The cheapest order to fly Naples, Palermo and Catania from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $778 a person and the most expensive at $919, a difference of $141 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Catania → Naples → Palermo → New York
About $778 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Catania → Naples → Palermo → New York$778cheapest order
- New York → Catania → Palermo → Naples → New York$805$27 more per person
- New York → Palermo → Catania → Naples → New York$879$101 more per person
- New York → Naples → Palermo → Catania → New York$883$105 more per person
- New York → Palermo → Naples → Catania → New York$888$110 more per person
- New York → Naples → Catania → Palermo → New York$919$141 more per person
Why Catania first
- New York to Catania$262
- Catania to Naples$20
- Naples to Palermo$23
- Palermo to New York$473
- Out of New York, Catania is the cheapest first stop at about $262. Palermo would be $377.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Naples at about $435, but the cheapest order ends in Palermo at $473 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Palermo to Catania is about $47, but the other way round is $74. Same two cities, $27 apart on direction alone.
- Palermo to New York is 61% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Catania to Naples: about 380 km (240 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Intercity, about 7h 40m, usually $35 to $80. Or FlixBus / Itabus, about 9h, usually $25 to $50.
- Naples to Palermo: about 310 km (190 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Naples to Palermo overnight (GNV / Tirrenia), about 10h, usually $50 to $100.
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 $141 a person on this trip, 18% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 108 trips we price in full, that is number 73 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 14, 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.
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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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