday weekend.
Note that the price of your flight can vary a lot depending on when you choose to travel. Busy periods, holidays, and other things can all factor into flight cost.
©Google Flights
We used Google Flights to get our flight prices, except for Southwest Airlines flights, for which we used the Southwest Airlines website. Note that this is just a view into what flight costs can be. Costs can change daily or even within a matter of hours!
We only looked at basic ticket prices. Of course, flying and picking an airline to fly with can involve so much more than just the ticket cost. Things like being able to pick your seat, the number of included checked/carryon bags, and other factors can impact your decision. The right ticket or airline for you will depend on what you want!
Orlando International Airport
A few other notes:
- We looked at the combination of the least expensive departing flight and least expensive returning flight. We then did the same thing for the most expensive departing and most expensive returning flights.
- Our costs only feature the base cost. Tickets may be more expensive and feature taxes, fees, or other costs when you actually go to book.
- The times of these flights, layover situation, and other details might not work for you.
- For Southwest Airlines, we stuck to “Wanna Get Away” tickets when possible.
- The actual cost of the flight might vary once you go to book it on the flight’s website or a separate travel website.
- We only looked for flights that arrive on the same day as their departure (as much as possible).
- All prices are for 1 person.
Alright, now let’s look at the prices!
New York (JFK or LaGuardia)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $276.06 from LGA (taxes and fees add an additional $67.90)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $533.73 round trip from LGA (taxes and fees add an additional $82.73)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $348 round trip from LGA
- Most expensive combination of flights: $2,534 round trip from JFK
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $556 round trip from LGA
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,288 round trip from LGA
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $279 round trip from LGA (through jetBlue)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $971 round trip from JFK
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $206 round trip from LGA
- Most expensive combination of flights: $498 round trip from LGA
Seats on Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles (LAX)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $980.24 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $120.72) (we had to pick some tickets higher in price than the Wanna Get Away category since those would arrive on the next day)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,047.22 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $130.24) (we again had to pick some tickets higher in price than the Wanna Get Away)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $827 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,766 round trip
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $845 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,719 round trip
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $841 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,561 round trip
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $547 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $906 round trip
On the Airplane
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $316.06 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $61.90)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $610.94 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $93.02)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $728 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,718 round trip
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $495 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,414 round trip
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $411 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $997 round trip
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $349 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $545 round trip
On the Airplane
Dallas (Love Field – DAL, or Fort Worth – DFW)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $305.83 round trip from DAL (taxes and fees are an additional $56.64)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $610.94 round trip from DAL (taxes and fees are an additional $84.02)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $578 round trip from DFW
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,738 round trip from DFW
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $694 round trip from DFW
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,404 round trip from DFW
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $420 round trip from DFW
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,085 round trip from DFW
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $388 round trip from DFW
- Most expensive combination of flights: $490 round trip from DFW
Mickey and Minnie Showing Off the 50th Anniversary Southwest Plane
Atlanta (ATL)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $175.60 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $42.37)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $360.71 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $74.25)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $259 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $558 round trip
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $752 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,365 round trip
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $508 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,037 round trip
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $168 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $467 round trip
Always double-check your flight information!
Denver (DEN)
Southwest:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $465.83 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $73.14)
- Most expensive combination of flights: $725.36 round trip (taxes and fees are an additional $106.10)
Delta:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $708 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $2,689 round trip
United:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $635 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,349 round trip
American Airlines:
- Cheapest combination of flights: $743 round trip
- Most expensive combination of flights: $1,548 round trip
Spirit:
- Cheapest combination of flights: Neither Google Flights nor the Spirit Airlines website would show us any flights for this specific trip.
- Most expensive combination of flights: Neither Google Flights nor the Spirit Airlines website would show us any flights for this specific trip.
Ready to Fly?
Overall, the average price to fly to Disney World in July of 2022 (using our specific method) ranged from about $510.50 on the cheaper side, up to about $1,156.41 in terms of the more expensive options.
That’s significantly more expensive than the costs we saw for May, but very close (within just a few dollars) of the flight costs for June.
Note that sometimes a notification did pop up on Google to say that the flight costs were “high” for some of the trips at this time, so things could be lower in the future.
©Google Flights
Also, as the situation with fuel prices develops, we could see further changes to flight costs.
Keep in mind that these are just averages and the actual cost of your flight could be very different. But hopefully these averages help you get a sense for what your flight may cost.
What Now?
You’re looking ahead and seeing your flight is going to cost more than you thought — what now? Well there are a number of things you can do. You could keep watching the flight costs (either through a service like Google or applications like Hopper), to see what the costs are like and how things may change.
Google also shows a price graph that’ll tell you average prices for flights on other dates. You could use this to potentially shift the dates of your trip to dates that are expected to be priced lower.
©Google Flights
You could consider utilizing credit card travel points (if you have any) to cover some of those flight costs, or adjust your budget or plans to make room for the higher flight costs. That might mean staying at a value resort instead of a deluxe or moderate resort, but if it helps you get to Disney World and afford the flights, then it might be worth the change!
The key here is just to be aware of what the costs will be so you can shift and adjust your plans as needed.
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We’ll be sure to look for more updates about travel costs and other Disney news ahead of your next trip, so check back with us for all of the latest updates.
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