Air Canada to Europe: economy fare evidence
Air Canada's economy fare was lowest or tied on 22 of 129 US–Europe routes in our historical snapshot. Median premium: $80. Travel: November 8–14, 2026.
By Jon Miksis · economy fares observed August 31 – September 1, 2026 · travel November 8–14, 2026
- #18 of 31
- Economy median-premium rank; ties share a rank
- +$80
- Median premium over the cheapest carrier on the same route
- 22/129
- Routes where its economy fare was lowest or tied
- $635
- Lowest fare we found on any route
Every route, against the cheapest alternative
All fares are for November 8–14, 2026, so each row compares Air Canada against the other captured quotes for the same airport pair and cabin. A nonstop and a connection can have different travel time and ticket conditions. This is a historical price comparison; confirm the full itinerary before booking.
| Route | Air Canada | Cheapest that week | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCO → ATHvia YUL | $903 | $903 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| MCO → MADvia YUL | $859 | $859 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| ORD → LISvia YYZ | $799 | $799 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| DTW → LISvia YYZ | $798 | $798 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| MSP → FRAvia YYZ | $909 | $909 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| DFW → MANvia YYZ | $982 | $982 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| IAH → ATHvia YUL | $806 | $806 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| IAH → DUBvia YYZ | $767 | $767 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| IAH → MXPvia YUL | $756 | $756 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| SEA → MXPvia YVR | $805 | $805 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| SFO → LISvia YYZ | $781 | $781 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| DEN → MXPvia YUL | $767 | $767 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| LAS → VIEvia YYZ | $1258 | $1258 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| PHL → FCOvia YUL | $913 | $913 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| CLT → MANvia YYZ | $1008 | $1008 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| RDU → ATHvia YUL | $1132 | $1132 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| RDU → FRAvia YUL | $862 | $862 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| RDU → MXPvia YUL | $985 | $985 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| TPA → CDGvia YUL | $798 | $798 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| TPA → LHRvia YUL | $953 | $953 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| BNA → MANvia YYZ | $1290 | $1290 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| BNA → MXPvia YUL | $763 | $763 · Air Canada | lowest or tied |
| LAX → MANvia YYZ | $912 | $911 · SAS | +$1 |
| ATL → ATHvia YUL | $902 | $901 · SAS | +$1 |
| TPA → FCOvia YUL | $769 | $767 · United | +$2 |
| MCO → LISvia YYZ | $863 | $860 · United | +$3 |
| MSP → MXPvia YYZ | $998 | $995 · United | +$3 |
| BNA → FRAvia YYZ | $879 | $876 · United | +$3 |
| IAH → LISvia YYZ | $837 | $833 · United | +$4 |
| LAX → FRAvia YUL | $841 | $836 · Royal Air Maroc | +$5 |
| SEA → FRAvia YYZ | $845 | $837 · Lufthansa | +$8 |
| SFO → BCNvia YUL | $749 | $741 · SWISS | +$8 |
| BNA → ZRHvia YYZ | $1150 | $1142 · British Airways | +$8 |
| IAH → ZRHvia YYZ | $815 | $806 · Lufthansa | +$9 |
| AUS → CDGvia YYZ | $860 | $849 · Lufthansa | +$11 |
| AUS → MUCvia YYZ | $884 | $872 · Lufthansa | +$12 |
| LAX → ZRHvia YYZ | $777 | $762 · SWISS | +$15 |
| SEA → BCNvia YVR | $801 | $786 · Lufthansa | +$15 |
| DEN → LISvia YYZ | $836 | $821 · American | +$15 |
| AUS → MANvia YYZ | $1052 | $1036 · British Airways | +$16 |
| DFW → LISvia YYZ | $807 | $790 · American | +$17 |
| IAH → FCOvia YUL | $804 | $787 · Air France | +$17 |
| BNA → AMSvia YYZ | $1202 | $1185 · Delta | +$17 |
| SEA → LISvia YYZ | $825 | $805 · Lufthansa | +$20 |
| ORD → MXPvia YUL | $781 | $760 · Turkish Airlines | +$21 |
| AUS → DUBvia YYZ | $767 | $746 · British Airways | +$21 |
| DEN → BCNvia YUL | $781 | $760 · British Airways | +$21 |
| TPA → BCNvia YUL | $772 | $751 · United | +$21 |
| TPA → MXPvia YUL | $777 | $756 · United | +$21 |
| TPA → ATHvia YUL | $932 | $910 · Delta | +$22 |
| BOS → ATHvia YUL | $747 | $724 · ITA Airways | +$23 |
| IAH → MUCvia YYZ | $920 | $897 · Turkish Airlines | +$23 |
| BOS → DUBvia YYZ | $635 | $610 · TAP Air Portugal | +$25 |
| PHL → FRAvia YUL | $846 | $817 · Discover Airlines | +$29 |
| TPA → FRAvia YUL | $831 | $802 · Discover Airlines | +$29 |
| AUS → LISvia YYZ | $830 | $800 · American | +$30 |
| SFO → ATHvia YUL | $889 | $855 · SAS | +$34 |
| LAX → ATHvia YUL | $914 | $879 · ITA Airways | +$35 |
| AUS → ZRHvia YYZ | $815 | $780 · British Airways | +$35 |
| DEN → FCOvia YUL | $825 | $781 · Turkish Airlines | +$44 |
| BOS → BCNvia YUL | $637 | $589 · TAP Air Portugal | +$48 |
| SFO → MXPvia YUL | $776 | $706 · SAS | +$70 |
| ORD → ATHvia YUL | $837 | $761 · Turkish Airlines | +$76 |
| MSP → BCNvia YYZ | $857 | $779 · Icelandair | +$78 |
| CLT → DUBvia YYZ | $1135 | $1055 · American | +$80 |
| DFW → ATHvia YUL | $942 | $859 · Turkish Airlines | +$83 |
| PHL → ATHvia YUL | $1122 | $1039 · British Airways | +$83 |
| IAD → LISvia YYZ | $810 | $724 · Royal Air Maroc | +$86 |
| DFW → AMSvia YYZ | $915 | $827 · Delta | +$88 |
| MCO → DUBvia YYZ | $838 | $748 · Icelandair | +$90 |
| IAD → DUBvia YYZ | $747 | $653 · Icelandair | +$94 |
| SEA → DUBvia YYZ | $836 | $737 · Icelandair | +$99 |
| DEN → DUBvia YYZ | $838 | $739 · Icelandair | +$99 |
| BOS → MADvia YUL | $642 | $541 · TAP Air Portugal | +$101 |
| DTW → MANvia YYZ | $1020 | $918 · Turkish Airlines | +$102 |
| DEN → AMSvia YYZ | $837 | $729 · Icelandair | +$108 |
| DEN → ZRHvia YYZ | $788 | $678 · Icelandair | +$110 |
| BOS → FCOvia YUL | $739 | $627 · TAP Air Portugal | +$112 |
| BOS → CDGvia YUL | $707 | $594 · Icelandair | +$113 |
| ORD → ZRHvia YYZ | $866 | $752 · TAP Air Portugal | +$114 |
| SFO → FCOvia YUL | $835 | $717 · SAS | +$118 |
| ORD → FCOvia YUL | $769 | $649 · TAP Air Portugal | +$120 |
| DFW → FRAvia YYZ | $990 | $868 · American | +$122 |
| BNA → MUCvia YYZ | $1109 | $984 · British Airways | +$125 |
| LAS → MANvia YVR | $1255 | $1121 · British Airways | +$134 |
| MIA → ATHvia YUL | $1024 | $882 · SAS | +$142 |
| SEA → ZRHvia YYZ | $827 | $679 · Condor | +$148 |
| SFO → DUBvia YYZ | $817 | $662 · SAS | +$155 |
| LAX → MXPvia YUL | $777 | $620 · Royal Air Maroc | +$157 |
| ORD → BCNvia YUL | $795 | $638 · TAP Air Portugal | +$157 |
| DEN → ATHvia YUL | $919 | $761 · Turkish Airlines | +$158 |
| LAX → LISvia YYZ | $781 | $621 · Royal Air Maroc | +$160 |
| LAS → CDGvia YUL | $1041 | $877 · United | +$164 |
| LAX → FCOvia YUL | $788 | $620 · Royal Air Maroc | +$168 |
| IAH → MANvia YYZ | $1172 | $1002 · Turkish Airlines | +$170 |
| MIA → FRAvia YUL | $862 | $688 · Icelandair | +$174 |
| MCO → ZRHvia YYZ | $809 | $633 · Icelandair | +$176 |
| MCO → AMSvia YYZ | $916 | $714 · Icelandair | +$202 |
| PHL → MUCvia YYZ | $1073 | $870 · American | +$203 |
| BNA → ATHvia YUL | $1143 | $936 · British Airways | +$207 |
| DEN → MANvia YYZ | $1032 | $820 · Icelandair | +$212 |
| IAH → FRAvia YUL | $1123 | $898 · Turkish Airlines | +$225 |
| DTW → FRAvia YYZ | $1083 | $848 · Turkish Airlines | +$235 |
| CLT → ZRHvia YYZ | $1040 | $788 · American | +$252 |
| MSP → MADconnection; airport unrecorded | $1132 | $878 · Delta | +$254 |
| RDU → DUBvia YYZ | $1103 | $840 · Icelandair | +$263 |
| ATL → MXPvia YUL | $1032 | $756 · British Airways | +$276 |
| BNA → FCOvia YUL | $1130 | $852 · British Airways | +$278 |
| BNA → CDGvia YYZ | $1204 | $925 · American | +$279 |
| BNA → DUBvia YYZ | $1125 | $845 · American | +$280 |
| LAS → MADvia YYZ | $1235 | $951 · United | +$284 |
| RDU → ZRHvia YYZ | $1070 | $758 · Icelandair | +$312 |
| CLT → LISvia YYZ | $1085 | $770 · American | +$315 |
| RDU → MUCvia YYZ | $1150 | $828 · Icelandair | +$322 |
| RDU → LISvia YYZ | $1119 | $780 · American | +$339 |
| MCO → FCOvia YUL | $1133 | $786 · United | +$347 |
| MCO → FRAvia YYZ | $1076 | $714 · Icelandair | +$362 |
| LAS → MUCvia YYZ | $1318 | $901 · United | +$417 |
| PHX → LISvia YYZ | $1225 | $805 · Air France | +$420 |
| IAH → CDGvia YYZ | $1249 | $826 · British Airways | +$423 |
| RDU → BCNvia YUL | $1122 | $688 · Icelandair | +$434 |
| PHL → MANvia YYZ | $1347 | $895 · British Airways | +$452 |
| RDU → MANvia YYZ | $1290 | $831 · Icelandair | +$459 |
| PHX → DUBvia YYZ | $1271 | $792 · Delta | +$479 |
| SFO → CDGvia YUL | $1314 | $802 · JetBlue | +$512 |
| MSP → MANvia YYZ | $1390 | $828 · Icelandair | +$562 |
| DEN → CDGvia YUL | $1314 | $723 · Icelandair | +$591 |
| BNA → LISvia YYZ | $1467 | $786 · American | +$681 |
| MSP → LISvia YYZ | $1486 | $800 · American | +$686 |
Observed within August 31 – September 1, 2026. Economy, one adult, round trip. Prices include taxes; baggage and other ticket conditions were not normalized.
What the numbers say
Air Canada had the lowest or joint-lowest economy fare on 22 of 129 routes we priced it on, including MCO to ATH. Its widest gap was MSP to LIS, where it charged $1486 against $800 on American — a $686 difference for the same week.
Jon has flown Air Canada. A review needs confirmed experience in the exact cabin on a Europe route to carry the Flown label. The cabin facts below are published specifications; what they are like to sit in for eight hours is what a flown review adds.
What you actually get up front
Separately documented business-cabin specifications. They are not linked to the economy quotes above or to an individual flight. Check the current seat map; service and food are not scored from specifications.
777-300ER / 787-9 / A330-300 (Signature)
1-2-1, lie-flat, direct aisle access from every seat, no privacy door. Seat scores 8/10.
Specifications checked 2026-09-01. Source: Prince of Travel Air Canada business guide, AeroLOPA A330-300 seat map
Common questions
- Is Air Canada cheap to fly to Europe?
- Its median economy premium was $80 over the lowest recorded fare on the same route and travel dates (November 8–14, 2026). It was lowest or tied on 22 of 129 observed routes. These historical route samples differ between airlines; compare current quotes for your own trip.
- Which routes does Air Canada serve in this data?
- We priced it on 129 US-to-Europe routes: MCO to ATH, MCO to MAD, ORD to LIS, DTW to LIS, MSP to FRA, DFW to MAN, IAH to ATH, IAH to DUB, IAH to MXP, SEA to MXP, SFO to LIS, DEN to MXP, LAS to VIE, PHL to FCO, CLT to MAN, RDU to ATH, RDU to FRA, RDU to MXP, TPA to CDG, TPA to LHR, BNA to MAN, BNA to MXP, LAX to MAN, ATL to ATH, TPA to FCO, MCO to LIS, MSP to MXP, BNA to FRA, IAH to LIS, LAX to FRA, SEA to FRA, SFO to BCN, BNA to ZRH, IAH to ZRH, AUS to CDG, AUS to MUC, LAX to ZRH, SEA to BCN, DEN to LIS, AUS to MAN, DFW to LIS, IAH to FCO, BNA to AMS, SEA to LIS, ORD to MXP, AUS to DUB, DEN to BCN, TPA to BCN, TPA to MXP, TPA to ATH, BOS to ATH, IAH to MUC, BOS to DUB, PHL to FRA, TPA to FRA, AUS to LIS, SFO to ATH, LAX to ATH, AUS to ZRH, DEN to FCO, BOS to BCN, SFO to MXP, ORD to ATH, MSP to BCN, CLT to DUB, DFW to ATH, PHL to ATH, IAD to LIS, DFW to AMS, MCO to DUB, IAD to DUB, SEA to DUB, DEN to DUB, BOS to MAD, DTW to MAN, DEN to AMS, DEN to ZRH, BOS to FCO, BOS to CDG, ORD to ZRH, SFO to FCO, ORD to FCO, DFW to FRA, BNA to MUC, LAS to MAN, MIA to ATH, SEA to ZRH, SFO to DUB, LAX to MXP, ORD to BCN, DEN to ATH, LAX to LIS, LAS to CDG, LAX to FCO, IAH to MAN, MIA to FRA, MCO to ZRH, MCO to AMS, PHL to MUC, BNA to ATH, DEN to MAN, IAH to FRA, DTW to FRA, CLT to ZRH, MSP to MAD, RDU to DUB, ATL to MXP, BNA to FCO, BNA to CDG, BNA to DUB, LAS to MAD, RDU to ZRH, CLT to LIS, RDU to MUC, RDU to LIS, MCO to FCO, MCO to FRA, LAS to MUC, PHX to LIS, IAH to CDG, RDU to BCN, PHL to MAN, RDU to MAN, PHX to DUB, SFO to CDG, MSP to MAN, DEN to CDG, BNA to LIS, MSP to LIS. A route missing here means the carrier did not appear in results for that week, which is not the same as not flying it.
- Is Air Canada the cheapest way to reach YUL?
- We did not price a route into YUL for this carrier in this window.
- Has Jon flown Air Canada?
- Yes. Air Canada is on Jon's flown roster. A review can be labeled Flown only when his experience is confirmed for that exact airline and cabin on a Europe route; airline-level experience alone is not enough. This page reports fare observations.
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