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The cheapest order to fly Vienna, Budapest and Krakow from Boston

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $829 a person and the most expensive at $961, a difference of $132 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Boston → Budapest → Krakow → Vienna → Boston

About $829 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Boston → Budapest → Krakow → Vienna → Boston$829
    cheapest order
  2. Boston → Vienna → Krakow → Budapest → Boston$845
    $16 more per person
  3. Boston → Krakow → Vienna → Budapest → Boston$853
    $24 more per person
  4. Boston → Krakow → Budapest → Vienna → Boston$896
    $67 more per person
  5. Boston → Budapest → Vienna → Krakow → Boston$908
    $79 more per person
  6. Boston → Vienna → Budapest → Krakow → Boston$961
    $132 more per person

Why Budapest first

  1. Boston to Budapest$297
  2. Budapest to Krakow$20
  3. Krakow to Vienna$18
  4. Vienna to Boston$494
  • Out of Boston, Budapest is the cheapest first stop at about $297. Vienna would be $350.
  • Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Budapest at about $453, but the cheapest order ends in Vienna at $494 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
  • The dearest order pays $530 for Krakow to Boston, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
  • Vienna to Boston is 60% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.

Between the cities

  • Budapest to Krakow: about 290 km (180 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: FlixBus, about 7h, usually $20 to $45.
  • Krakow to Vienna: about 330 km (200 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: FlixBus, about 7h, usually $20 to $40.

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 $132 a person on this trip, 16% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 80 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 September 24, 2026, from fares departing September 25, 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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