The cheapest order to fly Munich, Prague and Budapest from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $873 a person and the most expensive at $1,068, a difference of $195 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Prague → Budapest → Munich → New York
About $873 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Prague → Budapest → Munich → New York$873cheapest order
- New York → Prague → Munich → Budapest → New York$968$95 more per person
- New York → Munich → Prague → Budapest → New York$978$105 more per person
- New York → Budapest → Prague → Munich → New York$987$114 more per person
- New York → Munich → Budapest → Prague → New York$1,006$133 more per person
- New York → Budapest → Munich → Prague → New York$1,068$195 more per person
Why Prague first
- New York to Prague$357
- Prague to Budapest$33
- Budapest to Munich$83
- Munich to New York$400
- Out of New York, Prague is the cheapest first stop at about $357. Budapest would be $458.
- Going home, Munich is the cheapest city to leave from at about $400, against $420 from Prague.
- Budapest to Munich is about $83, but the other way round is $115. Same two cities, $32 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays $458 for New York to Budapest, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Munich to New York is 46% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Prague to Budapest: about 440 km (270 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: EuroCity, about 7h, usually $20 to $50. Or FlixBus / RegioJet, about 7h 30m, usually $15 to $35.
- Budapest to Munich: about 560 km (350 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Railjet, about 7h, usually $40 to $110. Or FlixBus, about 8h 30m, usually $30 to $60.
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 $195 a person on this trip, 22% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 51 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 New York it starts in Prague.
- From Bostonstart in Budapest, about $987 a person, $149 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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