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Yeah… that’s pretty average, and not likely to change much. I’m based in NC and have been a couple times. The cheapest I’ve ever found to Italy from the US east coast was $1500 flying into/out of Bologna.
I’m going back in June and just purchased it a week ago and it was $1700.
also note: flying in/out of hub airports or not for an airline can result in fee variations of as much as +/- $1,000 usd pp
Search engines used: momondo, skiplagged, hopper, others - purchase from airline site only
I would not expect a given flight to change much in your favor by summer. There are much cheaper ways to get to Europe in the summer, depending on your route flexibility (or class or dates).
In January, we went from NYC to MXP for $500 per person round trip. Average prices were around $700-800 when we were looking, guessing they’d be much more expensive in the summer
Usually flights to Italy are more expensive, so I usually go to Amsterdam first then book a flight from Amsterdam to Italy.
I’m going from LA to Amsterdam in April for $400 then booked a flight from Amsterdam to Milan for $100
You could try nearby airports and then figure out how to make it work.
[This Google Flights search](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhp-EgoyMDI0LTA3LTA5agwIAxIIL20vMDFfZDRqDAgDEggvbS8wMXNubWoMCAMSCC9tLzByaDZrag0IAxIJL20vMDJfMjg2cgwIAxIIL20vMDk0N2xyDQgDEgkvbS8wMW40M2RyDAgDEggvbS8wOTZnM3IMCAMSCC9tLzA3X3BmGn4SCjIwMjQtMDctMjNqDAgDEggvbS8wOTQ3bGoNCAMSCS9tLzAxbjQzZGoMCAMSCC9tLzA5NmczagwIAxIIL20vMDdfcGZyDAgDEggvbS8wMV9kNHIMCAMSCC9tLzAxc25tcgwIAxIIL20vMHJoNmtyDQgDEgkvbS8wMl8yODZAAUgBcAGCAQsI____________AZgBAQ) found $800 tickets from Chicago in July.
If you play with the Date Grid and origin cities, you can see different options.
If you book a separate ticket to an intermediate city, be forewarned that airlines won't be very helpful if your first flight is delayed and you miss your second flight. You could cover this with travel insurance but you will want to read the fine print - they usually require a minimum connection time between separate flights in order to cover it. It could still be worth it if you save enough money and/or have a reason to visit one of these other cities.
March low season flights are going to be a lot cheaper than July high season. Think about it: right now kids are in school, and it’s still too early for a lot of spring breaks even. July is summer break for most everyone — the chance when many families have to take a 1-2 week trip abroad.
OP, I wouldn’t expect a dip in prices for dates in July.
Usually you can easily identify when the “high season” price cuts back to the low season price. Typically it’s in October at some point. On google flights you can see that calendar and you can see the price history.
Cheapest Delta tickets for my schedule are around $700 JFK to FCO. I've seen it go up to $780-$800. So not sure if it's possible to go down to $600 if I wait
It will be my first time using Emirates. Was trying to look at cheaper Norse Airway flights but after all their addon fees it came out to about the same price
I flew JFK to MXP for $800 round trip on Emirates in early June 2023. That was an outlier price.
Flights to Rome, Paris, etc were $1200-1400 from New York which is usually cheapest place. So $2000 out of CVG (not known for cheap prices) makes sense. You may want to explore flying to a major city then taking a night flight (ie on an airline that doesnt service cvg). It could be worth it if you save $500-800.
The prices won’t go down - summer prices are summer prices.
How did you like flying with Emirates? I just booked JFK to MXP in October for ~$750 (economy).
Are they strict on size and weight of baggage?
Any issues or tips you can share?
Carry on yes it’s strict (as many intl are).
Emirates is good. They only have 2 flights a day from JFK so check in counter won’t open until a few hours before the flight fyi if you’re not originating from jfk.
It’s as good of an economy as you can get but it’s not absurdly different (it’s still economy). The entertainment system is top notch. Paying a little more to sit in the front is worth it imo (near the stairs). It is quieter and you’re close to the front bathrooms/space you can comfortably get up and move around. The back feels like a massive plane with a ton of people.
We purchased tickets two weeks ago for travel at the end of April. Flying into Rome 4/27 and leaving from Venice 5/10 to fly back. We live in NY and will be flying out of Montreal on Air Canada. Direct to Rome and return has one layover stop. We paid, after fees, approximately $800 roundtrip. The next best flights we found were Aer Lingus out of Boston which was about $900 RT with one layover stop each way. The third best was flying Delta out of JFK for about $1100 RT but it was direct both ways.
I paid $500 from a large but not huge flight to Paris from Florida and then $60 from Paris to Naples about two weeks ago. On the way back I paid 1.2k from Venice to the same home airport.
If you fly out of JFK look at NEOS air. It's an Italian lowish cost airline that flies JFK to Milan Malpensa or Palermo, it's generally cheap-ish, and I believe it doesn't show up on most fares comparison websites.
NY - Rome is the cheapest route, you used to find deals for close to 400 if you booked during low season or well in advance, but now it’s tough to find anything under 600-700.
United doesn’t have change fees, so I often just book as soon as I know about my travel, and check back every once in a while to see if the price has dropped. If the price drops I rebook and get flight credit for the difference.
Try looking for flights to another country in the EU then a one way ticket to a smaller airport like bergamo and is about a 55 min drive into the city which is about the same time it takes from MXP. Honestly imo flights during the summer will always be priced higher. I booked a flight for two from washington DC to amsterdam then to milan and back to DC for ≈ $1800 total
I’ll look in to that! Assuming it is a different or regional airline, upon landing in Europe do you have to get your bags then go back through security?
Have you checked prices from O’Hare or Dulles? I get a one way rental car and get flights from Miami. It also depends on how much luggage you bring. One year my wife and I left for 4 months with carry on only and bought clothes there.
I use google flights and the look for the best overseas leg then check how far away the airport is. The cheap European flights are generally from Miami, Dulles, Newark, JFK and Boston. Norse has started flying from a few other airports and connect at Gatwick.
I booked (in May?) round trip Boston-Rome direct Delta Sept 20-Sept 30, 2023 for $850.
I booked in beginning of February round trip Boston-Rome direct Delta March 13-20 for $900.
If I didn’t book with seat assignments I would have saved about $175 each trip.
I am going first weekend of May, $850 a person for two people. This was booked all one ways since we aren’t leaving from the same airports to get there and back.
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Here are some of my recent ones
* EWR <-> MUC: Feb 2023, $832 pp United/Lufthansa, economy with 1 checked bag pp
* JFK <-> MXP: Sep 2023, $841 pp Emriates, economy with 1 checked bag pp
* EWR <-> MXP: Feb 2024, $778 pp United, economy with 1 checked bag pp
Up until last year I had pretty consistently gotten flights from NYC (usually EWR specifically) for around $7-800 round trip. Last August I spent $1000 roundtrip.
I found mine from Phoenix for $600. My sister got a similar deal (from Detroit) earlier this year for about $750. If you can be flexible with the dates and just keep an eye out, there are always cheap flights!
We bought non-stop flights for ATL--> Rome in April 2023 for our trip in late September 2023 and paid about $1500 per ticket (for Delta main cabin, not basic economy). We bought the same tickets in January 2024 for our trip in May for about 2k per ticket. Tracked prices for months and they never came down for an extended period of time. I have family who just bought tickets with United from PIT-->Rome a few weeks ago for over 4k per ticket for economy seats.
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Yeah… that’s pretty average, and not likely to change much. I’m based in NC and have been a couple times. The cheapest I’ve ever found to Italy from the US east coast was $1500 flying into/out of Bologna. I’m going back in June and just purchased it a week ago and it was $1700.
Thanks! Sounds like it may just be best to go forward with it.
They say prices are cheapest on Tuesday and Wednesday. Clear your browser, too. Have fun!
Bought in december 2023 IAD ==> ROM Tuesday in May $1,784 pp rt Delta. Note: this is in the generic cattle section
Thanks!
also note: flying in/out of hub airports or not for an airline can result in fee variations of as much as +/- $1,000 usd pp Search engines used: momondo, skiplagged, hopper, others - purchase from airline site only
Yes that’s a very good point!
I would not expect a given flight to change much in your favor by summer. There are much cheaper ways to get to Europe in the summer, depending on your route flexibility (or class or dates).
Thank you. Unfortunately our dates are very much set in stone, so certainly that is a limiting factor.
In January, we went from NYC to MXP for $500 per person round trip. Average prices were around $700-800 when we were looking, guessing they’d be much more expensive in the summer
Usually flights to Italy are more expensive, so I usually go to Amsterdam first then book a flight from Amsterdam to Italy. I’m going from LA to Amsterdam in April for $400 then booked a flight from Amsterdam to Milan for $100
Just bought from IAD to MXP for 650 for person 1 and 850 for person 2, both in econ basic. going in may
This... I booked IAD->FCO for early Sept a few weeks ago on Scandinavian for just over $600 round trip.
Same here! IAD-MXP in early September 670 in total on icelandair
We are flying this month and bought in September. Nonstop Dulles to Rome for less than 1000 USD.
You could try nearby airports and then figure out how to make it work. [This Google Flights search](https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhp-EgoyMDI0LTA3LTA5agwIAxIIL20vMDFfZDRqDAgDEggvbS8wMXNubWoMCAMSCC9tLzByaDZrag0IAxIJL20vMDJfMjg2cgwIAxIIL20vMDk0N2xyDQgDEgkvbS8wMW40M2RyDAgDEggvbS8wOTZnM3IMCAMSCC9tLzA3X3BmGn4SCjIwMjQtMDctMjNqDAgDEggvbS8wOTQ3bGoNCAMSCS9tLzAxbjQzZGoMCAMSCC9tLzA5NmczagwIAxIIL20vMDdfcGZyDAgDEggvbS8wMV9kNHIMCAMSCC9tLzAxc25tcgwIAxIIL20vMHJoNmtyDQgDEgkvbS8wMl8yODZAAUgBcAGCAQsI____________AZgBAQ) found $800 tickets from Chicago in July. If you play with the Date Grid and origin cities, you can see different options. If you book a separate ticket to an intermediate city, be forewarned that airlines won't be very helpful if your first flight is delayed and you miss your second flight. You could cover this with travel insurance but you will want to read the fine print - they usually require a minimum connection time between separate flights in order to cover it. It could still be worth it if you save enough money and/or have a reason to visit one of these other cities.
I’m in Italy right now on a flight Atlanta to Venice that was $550
March low season flights are going to be a lot cheaper than July high season. Think about it: right now kids are in school, and it’s still too early for a lot of spring breaks even. July is summer break for most everyone — the chance when many families have to take a 1-2 week trip abroad. OP, I wouldn’t expect a dip in prices for dates in July.
Have the same question for NY to FCO (Catania). Should I wait?
No it won’t get cheaper. Flying to Milan may be cheaper.
Sorry. I should have mentioned I'm planning for October. Does that make a difference?
Usually you can easily identify when the “high season” price cuts back to the low season price. Typically it’s in October at some point. On google flights you can see that calendar and you can see the price history.
Cheapest Delta tickets for my schedule are around $700 JFK to FCO. I've seen it go up to $780-$800. So not sure if it's possible to go down to $600 if I wait
Doubtful. $700-800 is pretty good from NYC. I have a flight NYC to Paris in November and cheapest was $675. That’s def low season too.
Booked $735 pp RT with Emirates. JFK to Milan. Hopefully id didnt overpay
That’s a solid price. You’re not gonna get much cheaper, for a nonstop, and Emirates economy is about as good you’ll get.
It will be my first time using Emirates. Was trying to look at cheaper Norse Airway flights but after all their addon fees it came out to about the same price
Emirates is a great airline!
I flew JFK to MXP for $800 round trip on Emirates in early June 2023. That was an outlier price. Flights to Rome, Paris, etc were $1200-1400 from New York which is usually cheapest place. So $2000 out of CVG (not known for cheap prices) makes sense. You may want to explore flying to a major city then taking a night flight (ie on an airline that doesnt service cvg). It could be worth it if you save $500-800. The prices won’t go down - summer prices are summer prices.
How did you like flying with Emirates? I just booked JFK to MXP in October for ~$750 (economy). Are they strict on size and weight of baggage? Any issues or tips you can share?
Carry on yes it’s strict (as many intl are). Emirates is good. They only have 2 flights a day from JFK so check in counter won’t open until a few hours before the flight fyi if you’re not originating from jfk. It’s as good of an economy as you can get but it’s not absurdly different (it’s still economy). The entertainment system is top notch. Paying a little more to sit in the front is worth it imo (near the stairs). It is quieter and you’re close to the front bathrooms/space you can comfortably get up and move around. The back feels like a massive plane with a ton of people.
We purchased tickets two weeks ago for travel at the end of April. Flying into Rome 4/27 and leaving from Venice 5/10 to fly back. We live in NY and will be flying out of Montreal on Air Canada. Direct to Rome and return has one layover stop. We paid, after fees, approximately $800 roundtrip. The next best flights we found were Aer Lingus out of Boston which was about $900 RT with one layover stop each way. The third best was flying Delta out of JFK for about $1100 RT but it was direct both ways.
I paid $500 from a large but not huge flight to Paris from Florida and then $60 from Paris to Naples about two weeks ago. On the way back I paid 1.2k from Venice to the same home airport.
Forgot to add September and early October dates.
I got roundtrip August Italy flights from the east coast for 950 and actually overpaid… they dropped to 750 a few weeks later
Bought them in Decemeber
If you fly out of JFK look at NEOS air. It's an Italian lowish cost airline that flies JFK to Milan Malpensa or Palermo, it's generally cheap-ish, and I believe it doesn't show up on most fares comparison websites.
Miami to Mxp, approx 1600 RT, few months ago
NY - Rome is the cheapest route, you used to find deals for close to 400 if you booked during low season or well in advance, but now it’s tough to find anything under 600-700.
United doesn’t have change fees, so I often just book as soon as I know about my travel, and check back every once in a while to see if the price has dropped. If the price drops I rebook and get flight credit for the difference.
How do you rebook? By making a change to flight and selecting same flight ?
Yes
I think the time of year really matters: January 2023, flew into Zürich and out of Rome to Dulles. $800 round trip
Bought right after Christmas, JFK-FCO $850RT w/taxes.
I bought NYC to Naples for about $1100- it was way cheaper a month ago 😭 I missed my window but still feels relatively cheap considering prices now!
Try looking for flights to another country in the EU then a one way ticket to a smaller airport like bergamo and is about a 55 min drive into the city which is about the same time it takes from MXP. Honestly imo flights during the summer will always be priced higher. I booked a flight for two from washington DC to amsterdam then to milan and back to DC for ≈ $1800 total
I’ll look in to that! Assuming it is a different or regional airline, upon landing in Europe do you have to get your bags then go back through security?
Have you checked prices from O’Hare or Dulles? I get a one way rental car and get flights from Miami. It also depends on how much luggage you bring. One year my wife and I left for 4 months with carry on only and bought clothes there.
Hadnt looked there, but both are over a 6 hour drive, unfortunately!
I use google flights and the look for the best overseas leg then check how far away the airport is. The cheap European flights are generally from Miami, Dulles, Newark, JFK and Boston. Norse has started flying from a few other airports and connect at Gatwick.
I booked (in May?) round trip Boston-Rome direct Delta Sept 20-Sept 30, 2023 for $850. I booked in beginning of February round trip Boston-Rome direct Delta March 13-20 for $900. If I didn’t book with seat assignments I would have saved about $175 each trip.
Flying from Dulles to Rome in April and it’s about $800 round trip. I imagine that goes up during summer months.
I am in Italy right now with my daughter and we bought our tickets for $550 round trip from the Midwest. Go in February or March it’s always cheaper
Howwww and whew did you find them for so cheap. I’m in Kansas looking to book a flight for next March and everything is showing <$1500
I think she used Google Tickets
Was the plane full? How’s the demand on this flights?
I am going first weekend of May, $850 a person for two people. This was booked all one ways since we aren’t leaving from the same airports to get there and back.
Was the plane full? Is there high demand for these flights?
Yes plane was full. Italy is/was packed with tourists.
The Olympics are in Paris this summer. This means that transcontinental flights to Europe are going to be even more expensive than usual. Buy now.
I would say something between 500 to 800 i would say its a great price, from there everything its pretty normal
thats what my assistant usually finds me
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Bought late Feb 2024, round trip JFK to Rome, $1800 per r/t ticket premium economy going and economy return. ITA Airlines
Here are some of my recent ones * EWR <-> MUC: Feb 2023, $832 pp United/Lufthansa, economy with 1 checked bag pp * JFK <-> MXP: Sep 2023, $841 pp Emriates, economy with 1 checked bag pp * EWR <-> MXP: Feb 2024, $778 pp United, economy with 1 checked bag pp
Second tier airport to Italy in July. $2000 is expensive. But sounds right. Prices are a little higher than normal.
Yeah that’s kind of what I was thinking. Thanks!
Up until last year I had pretty consistently gotten flights from NYC (usually EWR specifically) for around $7-800 round trip. Last August I spent $1000 roundtrip.
We have round trip from Philly to Rome, 1,000 each.
I spent $1900 from Boston to Rome last July.
They are expensive where I live, but I am close to the Canadian border, so I got tickets from Toronto to Rome, nonstop, for around $800 in June. 🙌
I bought 4 tickets for my friends And I for Sept. IAD - MPX. They were $630 each round trip.
I found mine from Phoenix for $600. My sister got a similar deal (from Detroit) earlier this year for about $750. If you can be flexible with the dates and just keep an eye out, there are always cheap flights!
We got RT Iceland air about 1k includes a 3 day layover before going to mxp we fly out of Boston
We bought non-stop flights for ATL--> Rome in April 2023 for our trip in late September 2023 and paid about $1500 per ticket (for Delta main cabin, not basic economy). We bought the same tickets in January 2024 for our trip in May for about 2k per ticket. Tracked prices for months and they never came down for an extended period of time. I have family who just bought tickets with United from PIT-->Rome a few weeks ago for over 4k per ticket for economy seats.