The cheapest order to fly Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague from Los Angeles
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $979 a person and the most expensive at $1,526, a difference of $547 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Los Angeles → Berlin → Prague → Amsterdam → Los Angeles
About $979 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- Los Angeles → Berlin → Prague → Amsterdam → Los Angeles$979cheapest order
- Los Angeles → Berlin → Amsterdam → Prague → Los Angeles$1,066$87 more per person
- Los Angeles → Amsterdam → Prague → Berlin → Los Angeles$1,096$117 more per person
- Los Angeles → Amsterdam → Berlin → Prague → Los Angeles$1,192$213 more per person
- Los Angeles → Prague → Berlin → Amsterdam → Los Angeles$1,465$486 more per person
- Los Angeles → Prague → Amsterdam → Berlin → Los Angeles$1,526$547 more per person
Why Berlin first
- Los Angeles to Berlin$350
- Berlin to Prague$107
- Prague to Amsterdam$46
- Amsterdam to Los Angeles$476
- Out of Los Angeles, Berlin is the cheapest first stop at about $350. Prague would be $839.
- Going home, Amsterdam is the cheapest city to leave from at about $476, against $567 from Prague.
- Berlin to Amsterdam is about $65, but the other way round is $116. Same two cities, $51 apart on direction alone.
- The dearest order pays $839 for Los Angeles to Prague, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Amsterdam to Los Angeles is 49% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Berlin to Prague: about 280 km (170 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: EC, about 4h 20m, usually $25 to $60.
- Prague to Amsterdam: about 710 km (440 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: IC / EuroCity (change in Berlin), about 11h 30m, usually $70 to $160. Or FlixBus (overnight), about 14h, usually $40 to $90.
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 authorisation 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 $547 a person on this trip, 56% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 72 trips we price in full, that is number 8 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 Los Angeles it starts in Berlin.
- From New Yorkstart in Amsterdam, about $744 a person, $174 less than the dearest order
- From Torontostart in Amsterdam, about $940 a person, $202 less than the dearest order
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on October 29, 2026, from fares departing October 29, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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