Flying to Germany from the US
Flying to Germany costs a median $718 round trip from the US. The cheapest way in is Munich at $543 from New York, and which city you pick is worth $87.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $718
- Median across 3 Germany cities
- $543
- Cheapest fare, into Munich from New York
- $87
- What your choice of city is worth
- $565
- Best US gateway: New York
Which Germany city is cheapest to fly into
Median round trip from all 26 US gateways, so a city is not flattered by one lucky airport. Berlin is the cheapest way into Germany at $690, and Hamburg the dearest at $777.
- Berlin$690
- Munich$718
- Hamburg$777
The best US airport for Germany
Not the cheapest gateway overall — the cheapest for this country, taken as the median of its fares to every Germany city we price. A gateway with one strong route and four weak ones does not win here, which is the point.
- New York$565
- Seattle$597
- Orlando$617
- Las Vegas$620
- Philadelphia$625
- Washington DC$628
- Boston$653
- Miami$653
- Chicago$654
- Raleigh$662
- Los Angeles$670
- San Francisco$670
What your choice of city is worth
Only $87 separates Berlin from Hamburg 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 Germany from the US?
- A median of $718 round trip in economy across the 3 Germany cities we price, collected August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest single fare was $543 into Munich from New York. Among the 6 European countries where we price at least 3 cities, that ranks Germany 3 of 6.
- Which city is cheapest to fly into in Germany?
- Berlin, at a $690 median against $777 for Hamburg — a gap of $87. Entering Germany 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 Germany?
- New York, at a $565 median across 3 Germany cities, then Seattle 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 Germany city than the one I want?
- Usually not worth much effort. The gap between Berlin and Hamburg is only $87 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, France $744, United Kingdom $782, Greece $945.
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