Cheap flights to Europe
The cheapest ways across the Atlantic: which cities are consistently the best value, which US airports have the fares, and when to book.
Fares observed · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $574
- Cheapest US gateway on median: New York
- $218
- Gap to the most expensive gateway
- $418
- Lowest fare in the grid, to Stockholm
- 12
- Departure-city guides published so far
What Europe costs from your airport
Median fare across roughly 40 European cities, so no single lucky route distorts a gateway’s position. The floor beside each bar is that airport’s best single fare, and the gap between the two is what watching for a drop is worth where you live.
- New Yorkbest: Reykjavik $422$574
- Bostonbest: Helsinki $390$598
- Orlandobest: London $405$629
- Miamibest: Paris $526$646
- Washington DCbest: Helsinki $388$651
- Chicagobest: Reykjavik $468$652
- Seattlebest: Stockholm $418$665
- Los Angelesbest: Barcelona $560$666
- San Franciscobest: Malta $611$671
- Atlantabest: Oslo $608$690
- Raleighbest: Stockholm $436$709
- Denverbest: Reykjavik $452$713
- Minneapolisbest: Helsinki $443$731
- Philadelphiabest: Reykjavik $611$738
- Nashvillebest: Stockholm $445$743
- Portlandbest: Stockholm $432$747
- Charlottebest: Venice $631$749
- Dallasbest: Naples $667$750
- Detroitbest: Reykjavik $630$757
- Las Vegasbest: Berlin $590$760
- Houstonbest: Barcelona $691$768
- Tampabest: Dublin $680$768
- Phoenixbest: Madrid $699$778
- Salt Lake Citybest: Stockholm $694$782
- San Diegobest: Reykjavik $643$784
- Austinbest: Reykjavik $634$792
The full working, including why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach and where the departure airport is worth hundreds, is in the cheapest places to fly in Europe. To judge a specific quote against what a city normally costs, see our price thresholds.
By country
Where we price at least three cities in a country, the question stops being “what does it cost” and becomes which city do I fly into— a different question with a different answer. The other 15 countries in the grid have one or two priced cities between them, so their city pages already say everything a country page could.
- Spaincheapest way in: Barcelona $673$707
- Italycheapest way in: Rome $669$712
- Germanycheapest way in: Berlin $690$718
- Francecheapest way in: Paris $690$744
- United Kingdomcheapest way in: London $771$782
- Greececheapest way in: Athens $764$945
Common questions
- What is the cheapest way to fly to Europe from the US?
- Fly from a well-served gateway to a northern city in the off season. New York had the lowest median fare to Europe at $574 across roughly 40 cities, and Stockholm was the cheapest destination at a $617 median. Nordics & Iceland beat every other region at $638.
- How much should a flight to Europe cost?
- In the October-to-March window, $617 to $727 round trip in economy is a normal range depending on the city, based on 1,037 fares priced on August 30, 2026. Summer roughly doubles it. If you want to know whether a specific quote is good, we publish a threshold for every city.
- Is it cheaper to fly to Europe from a bigger airport?
- Usually, but not always, and the gap is smaller than people assume. The spread between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway is $218 on median. More usefully, almost every expensive gateway has at least one European city it reaches for about what New York pays.
- When is the cheapest time to fly to Europe?
- Late October to mid-December, and January to early March excluding the fortnight around Christmas. Nearly every cheapest-week result in our grid landed in those windows. Summer is roughly double and no booking tactic closes that gap.
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