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Our best tips for finding cheap airfares to Europe
The cheapest airfares to Europe are usually found if you depart from a major city, such as New York, Los Angles, Boston, Chicago, etc. If you live in Milwaukee, the drive to Chicago may be well worth the trip. Ditto if you live in San Diego, LA will offer more choices and likely cheaper airfares to Europe.
Check all airports in your departure and arrival city by using the generic city codes.
Search using “NYC” to include both JFK and Newark (EWR), unless you really want JFK or EWR. The same is true in Europe:
LON will include Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (GTW), Stansted (STN), Luton (LTN) and London City (LCY). This particularly helpful for your trips from London to cities within Europe.
ROM will include both Fumicino (FCO) and Caimpino (CIA), both of which are close to the city.
PAR will include both Charles deGaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY)
BER for Berlin will include two airports
Be flexible in your travel dates. The best fares are usually available Tuesday through Thursday.
Airfares to Europe are cheapest off-peak. June, July and August are peak periods. September through October and March though May are called “shoulder months” and bargains are available. The cheapest flights to Europe are in the winter months. Winter fares are usually ½ the price of summer fares!
Look for cheap airfares by Asian carriers as they “hop scotch” from Asia to Europe. Several carriers fly from Asia to London via New York and their flights from New York to London or flights from New York to Paris may be the cheapest.
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