United to Europe: what it actually costs

Every route, against the cheapest alternative

All fares are for November 8–14, 2026, so each row compares United 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

United was the cheapest carrier on 58 of 317 routes we priced it on, including MCO to FCO. Its widest gap was MIA to CDG, where it charged $1858 against $722 on Icelandair — a $1136 difference for the same week.

Jon has flown United. 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

United 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: United Polaris pages, fleet seat maps

Common questions

Is United cheap to fly to Europe?

United ranked 22 of 31 carriers, costing a median of $95 more than the cheapest option on the same route in the same week. It was the outright cheapest on 58 of the 317 routes we priced it on. Its lowest fare in the set was $471.

Which routes does United serve in this data?

We priced it on 317 US-to-Europe routes: MCO to FCO, MCO to KEF, MCO to LIS, ORD to KEF, MSP to KEF, MSP to MXP, DFW to BER, DFW to KEF, IAH to AMS, IAH to KEF, IAH to LIS, AUS to KEF, PHX to FRA, PHX to KEF, SLC to ATH, SLC to BCN, SLC to KEF, SLC to MAD, PDX to KEF, PDX to MXP, SAN to CDG, SAN to FCO, SAN to FRA, SAN to KEF, SAN to ZRH, DEN to KEF, LAS to ATH, LAS to BCN, LAS to CDG, LAS to DUB, LAS to FCO, LAS to KEF, LAS to MAD, LAS to MUC, LAS to OPO, LAS to ZRH, PHL to KEF, CLT to ATH, CLT to BER, CLT to FCO, CLT to KEF, CLT to MXP, CLT to OPO, RDU to KEF, RDU to MAD, RDU to OPO, TPA to AMS, TPA to BCN, TPA to DUB, TPA to FCO, TPA to KEF, TPA to LIS, TPA to MUC, TPA to MXP, TPA to OPO, BNA to FRA, BNA to KEF, BNA to OPO, MCO to MAD, SEA to MXP, RDU to FRA, TPA to ATH, TPA to MAD, DTW to OPO, ATL to OPO, RDU to ATH, DTW to MXP, DFW to OPO, AUS to FCO, MCO to BCN, BNA to ZRH, SFO to ZRH, DFW to DUB, AUS to CDG, DFW to MUC, AUS to MUC, SEA to MAD, SFO to BCN, DTW to MAD, PDX to FRA, SAN to BCN, AUS to ATH, BNA to AMS, BNA to MAD, IAH to DUB, MSP to FCO, SFO to LIS, DEN to OPO, IAD to KEF, ORD to LIS, DTW to LIS, IAH to MAD, SEA to BCN, SEA to LIS, SEA to OPO, ORD to MXP, DEN to MAD, LAX to KEF, IAH to FCO, IAH to MXP, IAH to OPO, SFO to AMS, TPA to ZRH, DEN to MXP, DTW to BCN, IAH to ATH, TPA to CDG, BOS to DUB, BOS to KEF, MSP to FRA, DEN to BCN, IAH to MUC, SAN to AMS, SEA to FRA, PHL to FCO, ATL to ATH, LAX to FRA, TPA to LHR, DFW to LIS, DEN to LIS, SFO to KEF, DTW to ZRH, DFW to EDI, PHL to ZRH, AUS to MXP, SEA to FCO, BOS to BCN, CLT to EDI, PDX to BCN, TPA to FRA, PHL to FRA, PDX to FCO, ATL to KEF, SFO to MUC, IAD to OPO, CLT to BCN, BOS to EDI, DEN to FCO, IAH to ZRH, DTW to ATH, BNA to MXP, MSP to BCN, DFW to BCN, BNA to FCO, CLT to DUB, IAD to LIS, LAS to BER, RDU to EDI, SEA to KEF, SFO to ATH, PHX to ATH, IAD to DUB, ORD to DUB, SEA to DUB, SFO to MAD, SFO to MXP, DEN to FRA, LAX to ZRH, DEN to DUB, ORD to OPO, DFW to ZRH, BOS to MAD, ORD to ZRH, MCO to DUB, LAS to FRA, DFW to AMS, DFW to ATH, PHX to LIS, SEA to ATH, MIA to KEF, SEA to MUC, DEN to AMS, DEN to ZRH, DEN to MUC, SFO to LHR, ORD to FCO, LAX to OPO, SFO to OPO, DEN to BER, SFO to FCO, IAD to FCO, SEA to ZRH, SLC to DUB, SAN to ATH, ORD to BCN, DTW to EDI, DTW to FCO, MCO to MUC, SAN to OPO, AUS to OPO, PHX to MUC, MCO to ZRH, PHX to BCN, SFO to DUB, CLT to FRA, LAX to LIS, LAX to MXP, ATL to ZRH, ATL to FRA, RDU to MXP, DEN to ATH, LAX to FCO, IAD to MAD, IAD to AMS, ORD to MUC, IAH to FRA, BNA to MUC, IAD to FRA, IAD to ZRH, IAD to CDG, IAD to MUC, BOS to OPO, SAN to LIS, MSP to ATH, MCO to EDI, AUS to EDI, SLC to MXP, ATL to LIS, IAH to BCN, PDX to CDG, RDU to DUB, MSP to MAD, CLT to MUC, BNA to EDI, BNA to CDG, BNA to DUB, ATL to MXP, AUS to LIS, DTW to MUC, AUS to AMS, RDU to FCO, LAX to MUC, LAX to LHR, AUS to DUB, TPA to EDI, CLT to LIS, RDU to AMS, LAS to LIS, SAN to EDI, PDX to ATH, LAS to MXP, SLC to ZRH, RDU to BER, LAX to BCN, LAS to EDI, DFW to MXP, IAH to BER, PHX to EDI, SAN to MXP, PHL to OPO, RDU to ZRH, ORD to CDG, RDU to MUC, SLC to FCO, MSP to EDI, ORD to FRA, LAX to EDI, MSP to OPO, MCO to AMS, PHL to LIS, BNA to ATH, IAH to EDI, PDX to MUC, SAN to DUB, RDU to BCN, MCO to CDG, SLC to LHR, SLC to MUC, PHX to MXP, MSP to ZRH, RDU to CDG, RDU to LIS, CLT to CDG, PHX to ZRH, IAD to LHR, DFW to FCO, PHX to DUB, PHX to OPO, SLC to OPO, PDX to OPO, ATL to BER, ATL to BCN, DEN to EDI, PDX to LIS, SLC to FRA, PHX to FCO, SFO to CDG, IAD to BCN, CLT to ZRH, SFO to EDI, MCO to FRA, MCO to OPO, LAX to BER, PHL to MUC, DTW to DUB, DEN to CDG, LAS to AMS, CLT to AMS, IAH to LHR, MSP to MUC, ORD to AMS, BNA to LIS, BNA to BER, MIA to OPO, AUS to BCN, DTW to FRA, DEN to LHR, MSP to DUB, ATL to EDI, AUS to FRA, ORD to LHR, AUS to BER, ATL to MUC, SAN to MUC, SLC to LIS, SFO to FRA, MIA to CDG. A route missing here means the carrier did not appear in results for that week, which is not the same as not flying it.

Has Jon flown United?

Yes. United 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.