Three weeks in Europe from San Francisco, there and back

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Mon 16 Nov

2. SFO→LHR Mon 16 Nov leaves 16:1016:10Lands at London Heathrow Airport. 1 stop, American Airlines first, check the travel time and bag rules€293 Check price
   • you leave London from a different airport (LTN, London Luton Airport)
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Tue 17 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in London

3. London

   United Kingdom, 7 nights, 17–24 Nov

   Britain's capital on the Thames, with free national museums, royal palaces, the Tower, West End theatres, big parks and food from every corner of the world.

   Typical November: highs of 12°C, some rain

   • Capital

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4. LTN→DUB Tue 24 Nov leaves 07:45, lands 09:0507:45–09:05Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€22seen yesterday Check price
   • London Luton Airport is 45 km from London · Far airports compared

5. Dublin

   Ireland, 6 nights, 24–30 Nov

   Ireland's capital on the River Liffey, known for its pubs and live music, Georgian squares, Trinity College's old library and sea swimming spots along the bay.

   Typical November: highs of 11°C, some rain

   • Capital

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6. DUB→BCN Mon 30 Nov leaves 08:30, lands 12:0008:30–12:00Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€30 Check price
   • a price seen 6 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Barcelona

   Spain, 7 nights, 30 Nov – 7 Dec

   Catalonia's capital on the Mediterranean, known for Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter, city beaches and late dinners.

   Typical November: highs of 18°C, some rain

   • Beach
   • Old town

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8. BCN→SFO Mon 7 Dec leaves 06:4506:451 stop, TAP Air Portugal first, check the travel time and bag rules€345seen yesterday Check price
   • it has stops, so check when it lands before you book anything after it

9. San Francisco

   United States, Home, Mon 7 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Mon 16 Nov

2. SFO→LHR Mon 16 Nov leaves 16:1016:10Lands at London Heathrow Airport. 1 stop, American Airlines first, check the travel time and bag rules€293 Check price
   • you leave London from a different airport (STN, Stansted Airport)
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Tue 17 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in London

3. London

   United Kingdom, 2 nights, 17–19 Nov

   Britain's capital on the Thames, with free national museums, royal palaces, the Tower, West End theatres, big parks and food from every corner of the world.

   Typical November: highs of 12°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

4. STN→FMM Thu 19 Nov leaves 07:25, lands 10:0507:25–10:05Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€20 Check price
   • Stansted Airport is 50 km from London · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Memmingen

   Germany, 5 nights, 19–24 Nov

   A small Swabian town with a well-kept old centre in the Allgäu, the gateway to Bavaria's foothills. Neuschwanstein castle, alpine lakes, hiking and ski areas are all within about an hour.

   Typical November: highs of 7°C, some rain

   • Small town

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6. FMM→OPO Tue 24 Nov leaves 06:10, lands 08:0006:10–08:00Malta Air, about 3 hours, cabin bag about €24€24seen yesterday Check price

7. Porto

   Portugal, 7 nights, 24 Nov – 1 Dec

   Portugal's second city on the Douro, with steep tiled streets, the Ribeira riverfront, port wine cellars across the river and Atlantic beaches at Foz.

   Typical November: highs of 17°C, wet

   • Old town

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8. OPO→MAD Tue 1 Dec leaves 20:40, lands 23:0020:40–23:00Iberia, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€23seen 2 days ago Check price

9. Madrid

   Spain, 6 nights, 1–7 Dec

   Spain's capital on the high central plateau, with the Prado and Reina Sofía museums, the Retiro park, late-night tapas and the Guadarrama mountains an hour north.

   Typical December: highs of 10°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Old town
   • Ski

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10. MAD→SFO Mon 7 Dec leaves 07:4007:401 stop, TAP Air Portugal first, check the travel time and bag rules€372seen yesterday Check price
    • it has stops, so check when it lands before you book anything after it

11. San Francisco

    United States, Home, Mon 7 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Mon 23 Nov

2. SFO→LIS Mon 23 Nov leaves 12:4512:451 stop, United Airlines first, check the travel time and bag rules€316 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Tue 24 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in Lisbon

3. Lisbon

   Portugal, 7 nights, 24 Nov – 1 Dec

   Portugal's capital, on hills above the Tagus, with old trams, tiled facades, fado bars in Alfama, the monastery at Belém and Atlantic beaches a short ride away.

   Typical November: highs of 18°C, wet

   • Capital
   • Old town

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4. LIS→EDI Tue 1 Dec leaves 20:45, lands 23:5520:45–23:55 late landingRyanair, about 3 hours, cabin bag about €24€31seen yesterday Check price

5. Edinburgh

   United Kingdom, 3 nights, 1–4 Dec

   Scotland's capital, split between a medieval Old Town below the castle and a Georgian New Town, with Arthur's Seat to climb and a huge arts festival each August.

   Typical December: highs of 7°C, some rain

   • Old town

   Swap this stop

6. EDI→BVA Fri 4 Dec leaves 14:05, lands 16:4514:05–16:45Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€25seen yesterday Check price
   • Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared

7. Paris

   France, 3 nights, 4–7 Dec

   France's capital on the Seine, with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, café terraces, neighbourhood markets and some of the world's best museums.

   Typical December: highs of 8°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

8. BVA→BGY Mon 7 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 07:3006:00–07:30Malta Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€21seen yesterday Check price
   • Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
   • Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared

9. Milan

   Italy, 3 nights, 7–10 Dec

   Italy's fashion and business capital, with a white Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper, La Scala opera house and aperitivo in the Navigli canal district.

   Typical December: highs of 7°C, some rain

   Swap this stop

10. BGY→BER Thu 10 Dec leaves 06:25, lands 08:0506:25–08:05Malta Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€15seen yesterday Check price
    • Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared

11. Berlin

    Germany, 4 nights, 10–14 Dec

    Germany's capital, with Museum Island, the remains of the Wall, wide parks, lakes to swim in on its edges and a famously late-running club scene.

    Typical December: highs of 4°C, some rain

    • Capital
    • Lakes

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12. BER→SFO Mon 14 Dec leaves 11:0011:003 stops, Ryanair first, check the travel time and bag rules€464seen yesterday Check price
    • it has stops, so check when it lands before you book anything after it

13. San Francisco

    United States, Home, Mon 14 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Mon 23 Nov

2. SFO→LIS Mon 23 Nov leaves 12:4512:451 stop, United Airlines first, check the travel time and bag rules€316 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Tue 24 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in Lisbon

3. Lisbon

   Portugal, 4 nights, 24–28 Nov

   Portugal's capital, on hills above the Tagus, with old trams, tiled facades, fado bars in Alfama, the monastery at Belém and Atlantic beaches a short ride away.

   Typical November: highs of 18°C, wet

   • Capital
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

4. LIS→AGP Sat 28 Nov leaves 21:05, lands 23:2021:05–23:20Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€27seen yesterday Check price

5. Malaga

   Spain, 4 nights, 28 Nov – 2 Dec

   Andalusia's main beach city, with a Moorish fortress above the port, the Picasso Museum, tapas bars in the old centre and the Costa del Sol strung out on either side.

   Typical November: highs of 20°C, some rain

   • Beach

   Swap this stop

6. AGP→VCE Wed 2 Dec leaves 17:15, lands 19:5517:15–19:55Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€19 Check price
   • you leave Venice from a different airport (TSF, Treviso Airport)
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Venice

   Italy, 5 nights, 2–7 Dec

   A city of canals and islands in a lagoon, with St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, Renaissance art and boat trips out to Murano glass and Burano lace.

   Typical December: highs of 8°C, some rain

   • Old town

   Swap this stop

8. TSF→BUD Mon 7 Dec leaves 16:45, lands 18:0516:45–18:05Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€19seen yesterday Check price
   • Treviso Airport is 25 km from Venice · Far airports compared

9. Budapest

   Hungary, 4 nights, 7–11 Dec

   Hungary's capital, split by the Danube between hilly Buda and flat Pest, with thermal baths, a grand parliament, ruin bars and a castle district.

   Typical December: highs of 4°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

10. BUD→BER Fri 11 Dec leaves 07:45, lands 09:1507:45–09:15Wizz Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €37€23seen 2 days ago Check price

11. Berlin

    Germany, 3 nights, 11–14 Dec

    Germany's capital, with Museum Island, the remains of the Wall, wide parks, lakes to swim in on its edges and a famously late-running club scene.

    Typical December: highs of 4°C, some rain

    • Capital
    • Lakes

    Swap this stop

12. BER→SFO Mon 14 Dec leaves 11:0011:003 stops, Ryanair first, check the travel time and bag rules€464seen yesterday Check price
    • it has stops, so check when it lands before you book anything after it

13. San Francisco

    United States, Home, Mon 14 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Wed 25 Nov

2. SFO→MXP Wed 25 Nov leaves 16:3516:35Lands at Milano Malpensa Airport. 1 stop, TAP Air Portugal first, check the travel time and bag rules€300 Check price
   • you leave Milan from a different airport (BGY, Orio al Serio International Airport)
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Thu 26 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in Milan

3. Milan

   Italy, 4 nights, 26–30 Nov

   Italy's fashion and business capital, with a white Gothic cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper, La Scala opera house and aperitivo in the Navigli canal district.

   Typical November: highs of 12°C, wet

   Swap this stop

4. BGY→ZAG Mon 30 Nov leaves 05:55, lands 07:1005:55–07:10 early startMalta Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€15 Check price
   • Orio al Serio International Airport is 46 km from Milan · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Zagreb

   Croatia, 2 nights, 30 Nov – 2 Dec

   Croatia's capital, with an upper town of old churches and gas street lamps, Austro-Hungarian squares, café terraces and the Medvednica hills for walks.

   Typical November: highs of 11°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

6. ZAG→STN Wed 2 Dec leaves 08:15, lands 09:4008:15–09:40Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€26 Check price
   • Stansted Airport is 50 km from London · Far airports compared
   • you leave London from a different airport (LTN, London Luton Airport)
   • a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. London

   United Kingdom, 3 nights, 2–5 Dec

   Britain's capital on the Thames, with free national museums, royal palaces, the Tower, West End theatres, big parks and food from every corner of the world.

   Typical December: highs of 9°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

8. LTN→DUB Sat 5 Dec leaves 18:45, lands 20:0518:45–20:05Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€19 Check price
   • London Luton Airport is 45 km from London · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

9. Dublin

   Ireland, 2 nights, 5–7 Dec

   Ireland's capital on the River Liffey, known for its pubs and live music, Georgian squares, Trinity College's old library and sea swimming spots along the bay.

   Typical December: highs of 9°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

10. DUB→BVA Mon 7 Dec leaves 20:20, lands 22:5520:20–22:55Ryanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€16 Check price
    • Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
    • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

11. Paris

    France, 3 nights, 7–10 Dec

    France's capital on the Seine, with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, café terraces, neighbourhood markets and some of the world's best museums.

    Typical December: highs of 8°C, some rain

    • Capital

    Swap this stop

12. BVA→WMI Thu 10 Dec leaves 15:00, lands 17:1515:00–17:15Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€25seen yesterday Check price
    • Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
    • Warsaw-Modlin Airport is 35 km from Warsaw · Far airports compared
    • you leave Warsaw from a different airport (WAW, Frederic Chopin Airport)

13. Warsaw

    Poland, 2 nights, 10–12 Dec

    Poland's capital on the Vistula, with an old town rebuilt brick by brick after the war, strong history museums, riverside bars and a growing food scene.

    Typical December: highs of 2°C, some rain

    • Capital
    • Old town

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14. WAW→AGP Sat 12 Dec leaves 18:00, lands 22:0018:00–22:00Ryanair, about 4 hours, cabin bag about €24€38 Check price
    • a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

15. Malaga

    Spain, 4 nights, 12–16 Dec

    Andalusia's main beach city, with a Moorish fortress above the port, the Picasso Museum, tapas bars in the old centre and the Costa del Sol strung out on either side.

    Typical December: highs of 18°C, some rain

    • Beach

    Swap this stop

16. AGP→SFO Wed 16 Dec leaves 20:0020:002 stops, Aer Lingus first, check the travel time and bag rules€505seen yesterday Check price
    • it may land Thu 17 Dec: check the time before you book anything after it

17. San Francisco

    United States, Home, Thu 17 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. San Francisco

   United States, Start, Wed 25 Nov

2. SFO→ORY Wed 25 Nov leaves 16:3516:35Lands at Paris Orly Airport. 1 stop, TAP Air Portugal first, check the travel time and bag rules€289 Check price
   • you leave Paris from a different airport (BVA, Beauvais-Tille Airport)
   • a price seen 7 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out
   • it may land Thu 26 Nov: check the time before you book your first night in Paris

3. Paris

   France, 2 nights, 26–28 Nov

   France's capital on the Seine, with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, café terraces, neighbourhood markets and some of the world's best museums.

   Typical November: highs of 11°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

4. BVA→TSF Sat 28 Nov leaves 18:00, lands 19:3518:00–19:35Malta Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€22seen yesterday Check price
   • Beauvais-Tille Airport is 69 km from Paris · Far airports compared
   • Treviso Airport is 25 km from Venice · Far airports compared

5. Venice

   Italy, 3 nights, 28 Nov – 1 Dec

   A city of canals and islands in a lagoon, with St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, Renaissance art and boat trips out to Murano glass and Burano lace.

   Typical November: highs of 13°C, some rain

   • Old town

   Swap this stop

6. TSF→CRL Tue 1 Dec leaves 08:05, lands 09:4008:05–09:40Malta Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€18 Check price
   • Treviso Airport is 25 km from Venice · Far airports compared
   • Charleroi Brussels South Airport is about 55 km by road from Brussels · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Brussels

   Belgium, 2 nights, 1–3 Dec

   Belgium's capital and seat of the EU, with the ornate Grand-Place, comic-strip murals, Art Nouveau houses, and beer, waffles and chocolate everywhere.

   Typical December: highs of 7°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Old town

   Swap this stop

8. CRL→DUB Thu 3 Dec leaves 16:40, lands 17:2516:40–17:25Ryanair, about 2 hours, cabin bag about €24€19seen 2 days ago Check price
   • Charleroi Brussels South Airport is about 55 km by road from Brussels · Far airports compared

9. Dublin

   Ireland, 2 nights, 3–5 Dec

   Ireland's capital on the River Liffey, known for its pubs and live music, Georgian squares, Trinity College's old library and sea swimming spots along the bay.

   Typical December: highs of 9°C, some rain

   • Capital

   Swap this stop

10. DUB→ARN Sat 5 Dec leaves 06:55, lands 10:3006:55–10:30Lands at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€26seen 2 days ago Check price

11. Stockholm

    Sweden, 2 nights, 5–7 Dec

    Sweden's capital, built across islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic, with the old town of Gamla Stan, the Vasa ship museum and archipelago boat trips.

    Typical December: highs of 3°C, some rain

    • Capital
    • Lakes
    • Old town

    Swap this stop

12. ARN→BEG Mon 7 Dec leaves 20:45, lands 23:2520:45–23:25Leaves from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Air Serbia, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€51 Check price
    • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

13. Belgrade

    Serbia, 2 nights, 7–9 Dec

    Serbia's capital where the Sava meets the Danube, with the Kalemegdan fortress, river barges turned into clubs, a café culture and late, cheap nights out.

    Typical December: highs of 6°C, some rain

    • Capital

    Swap this stop

14. BEG→BUD Wed 9 Dec leaves 13:30, lands 14:4013:30–14:40Air Serbia, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€61 Check price
    • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

15. Budapest

    Hungary, 3 nights, 9–12 Dec

    Hungary's capital, split by the Danube between hilly Buda and flat Pest, with thermal baths, a grand parliament, ruin bars and a castle district.

    Typical December: highs of 4°C, some rain

    • Capital
    • Old town

    Swap this stop

16. BUD→STN Sat 12 Dec leaves 05:50, lands 07:2505:50–07:25 early startRyanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€24 Check price
    • Stansted Airport is 50 km from London · Far airports compared
    • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

17. London

    United Kingdom, 2 nights, 12–14 Dec

    Britain's capital on the Thames, with free national museums, royal palaces, the Tower, West End theatres, big parks and food from every corner of the world.

    Typical December: highs of 9°C, some rain

    • Capital

    Swap this stop

18. STN→AGP Mon 14 Dec leaves 07:20, lands 11:2007:20–11:20Jet2.com, about 3 hours, cabin bag usually included€41seen yesterday Check price
    • Stansted Airport is 50 km from London · Far airports compared

19. Malaga

    Spain, 2 nights, 14–16 Dec

    Andalusia's main beach city, with a Moorish fortress above the port, the Picasso Museum, tapas bars in the old centre and the Costa del Sol strung out on either side.

    Typical December: highs of 18°C, some rain

    • Beach

    Swap this stop

20. AGP→SFO Wed 16 Dec leaves 20:0020:002 stops, Aer Lingus first, check the travel time and bag rules€505seen yesterday Check price
    • it may land Thu 17 Dec: check the time before you book anything after it

21. San Francisco

    United States, Home, Thu 17 Dec

We count up to €65 a bag on each of the 2 long flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.