In the $300s (Or Less!), Europe Flight Deals are Hotter than Ever

Most travelers set aside $1,000 apiece or more. Don't let that be you this year: You can cross the pond for half that sum (or even less) this year … even over the summer. 

We're in the midst of an unprecedented run of shockingly cheap flights to Europe, with fares regularly dipping below $500 roundtrip … and often under $400 total … and sometimes, even under $300! There have been $355 nonstop fares to Dublin from coast to coast, flights to Italy and Greece for under $400 total, SkyMiles deals across Europe for under 30,000 SkyMiles roundtrip, and more. 

We search for flight deals to Europe every single day for our Thrifty Traveler Premium members, and we have been for years. So trust us when we say that what we're seeing right now is special – the flight deals to Europe are cheaper and more frequent than we've seen in years. And they may not stick around much longer. 

 

 

Check out just how cheap it can get.

 

 

No Layovers: Nonstop to Europe from $286 RT!

It's possible, ya'll. 

 

 

This nonstop flight to Barcelona (BCN), on Iberia's partner airline LEVEL, was bookable for just $287 roundtrip. That's a seven-plus hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean for less than most domestic flights.

Cheap flights to Europe pop up year in and year out as airlines compete and try to poach one another's passengers with a good deal. But something has shifted this year: It's not just the one- or two-stop flights that are cheap, but nonstops from airline's hubs, too.

Check out this list. 

 

 

This is a roundup of airfare deals from across the country we sent to our Premium members just last week. All of these flights were flying American, Delta, United, and their European partners – no low-cost carriers on this one! We thought for sure it couldn't be beat.

We were wrong.

 

 

Some of these fares – especially the Amsterdam (AMS) ones – are at prices lower than we've seen in five years or more. And those Paris rates aren't half bad, either! 

In normal years, you'll find the cheapest rates to Europe and back in the fall and winter. But this isn't a normal year. You can't beat this price for a peak summer fare in July from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Dublin (DUB). 

 

 

Nonstop routes to Europe in peak summer are typically expensive – especially from Delta hubs on prized routes like the carrier's brand new flights from Minneapolis to both Rome (FCO) and Copenhagen (CPH).

So our jaws dropped last week when we found this $497 fare flying nonstop to Denmark – in August, no less! And just one day later, we found a deal at the exact same price flying to Rome. 

 

 

It doesn't stop there. We've rounded up even more nonstop fares in the $300s and $400s roundtrip to Copenhagen (CPH), Helsinki (HEL), and Stockholm (ARN), too! No matter what floats your boat in Europe, you could sail on one of these fares to get there – no connections necessary. 

 

Athens, Madrid, Dublin & More Under $398

No matter the time of year, a flight all the way to Athens will typically cost you $900 or more.

This fare is exceptional. 

 

 

But it's not just Athens where we're currently seeing unthinkably low prices for travel this year or next. It's all across Europe.

 

 

Airports from coast-to-coast all benefitted from these beautiful roundtrip fares to Europe, starting with Delta hubs … until other hubs across the U.S. got in on the action. Welcome to the world of airline fare wars: When carriers compete on price, you win with prices like these.

 

 

Many of these low prices worked during peak times, too, like these spring break fares from Detroit (DTW) to Madrid (MAD).

 

 

And Salt Lake City (SLC) – a place where cheap Europe flights can be hard to come by – also jumped into this deal with fares like these up to Helsinki (HEL) to see the Northern Lights this fall. 

 

 

Iceland & Europe in the $300s RT

If there's one destination where you can count on when looking for a cheaper fare to Europe, it's Iceland.

Between the relatively short flights and Icelandair's heavy presence, cheap flights to Reykjavik (KEF) are in steady supply. But those fares are even cheaper this year.

 

 

This latest Icelandair sale included several flights to Europe in the $300s roundtrip, including many nonstops to Reykjavik as well as one-stop itineraries to destinations like Dublin (DUB), Stockholm (ARN), and beyond. 

 

 

The beauty of these fares? They're eligible for free Iceland stopovers. Read our guide to booking a stopover to see two countries for the price of one. 

 

Flex Those Points & Miles … for Under 40K!

If you were hoping to cut costs even more, using your points and miles are the best way to do it. And while the airlines started out by offering cheap cash rates, the mileage deals have rapidly followed. 

Travelers from across the country with American Airlines miles got to see fares like this, for instance. 

 

 

A flight from Santa Barbara (SBA) to London-Heathrow (LHR) can easily cost $1,200 or more. But if you throw some American Airlines AAdvantage miles at the problem, you're just looking at the $217.61 in taxes and fees.

I singled out that tiny Californian airport because deals like this are so rare. But travelers from 200-plus cities could book at those same discounted rates for a trip to London this summer. 

 

 

But if you think 30,000 miles roundtrip is great, a recent Delta SkyMiles flash sale lowered the bar even more: Roundtrips flights to destinations all across Europe for around 30,000 miles or less!

 

 

Throw in the automatic 15% discount for Delta SkyMiles cardholders, and it got as low as just 27,000 SkyMiles roundtrip. Not bad for a nonstop flight to Amsterdam (AMS) this summer, right?!

 

 

Let me repeat: Seeing SkyMiles rates that low for a trip to Europe in the summer is not normal. 

But the real beauty of a SkyMiles flash sale like this one is that you can fly to almost anywhere Delta flies overseas. This deal had a murderer's row of hot destinations you could fly to for these rates in the 30,000s (or less) roundtrip. 

 

 

Use those points and miles for your trip to save even more in 2025. 

 

Bottom Line

Flights to Europe don't have to be expensive. In fact, with prices continually dropping this year, it could cost you less than a trip to Florida.

The flight deals to Europe we're seeing lately are unparalleled – cheaper and more frequent than we've seen in years, maybe ever. Something is changing in travel and it's resulting in some sub-$400 roundtrip fares to Europe.

The key? You'll need to book soon while these fares are still at their lowest. These deals can't last much longer.