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Per-route booking guides for 193 popular flight pairs, grounded in our daily price-history index. Pick a route to see its target price, best booking window, and weekday pattern.

From Atlanta (ATL)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Target $332–$366 for ATL–AMS — spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Bogotá (BOG)
Target $190 on ATL–BOG — the spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Cancun (CUN)
ATL–CUN fares cluster near $154 — act before prices near $200
→ Cape Town (CPT)
ATL→Cape Town: median $746, but budget up to $1,080
→ Dubai (DXB)
ATL–Dubai: Target $460 and watch for dips to $360
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $320–$364 for Atlanta–Frankfurt — spread is wide
→ Johannesburg (JNB)
Target $716–$729 for ATL–Johannesburg — but act fast
→ Lima (LIM)
Target $272–$302 for Atlanta–Lima — the realistic sweet spot
→ London (LHR)
Target $343–$353 on ATL–LHR before fares spike to $525+
→ Madrid (MAD)
Target $344–$362 for Atlanta–Madrid; avoid the $530+ outliers
→ Mexico City (MEX)
Target $137–$150 for Atlanta–Mexico City flights
→ Paris (CDG)
Target $304–$363 for Atlanta–Paris — spread signals real savings exist
→ Rome (FCO)
Target $357–$475 for Atlanta–Rome, but act when under $400
→ Tel Aviv (TLV)
ATL–Tel Aviv: median $656, but outliers can hit $955

From Boston (BOS)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Target $320–$329 for BOS→AMS — patience pays on this route
→ Athens (ATH)
Target $330–$408 for Boston–Athens — and watch for sub-$300 windows
→ Barcelona (BCN)
Target $320–$434 for Boston–Barcelona — patience pays here
→ Copenhagen (CPH)
Budget $460 for Boston–Copenhagen — the range is tighter than you'd expect
→ Dublin (DUB)
Boston–Dublin: target $255–$290 and book well ahead
→ Edinburgh (EDI)
Target $323–$389 for Boston–Edinburgh — spread is wide enough to matter
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $298–$313 for Boston–Frankfurt — spread is real
→ Istanbul (IST)
Boston–Istanbul fares cluster near $314 — the window is narrow
→ London (LHR)
Target $251–$286 on BOS–LHR — the spread rewards patience
→ Madrid (MAD)
Target $329–$374 on BOS–MAD and move fast when fares dip
→ Milan (MXP)
Median BOS–Milan fare is $324 — act fast if you're under $340
→ Oslo (OSL)
Median fare is $197 — but timing matters with a 127% spread
→ Paris (CDG)
Target $294–$320 for Boston–Paris; patience beats panic-buying
→ Reykjavík (KEF)
Target $362–$378 on BOS–KEF — the sweet spot most days
→ Rome (FCO)
Target $273–$323 for Boston–Rome — the spread is real
→ San Juan (SJU)
Target $121–$124 for Boston–San Juan — act before prices climb
→ Stockholm (ARN)
Boston–Stockholm fares cluster near $415 — book early for $386
→ Tel Aviv (TLV)
BOS–TLV: Budget around $544, but floor dips to $385

From Chicago (ORD)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Target $408–$445 for Chicago–Amsterdam; budget floor near $323
→ Barcelona (BCN)
Target $274–$297 for Chicago–Barcelona and book early
→ Cancun (CUN)
Chicago to Cancún: target $106–$120 and book early
→ Dubai (DXB)
ORD–DXB median is $404 — a tight range worth acting on fast
→ Dublin (DUB)
Target $336–$368 for Chicago–Dublin — the reliable middle ground
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $310–$349 for ORD–Frankfurt and watch for dips to $251
→ Hong Kong (HKG)
Target $590–615 for Chicago–Hong Kong flights
→ Istanbul (IST)
ORD–IST: Target $340 or less — the floor dips to $268
→ London (LHR)
Chicago–London: median $286, but $199 floors are real
→ Madrid (MAD)
Chicago to Madrid: Target $324 but watch for $174 outliers
→ Mexico City (MEX)
Budget $105 for ORD–MEX — floor dips to $84 with patience
→ Paris (CDG)
Chicago–Paris fares cluster near $265 — act within a tight window
→ Rome (FCO)
Target $315 or less — Rome fares from Chicago reward patience
→ Seoul (ICN)
Target $430–$547 on ORD–ICN — spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Shanghai (PVG)
Target $661 for Chicago–Shanghai — spread is manageable at 21%
→ Tokyo (NRT)
Budget $509–$561 for Chicago–Tokyo, and watch for dips near $468
→ Zurich (ZRH)
Target $407–$692 on ORD–ZRH — spread is wide, timing matters

From Dallas (DFW)

→ Bogotá (BOG)
Target $285–$302 on Dallas–Bogotá before fares climb to $350+
→ Buenos Aires (EZE)
Budget $466 for Dallas–Buenos Aires — and book early
→ Cancun (CUN)
DFW–CUN median is $123 — the bottom quartile starts at $108
→ Cartagena (CTG)
Dallas–Cartagena fares swing wildly — target under $200
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $255–$273 on DFW–Frankfurt; outliers can sting at $519
→ Lima (LIM)
Dallas to Lima: median fare sits at $372, but data is thin
→ London (LHR)
Target $320–$346 on DFW–LHR before prices spike past $419
→ Madrid (MAD)
Budget $370–$380 for Dallas–Madrid — but watch for rare $345 dips
→ Mexico City (MEX)
DFW–MEX fares cluster near $96 — floor is $75
→ Paris (CDG)
Target $342–$372 for Dallas–Paris; patience can save $60+
→ Seoul (ICN)
Target $528–$546 for Dallas–Seoul; spread is tight at 15%
→ Sydney (SYD)
Budget $650 for Dallas–Sydney — floor fares dip to $475
→ Tokyo (NRT)
Target $490–$590 for Dallas–Tokyo; avoid the $1,000+ ceiling

From Houston (IAH)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Target $376–$461 for Houston–Amsterdam: spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Bogotá (BOG)
Houston–Bogotá fares cluster near $236 — book early for the low end
→ Buenos Aires (EZE)
Budget $387–$455 for Houston–Buenos Aires, and book early
→ Cancun (CUN)
IAH–CUN fares cluster near $108 — shop when you see sub-$101
→ Dubai (DXB)
Target $518–$580 on IAH–DXB — and watch for sub-$400 drops
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $537–$543 for Houston–Frankfurt; spread is real but manageable
→ Istanbul (IST)
Target $398–$429 for Houston–Istanbul: patience pays here
→ Lima (LIM)
Houston–Lima fares cluster near $254 — book early to stay in that band
→ London (LHR)
Target $355–$365 for Houston–London economy fares
→ Mexico City (MEX)
Houston–Mexico City fares cluster near $96 — book early for $79
→ Panama City (PTY)
Houston–Panama City fares center at $340 — floor sits near $270
→ Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Target $429–$482 on IAH–GIG — patience pays on this route
→ Santiago (SCL)
Houston–Santiago fares cluster near $431 — catch dips toward $376

From Los Angeles (LAX)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Budget $385 for LAX–AMS — but $331 fares do surface
→ Auckland (AKL)
Target $419–$449 for LAX–Auckland — and watch that $333 floor
→ Bali (DPS)
Budget $480 for LAX–Bali — fares cluster in a tight $65 band
→ Bangkok (BKK)
Budget $393 for LAX–BKK — floor fares dip to $315
→ Dubai (DXB)
LAX–DXB fares cluster tight — target the $413–$415 window
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
LAX–Frankfurt: Target $358–378 and watch for dips to $321
→ Hong Kong (HKG)
LAX–HKG fares cluster near $452 — book when you see $439 or less
→ Honolulu (HNL)
LAX–HNL median is $134 — act when fares dip toward $111
→ Istanbul (IST)
LAX–Istanbul: Target $386–$403 and move when you see sub-$370
→ London (LHR)
LAX→LHR: Target $269–$307, spread is wide enough to matter
→ Melbourne (MEL)
Target $388–$452 for LAX–Melbourne — spread is wide enough to matter
→ Mexico City (MEX)
LAX–MEX median is $100 — but outliers dip to $45
→ Osaka (KIX)
Target $407–$458 for LAX–Osaka; spread is modest at 21%
→ Paris (CDG)
LAX–Paris: Target $316–$354, median sits at $351
→ Seoul (ICN)
Target $362–$374 for LAX–Seoul — the sweet spot is tight
→ Singapore (SIN)
Most LAX–SIN fares cluster near $400 — but outliers hit $819
→ Sydney (SYD)
Target $456 on LAX–SYD — the floor sits near $366
→ Taipei (TPE)
Target $378–$423 for LAX–Taipei — wide spread rewards patience
→ Tokyo (NRT)
Target $252–$312 on LAX–NRT and watch for dips near $219

From Miami (MIA)

→ Bogotá (BOG)
Miami–Bogotá fares are tightly clustered around $130
→ Buenos Aires (EZE)
Budget $259–296 for MIA→EZE — floor hits $212 occasionally
→ Cancun (CUN)
MIA–CUN fares cluster near $110 — book early to land under $100
→ Cartagena (CTG)
Target $130–$148 for Miami–Cartagena flights
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Miami to Frankfurt: median $421, best fares cluster near $405
→ Havana (HAV)
MIA–HAV fares cluster near $195 — floor sits at $146
→ Lima (LIM)
Miami–Lima fares cluster near $154 — book early, aim low
→ London (LHR)
Miami to London: target $317–$324 and book early
→ Madrid (MAD)
Miami–Madrid fares cluster near $333 — book before prices drift toward $379
→ Mexico City (MEX)
MIA–MEX fares center near $89 — act when you see sub-$86
→ Milan (MXP)
Miami to Milan: target $267–$288 and book well ahead
→ Nassau (NAS)
Miami to Nassau: median $103, but $86 fares do appear
→ Panama City (PTY)
Miami–Panama City fares center at $279 — low end dips to $163
→ Paris (CDG)
Miami–Paris fares cluster tight: target $343–$355
→ Punta Cana (PUJ)
Miami to Punta Cana: target $126–$130 and book early
→ Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
Miami–Rio fares center at $367 — budget $350 or less to beat the median
→ Rome (FCO)
Target $329–$348 for Miami–Rome — patience pays moderately
→ Santiago (SCL)
Budget $311 for Miami–Santiago — floors hit $248
→ Zurich (ZRH)
Miami–Zurich: target $378–$387, but watch for rare $344 dips

From New York (JFK)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
JFK–AMS: Target $245–$287 and watch for dips to $232
→ Athens (ATH)
JFK→ATH: Median $167, but windows matter — target $161 or under
→ Bali (DPS)
Budget $505 for JFK–Bali — the price band is unusually tight
→ Bangkok (BKK)
Budget $466 for JFK–Bangkok — range is tighter than you'd expect
→ Barcelona (BCN)
JFK→BCN: Target $217–$228 and act before fares hit $234
→ Buenos Aires (EZE)
JFK→EZE: Budget $445 — this route runs unusually tight
→ Cairo (CAI)
Target $307–$359 for New York to Cairo — and watch spreads closely
→ Dubai (DXB)
JFK–DXB fares cluster tightly around $309 — don't wait for a dip
→ Dublin (DUB)
JFK→DUB: Target $245–$250 and watch for sub-$200 dips
→ Istanbul (IST)
JFK→IST: Budget around $247, spread is tight at 20%
→ Lima (LIM)
Budget $276 for JFK–Lima — spread is narrow but real
→ Lisbon (LIS)
JFK–LIS fares cluster tight: target $262–$280
→ London (LHR)
JFK–LHR: median at $195, but outliers can spike to $262
→ Madrid (MAD)
JFK→MAD fares cluster tight — budget $272 and book early
→ Marrakech (RAK)
Target $298 on JFK–Marrakech — but watch for $271 floor dips
→ Mexico City (MEX)
Target $139–$152 for JFK–MEX, but act fast on rare sub-$50 drops
→ Mumbai (BOM)
Target $342 on JFK–Mumbai — the window is narrow but real
→ Paris (CDG)
JFK–CDG median sits at $202 — budget $188–$212 realistically
→ Reykjavík (KEF)
Budget $366 for JFK–Reykjavik — spread is tight, book early
→ Rio de Janeiro (GIG)
JFK–Rio fares center at $350 — bottom quartile starts at $272
→ Rome (FCO)
Target $168–$177 for JFK–Rome — the floor is closer than you think
→ Seoul (ICN)
JFK–Seoul: Budget $425 and move fast when fares dip below $423
→ Tokyo (NRT)
Target $486 on JFK–NRT — the floor sits at $448
→ Vienna (VIE)
JFK–Vienna: Target $272–$286 and book before fares climb past $289
→ Zurich (ZRH)
Target $268–$291 on JFK–ZRH — the range where deals cluster

From Newark (EWR)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
EWR–AMS fares cluster tightly around $300 — don't wait for a dip
→ Bogotá (BOG)
Median fare is $190, but timing can swing it by $200
→ Brussels (BRU)
Target $324–$340 on EWR–Brussels — spread is real but moderate
→ Budapest (BUD)
EWR–Budapest: median $323, with deals clustering near $292
→ Cape Town (CPT)
Target $850 or less — the bottom quartile starts at $812
→ Copenhagen (CPH)
Target $293–$300 on EWR–CPH — the window where deals cluster
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
EWR–Frankfurt: median $271, book when fares dip near $265
→ Istanbul (IST)
EWR–Istanbul: median $288, but outliers spike to $369
→ Johannesburg (JNB)
Target $890–$985 for EWR–Johannesburg — but act on dips below $750
→ Nassau (NAS)
EWR→Nassau: median $130, book early for sub-$121 fares
→ Oslo (OSL)
EWR–Oslo: Target $452–$480 and book well ahead
→ Panama City (PTY)
EWR→Panama City: Target $352–$368 and book early
→ Paris (CDG)
Newark–Paris: median $213, with deals near $183 for patient bookers
→ Prague (PRG)
EWR→Prague: median $287, but outliers can spike to $366
→ Punta Cana (PUJ)
EWR→Punta Cana: target $131–$158 and watch for dips to $119
→ São Paulo (GRU)
Target $354–$389 on EWR–GRU; dip to $235 is real but rare
→ Stockholm (ARN)
Target $312–$350 for EWR–Stockholm; avoid peak pricing above $490
→ Tel Aviv (TLV)
EWR–Tel Aviv: Target $385–$399 and book well ahead

From San Francisco (SFO)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Target $343–$376 on SFO–AMS — spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Bangkok (BKK)
Budget $424 for SFO–BKK — floor sits near $354
→ Delhi (DEL)
Target $387–$506 for SFO–DEL — and book well ahead
→ Dubai (DXB)
SFO–DXB median is $410 — act when fares dip near $403
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
SFO–Frankfurt: Target $357–$395 and book well ahead
→ Hong Kong (HKG)
SFO–HKG: Target $438–$447, with lows near $414
→ Istanbul (IST)
SFO–IST fares cluster tightly around $407 — act fast
→ London (LHR)
SFO→LHR: Target $286–$315 and book well ahead
→ Mumbai (BOM)
Budget $527–$673 for SFO–BOM, but $453 deals surface
→ Osaka (KIX)
Target $496–$551 for SFO–Osaka; don't wait for a big dip
→ Paris (CDG)
SFO–CDG median sits at $405 — budget $343–$410 to stay competitive
→ Seoul (ICN)
Budget $362 for SFO–Seoul — the floor dips to $319
→ Singapore (SIN)
Budget $343–$367 for SFO→SIN — the floor is closer than it looks
→ Taipei (TPE)
Target $323–$394 for SFO–TPE — and avoid peak-surge windows
→ Tel Aviv (TLV)
Target $471–$568 for SFO–Tel Aviv — spread is enormous
→ Tokyo (NRT)
SFO→Tokyo: Target $378–$400 and book early for best odds

From Seattle (SEA)

→ Amsterdam (AMS)
Seattle–Amsterdam fares cluster near $330 — budget $303–$340
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Seattle–Frankfurt: target $315–$326 and stay flexible
→ Hong Kong (HKG)
Seattle–Hong Kong: Target $420 and watch for sub-$420 dips
→ London (LHR)
Target $264–$273 on Seattle–London — spread is wide, so timing matters
→ Osaka (KIX)
Target $508–$527 for Seattle–Osaka; avoid the $806 ceiling
→ Paris (CDG)
Seattle–Paris: Target $289–$344 and book well in advance
→ Reykjavík (KEF)
Budget $375–435 for SEA→KEF, but $312 deals do surface
→ Seoul (ICN)
Seattle–Seoul: target $368–$403 and watch for sub-$370 dips
→ Shanghai (PVG)
Target $460–$580 on Seattle–Shanghai and book 4–8 weeks out
→ Singapore (SIN)
Target $410–$480 on SEA–SIN — and book well ahead
→ Taipei (TPE)
Seattle–Taipei fares center near $599 — catch dips toward $433
→ Tokyo (NRT)
Target $454–$479 for Seattle–Tokyo — the sweet spot is narrow
→ Toronto (YYZ)
Median fare is $191 — but one outlier hit $392
→ Vancouver (YVR)
Budget $134–$152 for Seattle–Vancouver — floor sits near $125

From Washington (DCA)

→ Cancun (CUN)
Target $172–$180 for DCA–Cancún — fares rarely stray far
→ Dublin (DUB)
Target $355–$431 for Washington to Dublin — book early
→ Frankfurt (FRA)
Target $400–$440 on DCA–Frankfurt and watch for $330 dips
→ London (LHR)
Target $334 on DCA–LHR — prices stay tight in a $307–$398 band
→ Mexico City (MEX)
Target $244 on DCA–MEX — but act fast when fares dip near $153
→ Paris (CDG)
Target $320–370 for Washington–Paris flights
→ Toronto (YYZ)
DCA–Toronto: Median sits at $112 — act fast when you see it

Index last regenerated Jun 27, 2026.