--- title: Hong Kong to New York Flight Costs $193 — With a Stopover in Wuhan description: The coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has killed more than 200 and it's not clear how long the crisis will last canonical: https://time.com/5775158/hong-kong-to-new-york-flight-wuhan/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-01-31T09:17:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T08:09:37.381Z article:section: Health og:title: Fly From Hong Kong to New York for Just $193 — If You’re Willing to Stop in Wuhan og:description: The next-cheapest ticket is more than twice the price og:url: https://time.com/5775158/hong-kong-to-new-york-flight-wuhan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47be3e164f6a1ceb/698a098fdb2987bc8f264def/china-southern-airlines.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: china-southern-airlines.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fly From Hong Kong to New York for Just $193 — If You’re Willing to Stop in Wuhan twitter:description: The next-cheapest ticket is more than twice the price twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47be3e164f6a1ceb/698a098fdb2987bc8f264def/china-southern-airlines.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Fly From Hong Kong to New York for Just $193 — If You’re Willing to Make a 6-Hour Stopover in Wuhan by [Angus Whitley and Janet Paskin / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Angus Whitley and Janet Paskin / Bloomberg Jan 31, 2020 9:17 AM UTC  China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivered to China Southern Airlines lands at the airport in Guangzhou, China, on June 2, 2013. China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivered to China Southern Airlines lands at the airport in Guangzhou, China, on June 2, 2013.STR/AFP via Getty Images by [Angus Whitley and Janet Paskin / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Angus Whitley and Janet Paskin / Bloomberg Jan 31, 2020 9:17 AM UTC Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months. Flying with China Southern Airlines Co. to John F. Kennedy International on May 20 costs only $193, according to travel booking site [kayak.com](https://www.kayak.com/). The trip includes 6 hours and 35 minutes in Wuhan. The next-cheapest ticket, with China Eastern Airlines Co. via Shanghai, is $487\. Direct American Airlines Inc. flights are on offer for $2,688. Wuhan and the surrounding region are currently in lockdown, effectively quarantining some 50 million people. A raft of international airlines, from British Airways to Singapore Airlines, are chopping flights to mainland China. It’s not clear how long the crisis will last: Infections are soaring and the World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. 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