The cheapest order to fly Vienna, Budapest and Krakow from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $789 a person and the most expensive at $1,028, a difference of $239 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Krakow → Budapest → Vienna → New York
About $789 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Krakow → Budapest → Vienna → New York$789cheapest order
- New York → Krakow → Vienna → Budapest → New York$815$26 more per person
- New York → Vienna → Krakow → Budapest → New York$887$98 more per person
- New York → Budapest → Krakow → Vienna → New York$906$117 more per person
- New York → Vienna → Budapest → Krakow → New York$951$162 more per person
- New York → Budapest → Vienna → Krakow → New York$1,028$239 more per person
Why Krakow first
- New York to Krakow$328
- Krakow to Budapest$24
- Budapest to Vienna$50
- Vienna to New York$387
- Out of New York, Krakow is the cheapest first stop at about $328. Budapest would be $458.
- Going home, Vienna is the cheapest city to leave from at about $387, against $471 from Krakow.
- The dearest order pays $471 for Krakow to New York, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Vienna to New York is 49% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Krakow to Budapest: about 290 km (180 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: FlixBus, about 7h, usually $20 to $45.
- Budapest to Vienna: about 210 km (130 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Railjet, about 2h 40m, usually $15 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
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How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth $239 a person on this trip, 30% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 108 trips we price in full, that is number 32 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.
The same cities from other airports
The cheapest order depends on where you start. From New York it starts in Krakow.
- From Bostonstart in Budapest, about $829 a person, $132 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 12, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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