Welcome to the Europe Page
No matter where in
Europe you want to go you must consider the flight from the United States.
If you use one of our preferred suppliers, found via their name or the buttons
on the left, you will see that the flight can be affordably included in the
package. Our
Globus,
Monograms and
Cosmos partners do this very well.
If you are interested in just the flight or
want to plan your own trip please see the
AutoEurope link under independent travel.
Our Agents have access to consolidator fares to
Europe and beyond. These companies purchase large seat allotments on major
carriers and sell them at a discount. There are times that the savings can
be significant, we know where to compare for the best price.
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Seasons & Pricing
Europe air pricing is broken into four seasonal segments with one holiday segment insertion. The date of departure determines the season regardless of the return, unless you stay more than 30-days. If you depart on the last day of Spring season, you can return in Summer season at the Spring rate.
High Season is SUMMER, usually starting around May 15 and running until about September 15. This is when fares to many cities go over $1,000 per person round trip. This is when Europe is at it's busiest, their weather is about the same as ours so naturally this is when everything is happening.
Low Season is WINTER, normally from about November 15 to March 15, this is when you see $300 airfares to London and Paris. It's cold in Europe as well as North America, even the mountains of Greece are getting snow and the Greek islands are getting cold rain. Great pricing can be found for ski trips to the Alps which often beat the prices to the Rockies.
Two Shoulder Seasons occur, SPRING and FALL. This is when the prices are between High and Low Season and the tourist crowds are thinner. Pricing can run between $500 and $800 depending on the destination. The Spring Season runs from about March 15 to about the middle or end of May depending on the airline. The Fall Season starts in September and runs to November, some airlines use the 15th and others the 30th.
The Holiday Season is inserted into the Winter Season and causes Winter pricing to rise up to Shoulder pricing. This occurs about December 15 and runs until about January 10.
Non-stop Destinations from Boston
From Logan International Airport at Boston, we have 13 non-stop choices to many European cities, but not all.
Iceland 1-nonstop choice to Reykjavik on Icelandair with pretty good onward connections to many major European cities, good prices and some hot stopover options. One departure per day.
Nykoping (Norrkoping) Sweden 1-nonstop seasonally by Finnair, flies here Tuesdays and Thursdays and returns overnight to arrive on Wednesdays and Fridays in summer only. Approximate 1 hour 40 minute train to Stockholm.
Shannon 2-nonstop choices on American and Aer Lingus with onward flights to Dublin. From here you can hook up with Ryanair for inexpensive connections to all of Europe. One daily departure each airline.
London 3-nonstop choices on American, British and Virgin Airlines, although British Airways has the best choices for onward journeys. Service from Boston only arrives at London Heathrow but if you don't mind transferring to other London airports like Gatwick, Stansted and Luton, you can hook up with other low cost European airlines to almost anywhere. Morning and evening departure options.
Manchester (England) 2-nonstop choices on American and British Airways one flight per day each. Excellent connections to all of Europe with many low cost airline choices.
Amsterdam 1-nonstop from Northwest Airlines, partner to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines who can send you almost anywhere in the world from Amsterdam. One departure daily.
Paris 2-nonstop choices American and Air France although Delta also sells Air France flights under its name. Great spot to hook up with onward Air France flights at very affordable prices or the famous TGV, Train a Grande Vitesse or in English, Train of Great Speed. 3 departures daily.
Azores Portugal 1-nonstop to Ponta Delgada by Grupo SATA, Airline of the Azores. One departure daily with onward flights to Madrid and Lisbon.
Frankfurt 1-nonstop offered by Lufthansa but also sold under as a United flight with 2 departures daily.
Munich 1-nonstop offered by Lufthansa but also sold as a US Airways flight with one departure daily.
Milan 1-nonstop offered by Alitalia but also sold as a Delta flight with one departure daily.
Zurich 1-nonstop offered by Swiss International Airlines but also sold as an American airlines flight with one daily departure.
Rome 1-nonstop offered by Alitalia but also sold by Delta Airlines with one daily departure.
So as you can see there are only 13 possible ways to go nonstop to Europe from Boston. Or you can fly non-stop across the Atlantic to London, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt or Milan and connect to anywhere in the world.
Add a hop down to a Metro New York airport and the nonstop options multiply. Cities such as:
Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Budapest, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Geneva, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kiev, Luxembourg, Madrid, Nice, Prague, Vienna and Warsaw.
City Stays can be as simple as booking the least expensive airfare to a major capitol and combining it with a hotel, or packaging it up with a tour operator experience that includes transfers, tours and sometimes meals. We can help you find the right air and hotel combination for you. We also offer the Globus Monograms program which offers worldwide destinations your way.
Independent Travel can be very exciting, fly into one city and out of another with high speed rail in between. Rent a car and stay a week or two in one area, use low cost local airlines. We have access to consolidator fares to get you there and back for less. If you choose to book yourself please use our link to Auto Europe for European air travel, car rentals, hotels, transfers and even cell phones. Better yet contact one of our agents who can check all suppliers for you.
