Springtime Soar: Snag Roundtrip Flights to Europe for Under $500 with American Airlines!

If traveling to Europe for Valentine’s Day weekend or spring break sounds appealing, American Airlines has just reintroduced some of its most economical fares to numerous destinations for a limited time. 

Even though the sale doesn’t conclude until Tue. Jan 28, these offers are available solely on a first-come, first-served basis — no promotional code is needed. The travel periods will differ based on the final destination, but most of these American Airlines tickets can be reserved from now until May 2025. 

Additionally, the reduced fares are only applicable for specific days of the week — flights from the U.S. to Europe must leave on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, while return flights can be taken on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Travel + Leisure explored the list and discovered the best round-trip bargains to Europe, originating from any city in the 48 contiguous U.S. states: 

• Boston (BOS) to/from Dublin (DUB): $466
• Miami (MIA) to/from Madrid (MAD): $480
• Chicago (ORD) to/from Lisbon (LIS): $496
• Los Angeles (LAX) to/from Stockholm (ARN): $506
• Philadelphia (PHL) to/from Zurich (ZRH): $524
• Dallas (DFW) to/from Rome (FCO): $527
• New York (JFK) to/from Athens (ATH): $541

As a member of the Oneworld alliance, the airline provides codeshare services on Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and Finnair to enhance its route network in Europe. For example, a traveler departing from Boston (BOS) could fly to London (LHR) on American Airlines and then connect to Barcelona (BCN) on a partner airline, all on a single ticket.

The sale fares are applicable in basic economy, although passengers are permitted to carry one personal item and one carry-on bag onboard. Nevertheless, seat assignments will only be provided when they check in 24 hours before departure, and there are generally expensive cancellation fees linked with basic economy fares.