These Are the Cheapest European Destinations from Every State This Summer

Lesley Chen

If you’ve been eyeing that European vacation this summer but haven’t quite narrowed down your location, travel site Kayak has done your research for you. KAYAK looked at searches between April 15, 2018 through April 15, 2019 for travel between May 24, 2019 through September 2, 2019 to uncover the cheapest median airfare prices to Europe from 71 major airports.

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Overwhelmingly, with 56 percent of the airports that Kayak looked at, Reykjavik, Iceland was the cheapest destination to fly to this summer. East Coast travelers especially have no excuses not to visit: six of the 10 most affordable flights were from eastern states like New York, Florida, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. So cross the Blue Lagoon off your bucket list, go climb a glacier, or simply take advantage of Iceland Air’s Stopover program, where you can head to Europe with a 1-7 day stopover in Iceland at no additional airfare cost.

London and Dublin were the next most popular destinations for cheap fares. Nordic countries like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark also made the list, likely for their midnight suns, a phenomenon that happens in places north of the Arctic Circle during the summer months. It’s exactly what it sounds like: The sun is still visible at midnight.

See the full data below (origin airport, cheapest European destination, and median airfare) and get booking. Regardless of what city you choose, you can’t go wrong with an international getaway.

Alabama (HSV): Reykjavik, $735
Alabama (BHM): Reykjavik, $660
Alaska (ANC): Reykjavik, $693
Arizona (PHX): Reykjavik, $831
Arizona (TUS): Reykjavik, $662
Arkansas (MEM): London, $985
California (LAX): Barcelona, $614
California (SFO): Barcelona, $583
California (SAN): Copenhagen, $863
Colorado (DEN): Reykjavik, $618
Connecticut (BDL): Dublin, $682
Delaware (BWI): Lisbon, $686
Florida (MCO): London, $661
Florida (TPA): London, $661
Florida (MIA): Madrid, $550
Georgia (SAV): Amsterdam, $838
Georgia (ATL): Reykjavik, $754
Hawaii (HNL): Reykjavik, $612
Hawaii (KOA): Reykjavik, $619
Idaho (SLC): Reykjavik, $685
Illinois (ORD): Dublin, $721
Indiana (IND): Reykjavik, $720
Iowa (DSM): Reykjavik, $669
Kansas (MCI): Reykjavik, $616
Kentucky (CVG): Reykjavik, $681
Kentucky (SDF): Milan, $985
Louisiana (MSY): Reykjavik, $616
Maine (BGR): Reykjavik, $631
Maryland (BWI): Lisbon, $686
Massachusetts (BOS): Oslo, $596
Michigan (DTW): Reykjavik, $648
Michigan (FNT): Dublin, $798
Minnesota (MSP): Reykjavik, $487
Mississippi (GPT): Reykjavik, $646
Missouri (MCI): Reykjavik, $575
Missouri (STL): Reykjavik, $616
Montana (BIL): Reykjavik, $617
Nebraska (OMA): Reykjavik, $605
Nevada (LAS): London, $716
Nevada (RNO): Reykjavik, $754
New Hampshire (BOS): Oslo, $596
New Jersey (EWR): Dublin, $608
New Mexico (ABQ): Reykjavik, $635
New York (JFK): Madrid, $564
New York (BUF): Reykjavik, $616
New York (LGA): Helsinki, $523
North Carolina (CLT): Lisbon, $803
North Carolina (RDU): Reykjavik, $663
North Dakota (FAR): Reykjavik, $687
Ohio (CLE): Reykjavik, $453
Ohio (CMH): Reykjavik, $616
Oklahoma (OKC): Reykjavik, $656
Oklahoma (TUL): Reykjavik, $654
Oregon (PDX): Reykjavik, $638
Pennsylvania (PHL): Cork, $661
Pennsylvania (PIT): Frankfurt, $679
Rhode Island (PVD): Dublin, $441
South Carolina (CHS): Reykjavik, $667
South Dakota (OMA): Reykjavik, $605
Tennessee (BNA): Reykjavik, $656
Texas (AUS): London, $752
Texas (IAH): Luxembourg, $664
Utah (SLC): Reykjavik, $685
Vermont (BTV): Milan, $647
Virginia (ORF): Reykjavik, $616
Virginia (RIC): Reykjavik, $616
Washington (SEA): Manchester, $729
West Virginia (PIT): Frankfurt, $679
Wisconsin (MKE): Oslo, $694
Wyoming (BIL): Reykjavik, $617
Washington DC (IAD): Stockholm, $685

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