Worth it from Columbus this week, from £324
Flying from Columbus mostly means John Glenn Columbus International (CMH), with Rickenbacker International (LCK) as the second airport in the metro. Plenty is close enough for a weekend: Chicago is 275 miles away, the Great Smoky Mountains 295, Asheville 303, Toronto 316 and Washington, D.C. 327. The longer trips we checked head south and east, all with a stop: Miami starting at $191, Orlando at $209, Key West at $261, New York City at $298 and D.C. at $312. Those are all-in fares as we found them, and they can change.
16 new picks from Columbus this week · last one 1 hour ago · next check in 02:42 · New picks from Columbus land here as we find them.
Our picks from Columbus right now
Each with the reasons, the catch and the total before you go.
Just found · from ColumbusWorth it, if
Orlando
16 – 18 Oct 2026 · 2 nights
- Free cancellation at Avanti International Resort
- Highs 79–90°F, some rain likely
- No passport needed
£865 for two · 2 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £648 + hotel £195 + resort fee £22, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £181
Frontier · with a stop · 8h 16m
The catch: Not nonstop: a stop on the way, 8h 16m in all.
Worth it with kids who are up for long days; skip it if you want quiet.
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Just found · from ColumbusWorth it, if
Great Smoky Mountains
23 – 25 Oct 2026 · 2 nights
- £52 per person below the typical fare on this route
- Sidney James Mountain Lodge, rated 8.1 by 3,295 guests
- Highs 73–78°F, little rain expected
£1,295 for two · 2 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £916 + hotel £341 + resort fee £38, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £121
MX + G4 · with a stop · 49h 25m
The catch: Not nonstop: 2 stops on the way, 49h 25m in all.
Worth it if you want to be outside all day; skip it if you want to lie by a pool.
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Nine nights away · from ColumbusWorth it, if
Maui
14 – 23 Nov 2026 · 9 nights
- Round trip is $583 per person, $770 below the highest fare we saw
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maui Oceanfront scores 8.5 from 384 reviews
- Typical highs of 80–82°F and lows near 70°F in mid-November
£2,831 for two · 9 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £879 + hotel £1,686 + resort fee £266, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £121
United · with a stop · 12h 44m
The catch: Every fare we found has one stop and takes 12h 44m, and a checked bag is about $160 for two on top of the total.
Worth it if you want nine warm nights of beaches and island drives; skip it if a 12h 44m one-stop flight is a dealbreaker.
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Just found · from ColumbusNot worth it this week
Mexico City
14 – 21 Nov 2026 · 7 nights
- Highs of 75–77°F and lows near 49°F all week
- Suites Capri Reforma Ángel 380: 8.8 from 4,093 reviews, free cancellation
- Seven nights for Teotihuacán, Coyoacán and the Anthropology Museum
£1,530 for two · 7 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £1,095 + hotel £374 + resort fee £61, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £106
Air Canada · with a stop · 30h 57m
The catch: The outbound has two stops and lands at 1:15 AM the next day, and the $727 fare sits above the typical $588 per person.
Worth it if your dates are fixed and two stops don't bother you; skip it if you can wait for the fare to come down.
Nine nights away · from ColumbusWorth it, if
Maui
14 – 23 Nov 2026 · 9 nights
- Round trip is $583 per person, $770 below the highest fare we saw
- Days Inn by Wyndham Maui Oceanfront scores 8.5 from 384 reviews
- Typical highs of 80–82°F and lows near 70°F in mid-November
£2,831 for two · 9 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £879 + hotel £1,686 + resort fee £266, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £121
United · with a stop · 12h 44m
The catch: Every fare we found has one stop and takes 12h 44m, and a checked bag is about $160 for two on top of the total.
Worth it if you want nine warm nights of beaches and island drives; skip it if a 12h 44m one-stop flight is a dealbreaker.
Just found · from Columbus34% below typicalWorth it, if
New York City
11 – 14 Dec 2026 · 3 nights
- Frontier fare $310 per person, $166 below this route's typical fare
- Aloft Financial District: 7.9 from 1,333 reviews, free cancellation
- Rockefeller Center tree, holiday windows, clear skies typical Dec 12–13
£1,501 for two · 3 nights · flights, hotel, taxes, fees & the resort fee
Flights £467 + hotel £910 + resort fee £124, taxes in · a checked bag each adds about £181
Frontier · with a stop · 10h 56m
The catch: Frontier has one stop and takes 10h 56m to cover 478 miles, while the American nonstop takes 1h 55m at $678 for two.
Worth it if you want holiday-season New York on a low fare and can spare the travel day; skip it if travel time matters most.
Also priced this week from Columbus
The other finalists of the last refresh, cheapest fare we found per person.
| Destination | Dates | From | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 11 – 14 Dec 2026 | £127 | no |
| Key West | 11 – 14 Dec 2026 | £197 | no |
| New York City | 14 – 21 Nov 2026 | £225 | yes |
| Washington, D.C. | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £235 | yes |
| Los Angeles | 14 – 21 Nov 2026 | £266 | yes |
| Phoenix & Scottsdale | 14 – 21 Nov 2026 | £281 | yes |
| Chicago | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £291 | yes |
| Sedona | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £301 | no |
| Aruba | 14 – 21 Nov 2026 | £312 | no |
| Nashville | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £324 | no |
| New Orleans | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £324 | no |
| Myrtle Beach | 23 – 25 Oct 2026 | £346 | no |
Cheapest routes from Columbus, last 30 days
| Destination | Lowest | Typical | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | £127 | £145 | 6 |
| Orlando | £158 | £333 | 18 |
| Key West | £197 | £222 | 3 |
| New York City | £225 | £361 | 14 · nonstop seen |
| Washington, D.C. | £235 | £485 | 11 · nonstop seen |
| Los Angeles | £266 | £321 | 6 · nonstop seen |
| Phoenix & Scottsdale | £281 | £306 | 7 · nonstop seen |
| Chicago | £291 | £457 | 8 · nonstop seen |
| Sedona | £301 | £384 | 7 |
| Aruba | £312 | £424 | 5 |
| Nashville | £324 | £464 | 14 |
| New Orleans | £324 | £495 | 10 |
| Myrtle Beach | £346 | £371 | 15 |
| Asheville | £348 | £528 | 10 |
| Cancún | £352 | £396 | 8 |
More trips from Columbus
Every other trip page from Columbus still ahead of its date.
- Mexico City, 14 – 21 Nov 2026 from £548 Just found
- New York City, 11 – 14 Dec 2026 from £234 Just found
- Nashville, 23 – 25 Oct 2026 from £324 Just found
- Miami, 5 – 9 Nov 2026 from £127 Just found
- Aruba, 14 – 21 Nov 2026 from £312
- Chicago, 23 – 25 Oct 2026 from £291
- Asheville, 16 – 18 Oct 2026 from £483
- Miami, 13 – 17 Nov 2026 from £145 Just found
- Los Angeles, 14 – 21 Nov 2026 from £322 Just found
- Orlando, 14 – 21 Nov 2026 from £158
- New Orleans, 23 – 25 Oct 2026 from £324
- Sedona, 16 – 18 Oct 2026 from £356
- New Orleans, 16 – 18 Oct 2026 from £324 Just found
Questions about flying from Columbus
Which airports do the trips from Columbus use?
John Glenn Columbus International (CMH), Rickenbacker International (LCK). Fares are the cheapest return we found across them for the exact dates, per person, taxes and fees included.
How often do the Columbus picks change?
Around the clock: we check live prices every few minutes across the cities and new picks from Columbus land on this page as they are published. A pick stays until its departure date, then moves to the archive with the price it had.
What are the cheapest places to fly from Columbus right now?
In the last 30 days: Miami from £127, Orlando from £158, Key West from £197, New York City from £225, Washington, D.C. from £235, per person return.
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Prices converted from US dollars at the rate of 15 Oct 2026.