Weekend escapes
Short-hop getaways · United States
Planning a weekend from Raleigh-durham? Talk to a US agent.
Best fares usually surface 3–5 weeks out, we can price any dates instantly.
Raleigh-durham reaches 15 destinations across 57 scheduled outbound routes in our booking network. A solid chunk of those are within 2–4 hours of flight time, which is the weekend-trip sweet spot: short enough that you land with most of Friday evening intact, close enough that a Sunday-night return doesn't wreck Monday.
Use the search above for live fares, or call our US agents for help optimising the itinerary, same-day Friday departures and red-eye Sunday returns often unlock fare buckets that public search doesn't surface.
Three levers: book 3–5 weeks out (closer pushes price, further rarely helps on short-haul), leave Friday afternoon or evening rather than Thursday, and accept red-eye returns on Sunday if you can. For 48-hour trips, one red-eye back can save $100+ versus a Monday-morning flight.
Top outbound city pairs from Raleigh-durham: Atlanta, New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles. Scroll below for the full shortlist with route counts.
Changes and cancellations on any weekend ticket are handled by our US-based booking team around the clock. Call the number at the top of this page or request a callback.
Cities with the most short-hop service out of Raleigh-durham, easy 2-night trips with a Friday departure and a Sunday return.
Raleigh-durham→Atlanta
United States
9
routes
Raleigh-durham→New York
United States
7
routes
Raleigh-durham→London
United Kingdom
6
routes
Raleigh-durham→Chicago
United States
5
routes
Raleigh-durham→Los Angeles
Chile
4
routes
Raleigh-durham→Baltimore
United States
3
routes
Raleigh-durham→Fort Lauderdale
United States
3
routes
Raleigh-durham→Orlando
United States
3
routes
Our agents know the best short-hop routes, Friday-evening fare hacks, and red-eye-return timing tricks cold. One call and we can plan it for you.