which airport- in western europe - would be the cheapest to fly into from Chicargo ?
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23626 posts
Impossible to answer. No airport is necessarily cheaper. It depends on the airline, competition, and promotions. Check them all frequently to find the best deal.
Posted by
Bay Area
3551 posts
Look into Frankfurt, Zurich or Geneva. if an airline is starting a new route as United did for Geneva from my airport the deals where alot lower.
Posted by
Ottawa
1446 posts
Seasonal charters or service can also be the cheapest.
For example, Iceland air (through Reykjavik) is currently the cheapest from Winnipeg. It's an odd routing, but clearly the cheapest.
So from Chicago, it would be worthwhile to a dig a bit and look beyond the big American airlines and check to see if any European airlines are flying in because of their own domestic demand for flights to the US.
Posted by
partout
71 posts
A year and a half ago I got a $500 RT ticket (total price including taxes) to Munich on Lufthansa, booked it on their website. But as said above, it just depends.
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
I don't see the point of seeking the cheapest airport to fly into. Won't you then have to pay for transportation to whatever your actual destination is? Or do you fly into the cheapest airport and then just wander?
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
It depends on WHEN. Until end of October Air India operate ORD to FRA at really low prices. They're a Star Alliance member and an OK to fly with airline. Other than that try Frankfurt on Kayak or so, also search for Iceland Air and Iceland Express connections to FRA or Brussels (their Frankfurt is Hahn and is right be the Mosel river)...