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The cheapest order to fly Barcelona, Rome and Athens from Los Angeles

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $900 a person and the most expensive at $1,125, a difference of $225 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Los Angeles → Rome → Athens → Barcelona → Los Angeles

About $900 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Los Angeles → Rome → Athens → Barcelona → Los Angeles$900
    cheapest order
  2. Los Angeles → Barcelona → Athens → Rome → Los Angeles$919
    $19 more per person
  3. Los Angeles → Athens → Barcelona → Rome → Los Angeles$1,002
    $102 more per person
  4. Los Angeles → Rome → Barcelona → Athens → Los Angeles$1,021
    $121 more per person
  5. Los Angeles → Athens → Rome → Barcelona → Los Angeles$1,083
    $183 more per person
  6. Los Angeles → Barcelona → Rome → Athens → Los Angeles$1,125
    $225 more per person

Why Rome first

  1. Los Angeles to Rome$343
  2. Rome to Athens$42
  3. Athens to Barcelona$50
  4. Barcelona to Los Angeles$465
  • Out of Los Angeles, Rome is the cheapest first stop at about $343. Athens would be $553.
  • Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Rome at about $375, but the cheapest order ends in Barcelona at $465 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
  • The dearest order pays $601 for Athens to Los Angeles, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
  • Barcelona to Los Angeles is 52% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.

Between the cities

  • Rome to Athens: about 1,050 km (650 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
  • Athens to Barcelona: about 1,880 km (1170 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.

Entry rules on a US passport

  • 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. Official source

Rules change; check the official source for your passport and dates before you book.

How much the order matters here

Getting the order right is worth $225 a person on this trip, 25% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 42 for how much the order matters, about the middle: worth getting right, and worth checking against your own dates.

The same cities from other airports

The cheapest order depends on where you start. From Los Angeles it starts in Rome.

  • From Miamistart in Rome, about $714 a person, $496 less than the dearest order
  • From Bostonstart in Rome, about $845 a person, $453 less than the dearest 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.

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