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London, then →Athens, then →Budapest, then →Rome, then →Paris, then →Madrid

From Dallas and back · Tue, May 18 to Wed, Jun 2 · 14 nights, plus 1 night on the plane · 2 travelers
$317 saved by the order

Against the order you typed, which came to $1,536 a person.

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Best order, per person
$1,219
USD · flights only · $2,438 for 2

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0 of 7 booked
  1. Dallas → to LondonTue, May 18
    $507✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  2. London → to AthensSat, May 22
    $100✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  3. Athens → to BudapestMon, May 24
    $49✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  4. Budapest → to RomeWed, May 26
    $36✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  5. Rome → to ParisSat, May 29
    $64✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  6. Paris → to MadridMon, May 31
    $55✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights
  7. Madrid → to DallasWed, Jun 2
    $408✓ verified
    Open in Google Flights

Total $1,219 per person · $2,438 for 2

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Why this plan

  • ↔Reordering the citiesOrder−$317 saved
    In the order you listed them it is $1,536 a person. Every order was priced; this one wins at your balanced setting.
  • ≈Athens and Budapest the other way roundRunner-up−$28 saved
    Dallas → London → Budapest → Athens → Rome → Paris → Madrid → Dallas costs $28 more per person.
  • ✓22h in Istanbul, about 15h of it in daylightFree city+$13 more
    London → Athens with a connection of 22h in Istanbul, $13 more than the cheapest fare.
  • ✓25h in Madrid, about 13h of it in daylightFree city+$43 more
    Dallas → London with a connection of 25h in Madrid, $43 more than the cheapest fare and $98 less than booking it as two flights.

Recommended order: Dallas → London → Athens → Budapest → Rome → Paris → Madrid → Dallas, Tue, May 18 to Wed, Jun 2, about $1,219 per person in flights ($2,438 for 2). The runner-up order (London → Budapest → Athens → Rome → Paris → Madrid) costs $28 more per person. Free-city pick: 25h in Madrid, about 13h of it in daylight, on the DFW→LON ticket for $43 more than the cheapest fare. Wildcard: Lisbon is $35 from Madrid vs $591 from Dallas; adding it and flying home from there is about $217 more.

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RECOMMENDED
Dallas → to LondonTue, May 18 · 18:30 → 10:16 · nonstop · American AA7933$507Details
Tue, May 18
18:30
DFW
Dallas
9h 46m
Nonstop
10:16+1
LHR
London
$507
/ person
✓ verified
American AA7933
overnight · saves a hotel night+ transfers ~$11 to $77
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
London → to AthensSat, May 22 · 12:30 → 18:00 · nonstop · easyJet U23615$100Details
Sat, May 22
12:30
LHR
London
3h 30m
Nonstop
18:00
ATH
Athens
$100
/ person
✓ verified
easyJet U23615
bag not included ~$30 to $55+ transfers ~$14 to $28
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Athens → to BudapestMon, May 24 · 09:30 → 10:26 · nonstop · Ryanair FR1482$49Details
Mon, May 24
09:30
ATH
Athens
1h 56m
Nonstop
10:26
BUD
Budapest
$49
/ person
✓ verified
Ryanair FR1482
bag not included ~$35 to $60+ transfers ~$12 to $19
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Budapest → to RomeWed, May 26 · 07:45 → 09:20 · nonstop · Ryanair FR499$36Details
Wed, May 26
07:45
BUD
Budapest
1h 35m
Nonstop
09:20
FCO
Rome
$36
/ person
✓ verified
Ryanair FR499
bag not included ~$35 to $60+ transfers ~$15 to $24
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Rome → to ParisSat, May 29 · 11:00 → 12:55 · nonstop · Wizz Air W62972$64Details
Sat, May 29
11:00
FCO
Rome
1h 55m
Nonstop
12:55
CDG
Paris
$64
/ person
✓ verified
Wizz Air W62972
bag not included ~$40 to $75+ transfers ~$22 to $32
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Paris → to MadridMon, May 31 · 15:45 → 17:37 · nonstop · easyJet U26111$55Details
Mon, May 31
15:45
CDG
Paris
1h 52m
Nonstop
17:37
MAD
Madrid
$55
/ person
✓ verified
easyJet U26111
bag not included ~$30 to $55+ transfers ~$18 to $24
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Madrid → to DallasWed, Jun 2 · 15:45 → 18:56 · nonstop · American AA5714$408Details
Wed, Jun 2
15:45
MAD
Madrid
10h 11m
Nonstop
18:56
DFW
Dallas
$408
/ person
✓ verified
American AA5714
+ transfers ~$8 to $68
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Dallas → to LondonTue, May 18 · 18:30 → 10:16 · nonstop · American AA7933$507Details
Tue, May 18
18:30
DFW
Dallas
9h 46m
Nonstop
10:16+1
LHR
London
$507
/ person
✓ verified
American AA7933
overnight · saves a hotel night+ transfers ~$11 to $77
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
London → to BudapestSat, May 22 · 08:45 → 12:08 · nonstop · Wizz Air W61418$71Details
Sat, May 22
08:45
LHR
London
2h 23m
Nonstop
12:08
BUD
Budapest
$71
/ person
✓ verified
Wizz Air W61418
bag not included ~$40 to $75+ transfers ~$14 to $25
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Budapest → to AthensMon, May 24 · 15:30 → 18:26 · nonstop · Vueling VY6004$49Details
Mon, May 24
15:30
BUD
Budapest
1h 56m
Nonstop
18:26
ATH
Athens
$49
/ person
✓ verified
Vueling VY6004
bag not included ~$30 to $50+ transfers ~$12 to $19
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Athens → to RomeWed, May 26 · 14:15 → 15:08 · nonstop · Aegean A34986$93Details
Wed, May 26
14:15
ATH
Athens
1h 53m
Nonstop
15:08
FCO
Rome
$93
/ person
✓ verified
Aegean A34986
+ bag ~$25 to $45+ transfers ~$15 to $27youth fare? A3
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Rome → to ParisSat, May 29 · 11:00 → 12:55 · nonstop · Wizz Air W62972$64Details
Sat, May 29
11:00
FCO
Rome
1h 55m
Nonstop
12:55
CDG
Paris
$64
/ person
✓ verified
Wizz Air W62972
bag not included ~$40 to $75+ transfers ~$22 to $32
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Paris → to MadridMon, May 31 · 15:45 → 17:37 · nonstop · easyJet U26111$55Details
Mon, May 31
15:45
CDG
Paris
1h 52m
Nonstop
17:37
MAD
Madrid
$55
/ person
✓ verified
easyJet U26111
bag not included ~$30 to $55+ transfers ~$18 to $24
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Madrid → to DallasWed, Jun 2 · 15:45 → 18:56 · nonstop · American AA5714$408Details
Wed, Jun 2
15:45
MAD
Madrid
10h 11m
Nonstop
18:56
DFW
Dallas
$408
/ person
✓ verified
American AA5714
+ transfers ~$8 to $68
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Dallas → to LondonThu, May 20 · 18:30 → 10:16 · nonstop · American AA7933$498Details
Thu, May 20
18:30
DFW
Dallas
9h 46m
Nonstop
10:16+1
LHR
London
$498
/ person
✓ verified
American AA7933
overnight · saves a hotel night+ transfers ~$11 to $77
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
London → to ParisSun, May 23 · 11:00 → 13:00 · nonstop · Ryanair FR3038$59Details
Sun, May 23
11:00
LHR
London
1h
Nonstop
13:00
CDG
Paris
$59
/ person
✓ verified
Ryanair FR3038
bag not included ~$35 to $60+ transfers ~$21 to $33
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Paris → to BudapestTue, May 25 · 15:45 → 17:50 · nonstop · Wizz Air W65735$67Details
Tue, May 25
15:45
CDG
Paris
2h 5m
Nonstop
17:50
BUD
Budapest
$67
/ person
✓ verified
Wizz Air W65735
bag not included ~$40 to $75+ transfers ~$19 to $24
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Budapest → to AthensThu, May 27 · 15:30 → 18:26 · nonstop · Vueling VY6004$50Details
Thu, May 27
15:30
BUD
Budapest
1h 56m
Nonstop
18:26
ATH
Athens
$50
/ person
✓ verified
Vueling VY6004
bag not included ~$30 to $50+ transfers ~$12 to $19
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Athens → to RomeSat, May 29 · 14:15 → 15:08 · nonstop · Aegean A34986$99Details
Sat, May 29
14:15
ATH
Athens
1h 53m
Nonstop
15:08
FCO
Rome
$99
/ person
✓ verified
Aegean A34986
+ bag ~$25 to $45+ transfers ~$15 to $27youth fare? A3
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Rome → to MadridMon, May 31 · 10:15 → 12:26 · nonstop · Ryanair FR2813$60Details
Mon, May 31
10:15
FCO
Rome
2h 11m
Nonstop
12:26
MAD
Madrid
$60
/ person
✓ verified
Ryanair FR2813
bag not included ~$35 to $60+ transfers ~$14 to $24
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales
Madrid → to DallasWed, Jun 2 · 15:45 → 18:56 · nonstop · American AA5714$408Details
Wed, Jun 2
15:45
MAD
Madrid
10h 11m
Nonstop
18:56
DFW
Dallas
$408
/ person
✓ verified
American AA5714
+ transfers ~$8 to $68
Open in Google Flights
Other sites
SkyscannerKiwi.comAviasales

Two tickets through a hub

Cheaper, or dearer for a long stop in the hub city. Either way, if the first flight is late the second airline owes you nothing.

Nothing beat the through fare on the recommended route.

Positioning flights

A cheap hop to a bigger airport first, then the long-haul on a separate ticket.

No gateway combo beat the direct long-haul fares on this trip.

Ticketing tricks

Buying the same flights a different way: an open-jaw ticket, a round trip that costs less than a one-way, splitting a group booking, a rail pass. Most are ordinary; any card that breaks an airline's rules says so on its face.

Not run on sample fares. On your own trip this is searched live.

Hidden-city fares · against airline rules2

A ticket past your city that costs less, where you get off at the connection. Never counted in any total.

Hidden-city fareagainst airline rules
Dallas → London, ticketed to Manchester
$388
ticketed to Manchester
vs
$499
the normal fare to London
  1. 1Book Dallas → Manchester one way, carry-on only, with no frequent-flyer number.
  2. 2Fly to London (LHR), landing at 08:01, and walk out of the airport there.
  3. 3Never board BA1394 LHR→MAN; the rest of the ticket goes unused.
Tue, May 18
17:15
DFW
Dallas
11h 20m
1 stop · LHR 1h 29m
10:35+1
MAN
Manchester
$388
/ person
cached fare
British Airways BA1881 · BA1394
  1. 17:15DFW→08:01LHRBA18819h 46m
    1h 29m layover at London (LHR)
  2. 09:30LHR→10:35MANBA13941h 5m
!Book one-way only: the airline cancels every later segment on the same booking once you no-show.
!Carry-on only. Checked bags go to the ticketed destination.
!Do not add a frequent-flyer number, and don't do this often on one airline; it breaks their contract of carriage and they can cancel miles or refuse future travel.
!If the airline reroutes you (weather, cancellations), you may be sent through a different hub and miss your real destination.
!International: you must be allowed to enter the country of the connection; the airline may ask for onward proof for the ticketed destination.
Hidden-city fareagainst airline rules
Madrid → Dallas, ticketed to Austin
$339
ticketed to Austin
vs
$403
the normal fare to Dallas
  1. 1Book Madrid → Austin one way, carry-on only, with no frequent-flyer number.
  2. 2Fly to Dallas (DFW), landing at 15:05, and walk out of the airport there.
  3. 3Never board AA2681 DFW→AUS; the rest of the ticket goes unused.
Wed, Jun 2
12:20
MAD
Madrid
12h 50m
1 stop · DFW 2h
18:10
AUS
Austin
$339
/ person
cached fare
American AA37 · AA2681
  1. 12:20MAD→15:05DFWAA379h 45m
    2h layover at Dallas (DFW)
  2. 17:05DFW→18:10AUSAA26811h 5m
!Book one-way only: the airline cancels every later segment on the same booking once you no-show.
!Carry-on only. Checked bags go to the ticketed destination.
!Do not add a frequent-flyer number, and don't do this often on one airline; it breaks their contract of carriage and they can cancel miles or refuse future travel.
!If the airline reroutes you (weather, cancellations), you may be sent through a different hub and miss your real destination.
!International: you must be allowed to enter the country of the connection; the airline may ask for onward proof for the ticketed destination.
Free cities

Layovers long enough to explore the city

Choosing this ticket may save money, but it'll provide a layover long enough to leave the airport, so you can spend time exploring the city without paying for a separate flight.
On your list · 1
Free cityovernight

25h in Madrid, about 13h of it in daylight, on the way to London

Your Dallas → London flight can connect through Madrid with a gap of 25h. That's about 13 daylight hours in the city, once you are through the airport at both ends. It runs overnight, so you need somewhere to sleep, or to stay up. It costs $43 more than the cheapest fare for that leg (and $98 less than booking Dallas → Madrid and Madrid → London separately).

DFW✈MAD25h, 13h in daylight✈LHR
+$43 vs the cheapest fare−$98 vs two ticketsTue, May 18
What to doTake this ticket and the plan re-prices around it.
Tue, May 18
17:15
DFW
Dallas
37h 16m
1 stop · MAD 25h
12:31+2
LHR
London
$542
/ person
cached fare
Iberia IB2343 · IB1893
  1. 17:15DFW→10:26MADIB234310h 11m
    25h layover at Madrid (MAD)overnightlong enough to leave the airport
  2. 11:26MAD→12:31LHRIB18932h 5m

Madrid is on your list (you also stay there later). This single ticket gives you a gap of 25h there for $43 more vs the cheapest DFW→LON, and $98 less vs flying DFW→MAD→LON on two tickets. If a day is enough, drop the later Madrid stop and re-run without it.

Bonus cities · 1
Bonus cityovernight

22h in Istanbul, about 15h of it in daylight, on the way to Athens

Your London → Athens flight can connect through Istanbul with a gap of 22h. That's about 15 daylight hours in the city, once you are through the airport at both ends. It runs overnight, so you need somewhere to sleep, or to stay up. It costs $13 more than the cheapest fare for that leg.

LHR✈IST22h, 15h in daylight✈ATH
+$13 vs the cheapest fareSat, May 22
What to doTake this ticket and the plan re-prices around it.
Sat, May 22
18:45
LHR
London
26h 50m
1 stop · IST 22h
23:35+1
ATH
Athens
$113
/ person
cached fare
Turkish Airlines TK3717 · TK2185
  1. 18:45LHR→00:20ISTTK37173h 35m
    22h layover at Istanbul (IST)overnightlong enough to leave the airport
  2. 22:20IST→23:35ATHTK21851h 15m

Bonus city: a gap of 22h in Istanbul on the way, for $13 more vs the cheapest LON→ATH.

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DFW→LHR→ATH→BUD→FCO→CDG→MAD→DFW
Tue, May 18 to Wed, Jun 2 · 14 nights · London, Athens, Budapest, Rome, Paris, Madrid
$1,219
USD per person · flights only · $317 saved by the order
$2,438
for 2
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Entry rules · US passport
Entering the United Kingdom
US passport: the UK requires an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for visa-free visitors, including short visits and landside transit. Apply via the UK ETA app before travel.
verifyOfficial source ↗
Entering the Schengen area
US passport: visa-free in the Schengen area for 90 days in any 180. The Entry/Exit System registers biometrics at the border, and the ETIAS pre-travel authorization may now be required; check the official site.
verifyOfficial source ↗
Entering Türkiye
US passport: visa-free in Türkiye for up to 90 days in any 180. No e-Visa since December 2023, so you can leave the airport on a layover.
verifyOfficial source ↗
Airline stopover programs
Iberia stopover program (Madrid)
Stopover Hola Madrid: add 1 to 9 nights in Madrid on long-haul itineraries via MAD with no fare change, plus city perks. details ↗
Turkish Airlines stopover program (Istanbul)
Stopover in Istanbul: free hotel night(s) on qualifying long connections (economy 1 night, business 2), booked in advance through the airline. Touristanbul runs free city tours for 6 to 24h layovers. details ↗
Is the layover enough?
yes
Madrid: is 25h enough? Yes. Budget about 6h as the minimum to clear immigration, get into town and back with margin at MAD. You have 25h. About 13h of it is daylight in the city.
yes
Istanbul: is 22h enough? Yes. Budget about 8h as the minimum to clear immigration, get into town and back with margin at IST. You have 22h. About 15h of it is daylight in the city.
Student and youth fares. Some airlines price legs lower under 26, and StudentUniverse sometimes beats the long-haul. Legs where it may apply are flagged above; you still have to book them there.
Check before you fly. Entry rules, e-visa and ETA requirements, and airline stopover programs change often. Every note above links to an official source; verify it for your passport and dates before booking.
Student fares (under 26). StudentUniverse and StudentUniverse-powered sites sell youth fares that sometimes undercut the public fare on long-haul legs; compare every leg there before booking. An ISIC card unlocks airline and rail youth discounts in Europe. Airlines listed below sell youth fares directly; the age is usually 12 to 25 and you pick it in the search form.
  • Two-ticket combosWe priced the best hub candidates for each leg. Every one cost too much more than the single ticket, or left too little buffer to be worth it.
  • Positioning flightsWe tried the usual gateways out and back. The direct fares won every time, before you even add a night in the gateway.
Sample fares per person · $1,219 / person · a live fare stays cached for 12 hours