The cheapest order to fly Barcelona, Milan and Paris from Sydney
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about A$1,818 a person and the most expensive at A$2,014, a difference of A$196 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Sydney → Paris → Milan → Barcelona → Sydney
About A$1,818 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Shown in Australian dollars, converted from US dollars at today’s rate, so every amount is approximate. In dollars the cheapest order is about $1,240. You pay in the airline’s currency.
Every order, priced
- Sydney → Paris → Milan → Barcelona → SydneyA$1,818cheapest order
- Sydney → Barcelona → Milan → Paris → SydneyA$1,843A$25 more per person
- Sydney → Paris → Barcelona → Milan → SydneyA$1,931A$113 more per person
- Sydney → Milan → Barcelona → Paris → SydneyA$1,968A$150 more per person
- Sydney → Barcelona → Paris → Milan → SydneyA$1,994A$176 more per person
- Sydney → Milan → Paris → Barcelona → SydneyA$2,014A$196 more per person
Why Paris first
- Sydney to ParisA$849
- Paris to MilanA$40
- Milan to BarcelonaA$28
- Barcelona to SydneyA$902
- Out of Sydney, Paris is the cheapest first stop at about A$849. Milan would be A$1,025.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Paris at about A$872, but the cheapest order ends in Barcelona at A$902 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- The dearest order pays A$1,025 for Sydney to Milan, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Barcelona to Sydney is 50% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Paris to Milan: about 640 km (400 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: TGV INOUI Paris to Milan (via Turin), about 7h, usually A$59 to A$191. Or FlixBus (overnight), about 11h, usually A$44 to A$88.
- Milan to Barcelona: about 720 km (450 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
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How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth A$196 a person on this trip, 11% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 97 for how much the order matters, one of the smaller gaps: on this trip your dates are likely to matter more than the order.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on November 12, 2026, from fares departing November 13, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
A plan prices your own dates and weighs hours as well as fares, so it can pick a different order from this page.
Put dates on it
Same cities on real dates, plus what one search cannot show: layovers long enough to count as a free city, two tickets that beat one, and cheaper days either side. No account and no card.
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