The cheapest order to fly Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague from New York
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $797 a person and the most expensive at $1,004, a difference of $207 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
New York → Amsterdam → Prague → Berlin → New York
About $797 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Every order, priced
- New York → Amsterdam → Prague → Berlin → New York$797cheapest order
- New York → Prague → Amsterdam → Berlin → New York$914$117 more per person
- New York → Berlin → Prague → Amsterdam → New York$937$140 more per person
- New York → Berlin → Amsterdam → Prague → New York$967$170 more per person
- New York → Amsterdam → Berlin → Prague → New York$987$190 more per person
- New York → Prague → Berlin → Amsterdam → New York$1,004$207 more per person
Why Amsterdam first
- New York to Amsterdam$308
- Amsterdam to Prague$84
- Prague to Berlin$85
- Berlin to New York$320
- Out of New York, Amsterdam is the cheapest first stop at about $308. Prague would be $432.
- Going home, Berlin is the cheapest city to leave from at about $320, against $456 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 $432 for New York to Prague, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Berlin to New York is 40% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Amsterdam to Prague: 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.
- Prague to Berlin: about 280 km (170 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: EC, about 4h 20m, usually $25 to $60.
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
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How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth $207 a person on this trip, 26% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 72 trips we price in full, that is number 30 for how much the order matters, about the middle: worth getting right, and worth checking against your own dates.
The same cities from other airports
The cheapest order depends on where you start. From New York it starts in Amsterdam.
- From Torontostart in Amsterdam, about $940 a person, $202 less than the dearest order
- From Los Angelesstart in Prague, about $1,003 a person, $324 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 30, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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