Reggio Calabria to Los Angeles...

It’s often much less expensive to fly roundtrip from LAX to Naples instead of Rome. I would do that and independently book a flight from Palermo or Catania to Naples a day or two before the international flight back home. In other words, check the cost of buying a roundtrip LAX-NAP ticket and then a separate ticket for the one-hour flight from Sicily to Naples. You’ll want to be in Naples at least one night before your return flight home. With two nights, you can explore Capri or the Amalfi Coast by ferry or Pompeii by train. From LAX, roundtrip flights to Naples are often hundreds less than flying into Rome. Hotels in Naples are less costly as well.

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@ Kenko: Awesome idea! Thanks! I'll check out Naples. It's odd that out of over half a dozen trips to Italy, we've never been to southern Italy. Or (much to my embarrassed astonishment) Rome. This is our attempt to fix that.

If you're in Calabria, you could also look at flights from Lamezia-Terme Airport - https://sacal.it/en/lamezia-terme-airport/ . Some of their flights are seasonal, so availability will depend on when your trip is.

ITA Airways flies to Rome from both Lamezia Terme (SUF) and Reggio Calabria (REG).
I think ITA might be the only option from Calabria to Rome.

See if either airport works for you. The Lamezia Terme airport is close to the station, in case that option is more palatable than from Reggio C.

Or you can take the train from Reggio Calabria to Naples to get a plane home.

Expenses for extra days in either Sicily or Campania or Calabria are luckily going to cost less than extra days in Switzerland or northern Europe !!

Thank you all! I love this forum!