Flying to Copenhagen from the US
Flying to Copenhagen costs a median $653 round trip from the US, ranking it 4 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from Seattle at $448.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $653
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #4 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $448
- Cheapest fare found, from Seattle
- $367
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Copenhagen
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $367, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- Seattle$448
- Minneapolis$465
- Nashville$475
- Portland$475
- Raleigh$482
- Orlando$505
- Washington DC$515
- New York$526
- Chicago$549
- Boston$554
- Los Angeles$626
- Denver$633
- Miami$633
- San Francisco$673
- Atlanta$698
- Dallas$749
- Philadelphia$752
- Detroit$763
- Phoenix$768
- Charlotte$770
- Austin$782
- Tampa$786
- San Diego$788
- Las Vegas$798
- Houston$809
- Salt Lake City$815
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icelandair | ORD | via KEF | $549 |
| Icelandair | MCO | via KEF | $570 |
| SAS | JFK | nonstop to CPH | $583 |
| Icelandair | BOS | via KEF | $585 |
| TAP Air Portugal | JFK | via LIS | $613 |
| TAP Air Portugal | ORD | via LIS | $647 |
| TAP Air Portugal | BOS | via LIS | $648 |
| Air Serbia | JFK | via BEG | $673 |
| SAS | ORD | nonstop to CPH | $673 |
| SAS | BOS | nonstop to CPH | $683 |
| Discover Airlines | MCO | via FRA | $686 |
| SWISS | BOS | via ZRH | $714 |
| Air France | JFK | via CDG | $717 |
| KLM | JFK | via AMS | $729 |
| British Airways | JFK | via LHR | $781 |
| SWISS | LAX | via ZRH | $791 |
| British Airways | LAX | via LHR | $858 |
| SAS | LAX | nonstop to CPH | $863 |
| Lufthansa | LAX | via FRA | $878 |
How Copenhagen compares
At a $653 median, Copenhagen ranks 4 of 40 European cities we price, and 8 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other Nordics & Iceland cities in the data:
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Copenhagen from the US?
- A median of $653 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $448 from Seattle and the most expensive $815 from Salt Lake City. That ranks Copenhagen 4 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Copenhagen?
- Seattle, at $448, followed by Minneapolis at $465 and Nashville at $475. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Copenhagen is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Copenhagen?
- Probably, yes. Copenhagen has one of the widest spreads in our data: $367 between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway, ranking 8 of 40. On a route like this, where you leave from is worth more than when you book.
- Which airline is cheapest to Copenhagen?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), Icelandair was cheapest into Copenhagen at $549 via KEF, against Lufthansa at $878. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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