New York → Bali flights

JFK–Bali: Target $472–$493, spread signals real savings exist

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $493, with the middle 50% of observed prices falling between $472 and $512 — a relatively tight band.
• The low of $356 represents a 28% drop from median, confirming genuine deals surface but aren't the norm.
• A 46% spread between low and high ($356–$520) is substantial, meaning timing and flexibility can make a meaningful dollar difference.
• The p25 threshold of $472 is a practical target: one in four snapshots came in at or below this level.
• The high of $520 is only 5% above median, so overpaying significantly is unlikely — but underpaying requires patience.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the JFK → DPS price history page.

The full picture

The 30-day snapshot range for JFK–Bali tells a nuanced story. Most of the time, fares cluster tightly between $472 and $512 — a $40 band that suggests this route has a fairly stable floor around the low $470s. The median of $493 is a reasonable planning figure. What makes this route interesting is the low outlier at $356: that's not a rounding error, it's a 28% discount from median, which on a long-haul transpacific itinerary translates to real money. The 46% spread between the absolute low and high is wide enough to reward monitoring.

On the booking horizon, JFK–Bali is a long-haul route typically involving a connection in a hub like Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, or Singapore. Inventory for deeply discounted itineraries on these connections tends to open early — often 3 to 5 months out — and again in short windows when carriers rebalance loads. There is no reliable evidence from this dataset alone about a specific day-of-week pattern for bookings, and claiming one would overstate what 30 price snapshots can tell us. What the data does support: setting a fare alert around $472 (the p25) gives you a defensible trigger point, and anything at or below $420 is meaningfully below the observed range and worth acting on quickly.

One honest caveat: 30 snapshots capture cached prices for the cheapest available fare on each day, not booked fares, and they don't reflect seasonality within Bali's travel calendar — peak periods around July–August or the Christmas–New Year window will push prices toward or past the $520 high. Use this data as a baseline for shoulder-season travel; if your dates fall in peak demand, budget closer to the upper end of the observed range and prioritize booking early over waiting for a dip.

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