The cheapest order to fly Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona from Los Angeles
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $884 a person and the most expensive at $965, a difference of $81 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Los Angeles → Lisbon → Barcelona → Madrid → Los Angeles
About $884 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- Los Angeles → Lisbon → Barcelona → Madrid → Los Angeles$884cheapest order
- Los Angeles → Madrid → Barcelona → Lisbon → Los Angeles$892$8 more per person
- Los Angeles → Barcelona → Lisbon → Madrid → Los Angeles$895$11 more per person
- Los Angeles → Madrid → Lisbon → Barcelona → Los Angeles$904$20 more per person
- Los Angeles → Lisbon → Madrid → Barcelona → Los Angeles$958$74 more per person
- Los Angeles → Barcelona → Madrid → Lisbon → Los Angeles$965$81 more per person
Why end in Madrid
- Los Angeles to Lisbon$432
- Lisbon to Barcelona$27
- Barcelona to Madrid$37
- Madrid to Los Angeles$388
- Out of Los Angeles, the cheapest first flight goes to Madrid at about $387, but the cheapest order starts in Lisbon at $432 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Going home, Madrid is the cheapest city to leave from at about $388, against $465 from Barcelona.
- The dearest order pays $458 for Los Angeles to Barcelona, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Los Angeles to Lisbon is 49% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Lisbon to Barcelona: about 1,010 km (630 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
- Barcelona to Madrid: about 500 km (310 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: AVE / Iryo / Ouigo, about 2h 30m, usually $20 to $80.
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
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How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth $81 a person on this trip, 9% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 102 for how much the order matters, one of the smaller gaps: on this trip your dates are likely to matter more than the order.
The same cities from other airports
The cheapest order depends on where you start. From Los Angeles it starts in Lisbon.
- From New Yorkstart in Madrid, about $508 a person, $225 less than the dearest order
- From Torontostart in Madrid, about $698 a person, $182 less than the dearest order
- From Washingtonstart in Madrid, about $1,013 a person, $446 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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