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Given the recent slew of summer and fall flight deals across the pond, frequent fliers might forget that airfare to Europe—especially this time of the year—is usually expensive (generally in the $900 round-trip range). But Iberia, American, British Airways, Finnair, and Air Canada are back at it again, offering discounted rates to Europe this winter—with many round-trip tickets totaling anywhere in the $400 to $500 range to cities like Amsterdam, Helsinki, Florence, and Brussels, according to Scott Keyes of Scott's Cheap Flights.
Paris, specifically, is within reach from East coast hubs like Boston, Washington D.C., and New York from $374, $403, and $417 round-trip—prices that rival some of Amtrak’s rates just to get between those three cities (brunching all day in the City of Light and seeking out Monet murals for the same price as a weekend in Boston seems like a pretty good deal to us).
Prices (of course) vary depending on the route. But even from the west coast, there are deals to be found: Los Angeles to Barcelona routes fall as low as $564 round-trip. As with all deals, travel dates vary, too, but they appear to be good for the rest of this month through March 2018; and though the deal unfortunately doesn't include the holidays, you'll still catch a few Christmas markets if you head there soon.
See a tempting fare? Move now. This deal is rather flighting—there one hour, gone the next, “re-emerging like a zombie every day or two,” according to Keyes.
How to book: Use Google Flights to search for the cheapest fares. Plug your departure city, destination, and desired dates into the calendar. The green numbers are the cheapest. If you're not seeing cheap flights, the deal might have passed. But remember, Keyes says it could be back.
