The cheapest order to fly Paris, Nice and Lyon from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $832 a person and the most expensive at $1,155, a difference of $323 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Nice → Lyon → Paris → New York
About $832 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Nice → Lyon → Paris → New York$832cheapest order
- New York → Paris → Lyon → Nice → New York$883$51 more per person
- New York → Paris → Nice → Lyon → New York$962$130 more per person
- New York → Lyon → Nice → Paris → New York$977$145 more per person
- New York → Nice → Paris → Lyon → New York$1,089$257 more per person
- New York → Lyon → Paris → Nice → New York$1,155$323 more per person
Why end in Paris
- New York to Nice$347
- Nice to Lyon$63
- Lyon to Paris$69
- Paris to New York$353
- Out of New York, the cheapest first flight goes to Paris at about $229, but the cheapest order starts in Nice at $347 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Going home, Paris is the cheapest city to leave from at about $353, against $624 from Lyon.
- The dearest order pays $524 for New York to Lyon, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Paris to New York is 42% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Nice to Lyon: about 300 km (190 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: TGV INOUI, about 4h 40m, usually $35 to $100.
- Lyon to Paris: about 390 km (240 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: TGV INOUI / Ouigo, about 2h, usually $25 to $110.
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 $323 a person on this trip, 39% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 23 for how much the order matters, one of the trips where it matters most: flying these cities in the wrong order is an expensive mistake.
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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