There are 6 ways to get from New York to Blantyre by plane, bus, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chileka International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane JFK - BLZ
34h 9m$617–1,822Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport (VUU)plane JFK - VUU
- Take the taxi from Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport (VUU) to Blantyretaxi
2d 1h$549–1,368Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane EWR - BLZ
25h 53m$775–2,533Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane JFK - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Blantyrebus
42h 9m$664–1,571Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane EWR - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Blantyrebus
26h 53m$722–2,282Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Tete, drive
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Tete (TET)plane EWR - TET
- Drive from Tete (TET) to Blantyrecar
34h 11m$1,182–3,919
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Blantyre is to fly and taxi which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from New York to Blantyre is to fly which takes 25h 53m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between New York and Blantyre is 12748 km.
It takes approximately 34h 9m to get from New York to Blantyre, including transfers.
Blantyre is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 10:29 AM in New York and 5:29 PM in Blantyre.
There are 35+ hotels available in Blantyre.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Blantyre, Malawi?
ITA Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Cairo, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Istanbul, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Johannesburg, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- nyasaexpress.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport via Nairobi, Kamuzu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport via Nairobi, Kamuzu International Airport, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liwonde Mvuu Camp Airport via Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Accra, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi, Nampula
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tete via Johannesburg, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tete via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tete via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Nairobi, Nampula
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- $35–50
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