New York → Lima flights

JFK–Lima: target $276–$292 and stay flexible on timing

Key takeaways

• The median fare is $292, a reasonable benchmark for budgeting a JFK–LIM round trip.
• Bottom-quartile fares hit $276 or below — meaningful savings are achievable without extreme flexibility.
• The spread is 63% ($241 low to $392 high), meaning timing your purchase can swing the cost by over $150.
• The p25–p75 range is tight at $276–$298, suggesting most days cluster near the median with occasional outlier spikes toward $392.
• The floor of $241 represents the sharpest deal seen across 30 snapshots — rare, but a useful anchor for what the route can offer.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

The JFK-to-Lima corridor shows a median fare of $292 across 30 daily fare snapshots, with the interquartile range running just $22 wide ($276–$298). That narrow middle band tells you something useful: on most ordinary days, this route doesn't fluctuate wildly. You're unlikely to stumble into a dramatically cheaper fare by simply waiting a day or two. What does move the needle is the route's 63% spread — from a low of $241 up to a high of $392 — which confirms that real outliers exist in both directions. The $241 floor wasn't a data error; it's a signal that genuinely discounted fares do surface, even if infrequently.

For booking strategy, the tight IQR suggests that fares near $276–$292 are reliably available across the sample window rather than being one-off events. That makes early booking at those levels a reasonable approach — you're likely paying near the typical market rate and not leaving much on the table. The more important risk is on the upside: fares did reach $392 in this dataset, roughly 34% above median. Waiting speculatively without a fare alert in place could push you into that upper range, particularly around holidays or school breaks when Lima sees elevated demand from the diaspora market.

No dominant carrier was identifiable from the data provided, so carrier-specific guidance isn't warranted here. Day-of-week booking patterns are similarly unsupported by the snapshot methodology used. What the data does support is a clear target zone: fares at or below $276 represent the bottom quartile and are worth acting on promptly; fares above $310 suggest you're encountering either peak-demand pricing or simply an unfavorable snapshot. Set a fare alert at $280 and treat anything under $260 as a strong buy. One honest caveat: 30 snapshots capture a single rolling window and may not reflect seasonal shifts — Lima's high season (June–August) can pressure fares upward in ways this sample may not fully represent.

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