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The cheapest order to fly Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona from Los Angeles

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $789 a person and the most expensive at $1,086, a difference of $297 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Los Angeles → Lisbon → Barcelona → Madrid → Los Angeles

About $789 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Los Angeles → Lisbon → Barcelona → Madrid → Los Angeles$789
    cheapest order
  2. Los Angeles → Barcelona → Lisbon → Madrid → Los Angeles$827
    $38 more per person
  3. Los Angeles → Lisbon → Madrid → Barcelona → Los Angeles$955
    $166 more per person
  4. Los Angeles → Madrid → Lisbon → Barcelona → Los Angeles$961
    $172 more per person
  5. Los Angeles → Madrid → Barcelona → Lisbon → Los Angeles$1,056
    $267 more per person
  6. Los Angeles → Barcelona → Madrid → Lisbon → Los Angeles$1,086
    $297 more per person

Why Lisbon first

  1. Los Angeles to Lisbon$322
  2. Lisbon to Barcelona$27
  3. Barcelona to Madrid$35
  4. Madrid to Los Angeles$405
  • Out of Los Angeles, Lisbon is the cheapest first stop at about $322. Barcelona would be $361.
  • Going home, Madrid is the cheapest city to leave from at about $405, against $660 from Lisbon.
  • The dearest order pays $660 for Lisbon to Los Angeles, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
  • Madrid to Los Angeles is 51% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.

Between the cities

  • Lisbon to Barcelona: about 1,010 km (630 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
  • Barcelona to Madrid: about 500 km (310 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: AVE / Iryo / Ouigo, about 2h 30m, usually $20 to $80.

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 $297 a person on this trip, 38% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 72 trips we price in full, that is number 20 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 Lisbon.

  • From New Yorkstart in Madrid, about $508 a person, $225 less than the dearest order
  • From Torontostart in Madrid, about $698 a person, $182 less than the dearest order
  • From Washingtonstart in Madrid, about $1,013 a person, $446 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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