The cheapest order to fly Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $807 a person and the most expensive at $900, a difference of $93 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Belgrade → Sofia → Bucharest → New York
About $807 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Belgrade → Sofia → Bucharest → New York$807cheapest order
- New York → Sofia → Bucharest → Belgrade → New York$847$40 more per person
- New York → Bucharest → Sofia → Belgrade → New York$858$51 more per person
- New York → Sofia → Belgrade → Bucharest → New York$865$58 more per person
- New York → Bucharest → Belgrade → Sofia → New York$873$66 more per person
- New York → Belgrade → Bucharest → Sofia → New York$900$93 more per person
Why end in Bucharest
- New York to Belgrade$327
- Belgrade to Sofia$53
- Sofia to Bucharest$46
- Bucharest to New York$381
- Going home, Bucharest is the cheapest city to leave from at about $381, against $435 from Sofia.
- Bucharest to Belgrade is about $55, but the other way round is $83. Same two cities, $28 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays $435 for Sofia to New York, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Bucharest to New York is 47% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Belgrade to Sofia: about 330 km (200 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Nis Ekspres / Matpu, about 7h, usually $25 to $40.
- Sofia to Bucharest: about 300 km (190 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: FlixBus, about 7h, usually $25 to $45.
Entry rules on a US passport
- US passport: visa-free in Serbia for up to 90 days. Official source
- 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 $93 a person on this trip, 12% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 94 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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