Flying to France from the US
Flying to France costs a median $744 round trip from the US. The cheapest way in is Paris at $459 from New York, and which city you pick is worth $83.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $744
- Median across 3 France cities
- $459
- Cheapest fare, into Paris from New York
- $83
- What your choice of city is worth
- $561
- Best US gateway: Boston
Which France city is cheapest to fly into
Median round trip from all 26 US gateways, so a city is not flattered by one lucky airport. Paris is the cheapest way into France at $690, and Bordeaux the dearest at $773.
- Paris$690
- Nice$744
- Bordeaux$773
The best US airport for France
Not the cheapest gateway overall — the cheapest for this country, taken as the median of its fares to every France city we price. A gateway with one strong route and four weak ones does not win here, which is the point.
- Boston$561
- New York$597
- Orlando$638
- Atlanta$665
- Chicago$665
- Los Angeles$665
- Washington DC$665
- San Francisco$674
- Miami$679
- Seattle$691
- Las Vegas$732
- Charlotte$738
What your choice of city is worth
Only $83 separates Paris from Bordeaux on median, which is narrow. A second ticket, its bag fees and the risk of a missed connection will consume that quickly. On this country, fly to the city you actually want.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to France from the US?
- A median of $744 round trip in economy across the 3 France cities we price, collected August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest single fare was $459 into Paris from New York. Among the 6 European countries where we price at least 3 cities, that ranks France 4 of 6.
- Which city is cheapest to fly into in France?
- Paris, at a $690 median against $773 for Bordeaux — a gap of $83. Entering France through its cheapest airport and continuing overland or on an intra-Europe fare is frequently cheaper than flying to the city you actually want, and that gap is what makes it worth checking.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to France?
- Boston, at a $561 median across 3 France cities, then New York at $597. This is a different question from which US airport is cheapest overall: a gateway can be strong to one city in a country and ordinary to the rest, so we take the median across all of them.
- Is it worth flying into a different France city than the one I want?
- Usually not worth much effort. The gap between Paris and Bordeaux is only $83 on median, which a second ticket and the risk that comes with it will eat quickly. Fly to the city you actually want.
For the full ranking across every European city, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. Other countries where we price enough cities to compare: Spain $707, Italy $712, Germany $718, United Kingdom $782, Greece $945.
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