Depending on where you start your journey, flights to Europe can actually be extremely cheap. Getting across the Atlantic doesn’t really cost as much as you might think as long as you are flying between busy airports on both ends. If you want to leave from, say, Galveston, Texas, it might cost a fortune, but if you leave from Houston it could be reasonably priced. The same is true on the other end. If you want to fly into some small town in Belgium it could cost a ton, but flying into nearby Amsterdam is often quite cheap.
The 5 busiest airports in Europe are:
London Heathrow - This is the busiest of 5 international airports in London, and usually the cheapest flight destination in Europe.
Paris Charles de Gaulle - The largest airport in France is easily the number two airport in Europe.
Frankfurt - The city itself is kind of boring, but this airport is a major hub and usually great for cheap flights.
Madrid - This one doesn’t get as much traffic from the United States as some others, but thanks to the Europeans themselves this one is very busy and good deals are possible.
Amsterdam - The airport itself is great, which is a good thing because so many people have long layovers here. If you have 4 or more hours between flights you can actually make it into the city and back during your layover.
