Lufthansa to Europe: what it actually costs

Every route, against the cheapest alternative

All fares are for November 8–14, 2026, so each row compares Lufthansa against whatever else was selling the same city pair in the same week.

Observed August 31, 2026. Economy, one adult, taxes included, bags excluded.

What the numbers say

Lufthansa was the cheapest carrier on 71 of 292 routes we priced it on, including BOS to HEL. Its widest gap was SFO to FRA, where it charged $2038 against $903 on SAS — a $1135 difference for the same week.

Jon has flown Lufthansa. That is what allows a cabin review of it 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

Lufthansa flies more than one business cabin on US–Europe routes, and the fare does not tell you which. We score the best one, and the gap between them is the part worth knowing.

Verified 2026-08-30. Source: Lufthansa fleet pages, retrofit reporting

Common questions

Is Lufthansa cheap to fly to Europe?

Lufthansa ranked 10 of 31 carriers, costing a median of $50 more than the cheapest option on the same route in the same week. It was the outright cheapest on 71 of the 292 routes we priced it on. Its lowest fare in the set was $451.

Which routes does Lufthansa serve in this data?

We priced it on 292 US-to-Europe routes: BOS to HEL, BOS to SZG, JFK to SZG, LAX to BUD, LAX to KRK, LAX to MLA, LAX to OSL, DTW to IST, DTW to MAD, DTW to MLA, DTW to MXP, DTW to NCE, DTW to OPO, DTW to SZG, DTW to VLC, DFW to DUB, DFW to HAM, DFW to KRK, DFW to MLA, DFW to MUC, DFW to OPO, DFW to SZG, DFW to VLC, IAH to IST, IAH to NCE, IAH to SZG, IAH to ZRH, AUS to ARN, AUS to ATH, AUS to BER, AUS to BUD, AUS to CDG, AUS to CPH, AUS to EDI, AUS to FCO, AUS to IST, AUS to KRK, AUS to MLA, AUS to MUC, AUS to NCE, AUS to OSL, AUS to PRG, AUS to SZG, AUS to VCE, SEA to ARN, SEA to BCN, SEA to CPH, SEA to FRA, SEA to HAM, SEA to IST, SEA to LIS, SEA to MAD, SEA to NCE, SEA to OPO, SEA to OSL, SEA to SZG, SEA to VLC, SFO to IST, SFO to LIS, SFO to MLA, SFO to SZG, DEN to HAM, DEN to NCE, DEN to OPO, DEN to SZG, ATL to IST, ATL to MLA, ATL to OPO, ATL to SZG, ATL to VLC, MIA to SZG, DTW to HAM, DFW to OSL, JFK to MLA, AUS to OPO, LAX to ZRH, IAH to CPH, LAX to PRG, SFO to OPO, SFO to ZRH, LAX to FRA, SFO to AMS, SFO to CPH, SFO to VCE, SFO to VLC, IAD to MLA, DFW to BER, IAH to MAD, AUS to MAD, SEA to MLA, DFW to IST, IAH to FCO, SEA to KRK, SFO to BCN, IAD to KRK, JFK to KRK, LAX to SZG, DFW to PRG, IAH to OPO, LAX to NCE, ATL to ATH, DTW to BCN, LAX to HAM, ATL to BUD, DFW to CPH, IAH to MLA, IAH to OSL, LAX to HEL, DFW to EDI, IAH to MUC, SFO to ARN, DTW to LIS, SFO to OSL, LAX to ATH, SEA to FCO, DFW to LIS, IAH to HAM, AUS to BCN, AUS to HAM, AUS to VLC, AUS to ZRH, MIA to MLA, ATL to HAM, BOS to KRK, ORD to VCE, DTW to ZRH, IAH to KRK, AUS to DUB, SFO to NCE, IAH to BER, BOS to BUD, IAH to ARN, SEA to BUD, ORD to MXP, SFO to BUD, BOS to MLA, DFW to ZRH, SFO to HAM, ORD to MLA, ATL to NCE, DTW to BUD, DFW to ARN, DEN to FCO, SFO to ATH, SFO to BER, IAD to NCE, IAH to VCE, SEA to PRG, LAX to ARN, IAH to BUD, MIA to NCE, SFO to MUC, DTW to ATH, JFK to BUD, LAX to BER, DTW to VCE, MIA to VCE, BOS to ATH, JFK to ARN, ATL to PRG, ORD to ARN, DTW to OSL, ORD to NCE, ATL to LIS, BOS to IST, IAD to ARN, IAD to BUD, IAH to ATH, DTW to ARN, JFK to ATH, DFW to BUD, IAH to DUB, DEN to FRA, JFK to IST, SEA to HEL, ORD to ATH, SEA to DUB, DTW to BER, DTW to KRK, LAX to OPO, DEN to MAD, LAX to CPH, MIA to KRK, DEN to KRK, DTW to CPH, IAH to AMS, SEA to ATH, SEA to MUC, DEN to VLC, DFW to ATH, MIA to IST, DFW to AMS, SFO to KRK, DEN to BCN, IAD to SZG, IAD to PRG, BOS to NCE, SFO to MAD, DTW to EDI, DFW to VCE, ATL to BER, IAD to VLC, DEN to BER, IAH to HEL, DEN to BUD, DFW to FRA, DEN to LIS, MIA to PRG, ORD to SZG, DEN to PRG, AUS to LIS, SFO to FCO, SEA to ZRH, DEN to MUC, JFK to HAM, ORD to BUD, MIA to ATH, IAD to HAM, MIA to HAM, SEA to VCE, MIA to BER, DEN to ARN, ATL to VCE, MIA to FRA, ORD to HEL, ATL to KRK, MIA to OPO, BOS to FRA, BOS to MUC, MIA to BUD, MIA to MXP, MIA to ARN, MIA to MUC, MIA to ZRH, IAD to HEL, SFO to PRG, ATL to ZRH, ATL to ARN, ATL to FRA, ORD to VLC, IAH to LIS, JFK to MUC, ORD to KRK, ORD to HAM, DEN to AMS, ORD to OSL, DEN to ATH, DEN to ZRH, ORD to PRG, SEA to BER, IAD to ATH, JFK to FRA, AUS to AMS, BOS to BER, ORD to MUC, MIA to HEL, DTW to DUB, IAD to OSL, IAD to CPH, BOS to VLC, IAH to FRA, IAD to FRA, IAD to MUC, MIA to DUB, DTW to FRA, DEN to HEL, DEN to OSL, IAD to CDG, LAX to VCE, MIA to VLC, MIA to OSL, DTW to PRG, BOS to HAM, DTW to MUC, LAX to MUC, ATL to BCN, ORD to BER, IAD to MXP, JFK to BER, BOS to OSL, IAH to BCN, IAD to BER, IAD to VCE, ORD to FRA, DEN to MLA, MIA to CDG, DEN to CDG, LAX to VLC, IAD to OPO, MIA to EDI, AUS to FRA, SFO to FRA. 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 Lufthansa the cheapest way to reach FRA?

Yes. On SEA to FRA, Lufthansa was the cheapest carrier at $837. That is unusual: most flag carriers are beaten into their own hub by an airline selling connecting traffic.

Has Jon flown Lufthansa?

Yes. Lufthansa is on the flown roster, which is what lets any cabin review of it be labeled Flown rather than Researched. This page is about fares, not seats; any seat review publishes separately and carries its own label.