The cheapest order to fly Rome, Florence and Venice from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $730 a person and the most expensive at $863, a difference of $133 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Rome → Venice → Florence → New York
About $730 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Rome → Venice → Florence → New York$730cheapest order
- New York → Rome → Florence → Venice → New York$775$45 more per person
- New York → Venice → Florence → Rome → New York$777$47 more per person
- New York → Venice → Rome → Florence → New York$783$53 more per person
- New York → Florence → Venice → Rome → New York$792$62 more per person
- New York → Florence → Rome → Venice → New York$863$133 more per person
Why Rome first
- New York to Rome$218
- Rome to Venice$43
- Venice to Florence$72
- Florence to New York$397
- Out of New York, Rome is the cheapest first stop at about $218. Florence would be $328.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Rome at about $337, but the cheapest order ends in Florence at $397 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Rome to Florence is about $46, but the other way round is $68. Same two cities, $22 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays $424 for Venice to New York, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Florence to New York is 54% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Rome to Venice: about 390 km (240 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Frecciarossa / Italo, about 3h 50m, usually $30 to $90.
- Venice to Florence: about 200 km (120 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Frecciarossa / Italo, about 2h 10m, usually $25 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
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 $133 a person on this trip, 18% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 71 for how much the order matters, about the middle: worth getting right, and worth checking against your own dates.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on September 24, 2026, from fares departing September 24, 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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