The cheapest order to fly Barcelona, Milan and Paris from Sydney
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about A$1,539 a person and the most expensive at A$2,312, a difference of A$773 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Sydney → Paris → Barcelona → Milan → Sydney
About A$1,539 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Shown in Australian dollars, converted from US dollars at today’s rate, so every amount is approximate. In dollars the cheapest order is about $1,081. You pay in the airline’s currency.
Every order, priced
- Sydney → Paris → Barcelona → Milan → SydneyA$1,539cheapest order
- Sydney → Barcelona → Milan → Paris → SydneyA$1,639A$100 more per person
- Sydney → Paris → Milan → Barcelona → SydneyA$1,640A$101 more per person
- Sydney → Barcelona → Paris → Milan → SydneyA$1,835A$296 more per person
- Sydney → Milan → Barcelona → Paris → SydneyA$2,003A$464 more per person
- Sydney → Milan → Paris → Barcelona → SydneyA$2,312A$773 more per person
Why Paris first
- Sydney to ParisA$488
- Paris to BarcelonaA$50
- Barcelona to MilanA$28
- Milan to SydneyA$972
- Out of Sydney, Paris is the cheapest first stop at about A$488. Milan would be A$1,142.
- Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Paris at about A$793, but the cheapest order ends in Milan at A$972 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- The dearest order pays A$1,142 for Sydney to Milan, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Milan to Sydney is 63% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Paris to Barcelona: about 830 km (520 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: TGV, about 6h 40m, usually A$71 to A$214.
- Barcelona to Milan: about 720 km (450 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
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How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth A$773 a person on this trip, 50% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 72 trips we price in full, that is number 10 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.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on October 31, 2026, from fares departing October 31, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
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