I'm sure questions like this are posted all the time, but I couldn't
find one with a direct answer.

Is there a European city/airport that is generally cheaper than others
when travelling from the US and back?

I plan to spend a month there this summer (June) travelling around
western Europe so it doesn't really matter what my start/stop point is.

Thanks,
Matt

On 19 Mar 2005 14:19:00 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >I'm sure questions like this are posted all the time, but I couldn't
    >find one with a direct answer.
    >Is there a European city/airport that is generally cheaper than others
    >when travelling from the US and back?
    >I plan to spend a month there this summer (June) travelling around
    >western Europe so it doesn't really matter what my start/stop point is.
    >Thanks,
    >Matt
If you mean the fare price, then probably Iceland.

"Is there a European city/airport that is generally cheaper than others
when travelling from the US and back?"

London is almost always the cheapest to fly into, regardless of the
time of year.

There are often cheap fares to Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, and
Brussels, but in June they will probably be significantly more
expensive to fly into than London.

Non-hub cities (e.g. Berlin, Barcelona, and Prague) will typically be
much more expensive to reach than the cities listed above.

On 19 Mar 2005 16:31:57 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >"Is there a European city/airport that is generally cheaper than others
    >when travelling from the US and back?"
    >London is almost always the cheapest to fly into, regardless of the
    >time of year.
    >There are often cheap fares to Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, and
    >Brussels, but in June they will probably be significantly more
    >expensive to fly into than London.
    >Non-hub cities (e.g. Berlin, Barcelona, and Prague) will typically be
    >much more expensive to reach than the cities listed above.

The NY Times recently discussed air fares for summer and said:

Since Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, dropped its prices last fall, it has gained
a reputation as the low-fare trans-Atlantic carrier, so its fares are worth
checking if you're flying to Dublin or London or are willing to continue to your
destination with a discount carrier flying within Europe.

Rita schrieb:

    > >Non-hub cities (e.g. Berlin, Barcelona, and Prague) will typically be
    > >much more expensive to reach than the cities listed above.
    >
    > The NY Times recently discussed air fares for summer and said:
    >
    > Since Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, dropped its prices last fall, it has gained
    > a reputation as the low-fare trans-Atlantic carrier, so its fares are worth
    > checking if you're flying to Dublin or London or are willing to continue to your
    > destination with a discount carrier flying within Europe.

And using Aer Lingus into FRA is expensive from the U.S.?

Regards, ULF

[email protected] schrieb:

    > London is almost always the cheapest to fly into, regardless of the
    > time of year.
    >
    > There are often cheap fares to Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, and
    > Brussels, but in June they will probably be significantly more
    > expensive to fly into than London.
    >
    > Non-hub cities (e.g. Berlin, Barcelona, and Prague) will typically be
    > much more expensive to reach than the cities listed above.

Hmmm. Quite often air tickets are cheap while not direct. But airport
fees are higher as there are more airports involved.

Regards, ULF