The Cheapest Airports To Fly Out of Internationally in 2026

Key takeaways

• Going analyzed more than 45,000 routes and a full year of deal data (July 2025–June 2026) to rank the best and worst US airports for international flight deals.
• Boston, JFK, and Newark topped the list, each averaging more than a deal a day, thanks to strong transatlantic and Caribbean/Latin America coverage.
• Leisure hubs like Miami and Orlando stay cheap because two-way travel demand and budget-carrier competition are always high, which in turn keeps fares low. 
• Secondary airports near a bigger hub (e.g., Burbank, Santa Ana, Oakland, Dallas Love Field) rank among the worst, as travelers usually find better deals by checking the larger nearby airport instead.
• Remote or single-carrier markets (e.g., Anchorage, Honolulu, Maui, Salt Lake City) face structurally higher prices due to distance or lack of airline competition, not lack of demand.
• A "worst" airport doesn't mean it doesn't have deals to offer. You might just have to widen your search, use points and miles, or take a short repositioning flight to unlock better fares.

Somewhere between the steady uptick of average fares beginning in late 2025, the springtime fare spike, and a summer price panic (which, might we add, is not entirely novel), cheap flights in 2026 were declared “no longer.” We are here to file a formal objection. 

→ Related reading: Going 2026 State of Travel & Flight Deals 

Exhibit A: our rankings for the top US airports for international flight deals. Every airport on this list was pulled from that same rough stretch (July 2025 to June 2026), and as it turns out, there were always deals to be found. Many of the top airports averaged more than a deal a day for the past 12 months. Here’s a quick rundown of the winners before we get into the specifics. 

Best US airports for international flight deals

1. Boston (BOS)
2. New York City (JFK)
3. Newark (EWR)
4. Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
5. Los Angeles (LAX)
6. Raleigh–Durham (RDU)
7. Orlando (MCO)
8. Miami (MIA)
9. Washington, DC (IAD)
10. Austin (AUS)

Worst US airports for international flight deals

1. Kahului (OGG)
2. Anchorage (ANC)
3. Oakland (OAK)
4. Honolulu (HNL)
5. Dallas Love Field (DAL)
6. Houston Hobby (HOU)
7. Burbank (BUR)
8. Salt Lake City (SLC)
9. Santa Ana (SNA)
10. Boise (BOI)

We pulled in every airport the FAA classified as medium or large in 2025 based on passenger volume. And instead of our usual way of ranking by deal count, we built a weighted system that factors in deal count, average Going deal price, and savings off the normal price. The result is a list that rewards airports providing value to travelers across several important factors.

If your home airport didn’t make the list, it doesn’t mean it’s not great for deals. And if you live near one of the worst airports on this list, it doesn’t mean you should give up on affordable travel. These things might just mean that you need to widen the net. (Good news: You don’t always have to widen it that far.) 

A short repositioning flight with a budget carrier or paid in points, a train ride, a quick drive, or even just opting to depart from one airport in a city versus a secondary one can unlock greater access to the best flight deals. Points and miles can close the gap too. 

Here’s a deep dive including commentary from our flight experts on why these airports made this year’s list. For the worst airports, we’ve included tips on how to break free from the cycle of seemingly nonexistent flight deals. 

10. Austin (AUS)

Average Going price: $475 roundtrip
Number of deals: 301

Enplanements at the Austin airport have grown 84% over the past decade, yet it hasn't added much in the way of nonstop international routes in the past couple years. Needless to say, very few of the international deals we send from Austin are direct. 

So how exactly has it landed a spot on this list? Fierce domestic competition. Delta and American both run robust service out of AUS, and United connects it to every one of its hubs. The upshot is that when an international deal opens up connecting through one of the "big three" hubs (i.e., an American, Delta, or United hub), Austin is almost always along for the ride. 

Basically, it's riding shotgun on other airports' deals rather than generating its own. Hey, a deal’s a deal.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Austin:

• Austin to Calgary for $179 roundtrip (sent December 2025)
• Austin to Guatemala for $245 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Austin to Dublin for $424 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Austin

9. Washington, DC (IAD)

Average Going price: $472 roundtrip
Number of deals: 300

Washington Dulles has been a bit stagnant as an international gateway lately. It's still a major United hub with abundant Star Alliance service (that’s Lufthansa, Air China, Turkish Airlines, etc), so the breadth of service hasn't necessarily declined, but it hasn't grown much either. 

If you live in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia metro area), IAD remains the obvious choice for long-haul international travel. Not saying it’s not possible, but it would take a few new route additions for IAD to work its way up this list again.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Washington, DC (IAD):

• Washington, DC, to Colombia for $275 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Washington, DC, to Iceland for $334 roundtrip (sent June 2026)
• Washington, DC, to Dublin for $391 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Washington Dulles

8. Miami (MIA)

Average Going price: $467 roundtrip
Number of deals: 304

Miami rides the same wave as Florida's other major airports. Miami is a leisure destination, and leisure-destination airports see high capacity in both directions. Because of this, high budget-carrier competition keeps fares low. This dynamic has consistently secured Miami a position on this list.

But something to keep in mind: Spirit's collapse earlier in 2026 has removed a major incentive for full-service carriers to keep Florida fares this low. There’s no telling how much, but the dynamic could shift in the coming years. We’ll be interested to see if MIA maintains its position in 2027. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Miami:

• Miami to the Dominican Republic for $226 roundtrip (sent March 2026)
• Miami to Lima for $265 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Miami to Madrid for $349 roundtrip (sent November 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from Miami

7. Orlando (MCO)

Average Going price: $472 roundtrip
Number of deals: 317

Like Miami, Orlando's fares are low precisely because it's a leisure destination. Planes fly there full and fly back full, and the increased capacity and competition to capture park-bound demand results in great deals for locals heading out of the city, too. 

Also like Miami, Spirit's collapse may have removed a key reason for full-service carriers to keep fares this competitive to and from Florida, so next year's story might read less as a fairytale for MCO. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Orlando:

• Orlando to Toronto for $182 roundtrip (sent September 2025)
• Orlando to Aruba for $231 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Orlando to Stockholm for $380 roundtrip (sent March 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Orlando

6. Raleigh-Durham (RDU)

Average Going price: $448 roundtrip
Number of deals: 300

Don’t call it a meteoric rise for Raleigh-Durham… Or maybe do. Carriers keep opening routes there, and Breeze made it an operating base in 2026. In the past couple of years alone, RDU has picked up Aeromexico to CDMX, Aer Lingus to Dublin, Icelandair to Reykjavík, and Copa to Panama City. In December 2026, Bermudair adds Belize and Turks & Caicos to the mix. 

For a mid-sized airport, that's a remarkable pace of international expansion, and it's exactly why RDU is elbowing its way onto this list for the first time in 2026. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Raleigh:

• Raleigh to Panama City for $246 roundtrip (sent September 2025)
• Raleigh to Reykjavík for $379 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• Raleigh to Helsinki for $398 roundtrip (sent June 2026) 

→ See cheap flights from Raleigh

5. Los Angeles (LAX)

Average Going price: $524 roundtrip
Number of deals: 364

Let it be known that LAX’s higher average price is a product of geography, not lack of competition. LAX sees fewer deals to Europe and the Caribbean and more to Asia and Oceania, and those long-haul Pacific routes carry a higher price floor. Relative to typical average prices on those routes, the deals we send from LAX are excellent. While the price point overall sits a bit higher than the airports above it, LAX continues to earn its spot on this list thanks to a rock-solid deal count. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from LA:

• LA to Mexico City for $275 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• *Mistake fare* LA to Ho Chi Minh City for $336 roundtrip (sent April 2026)
• LA to Rome for $344 roundtrip (sent August 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from LA

4. Chicago O'Hare (ORD)

Average Going price: $487 roundtrip
Number of deals: 354

Chicago O’Hare lands high on this list for exactly the reasons you'd expect. It's a massive hub with tons of service and tons of airlines competing for the same passengers. For travelers in the middle of the country, O'Hare is often the natural jumping-off point for international travel, and that combination of scale and competition is ORD’s secret sauce for pumping out cheap flight deals.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Chicago:

• Chicago to Cancún for $262 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Chicago to Jamaica for $292 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Chicago to Reykjavík for $399 roundtrip (sent January) 

→ See cheap flights from Chicago O’Hare

3. Newark (EWR)

Average Going price: $450 roundtrip
Number of deals: 333

Domestic travel is an entirely different story for the NYC metro area airports (see this year’s domestic winners here), as JFK and EWR effectively compete for the same market share. But when it comes to international travel, the two divide and conquer on long-haul coverage. We love self-confident queens. 

United runs the show at EWR, operating some three-quarters of all flights, so its strength isn't the variety of carriers but rather the depth within United's Star Alliance network. That shows up most in Newark's heavyweight Heathrow operation, plus reach into Asia and South America. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Newark:

• Newark to Bogotá for $256 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Newark to Paris for $312 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• Newark to Florence for $370 roundtrip (sent October 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from Newark

2. New York City (JFK)

Average Going price: $445 roundtrip
Number of deals: 404

Where EWR falls short, JFK picks up the baton. It hosts more foreign flag carriers than any other airport in the metro area (e.g., British Airways, Air France, Emirates, Qatar, LATAM), is a hub for Delta and American, a focus city for JetBlue, and home to Norse. 

That mix gives JFK real depth in the Caribbean and Latin America, plus the widest spread of one-stop options into Europe, the Middle East, and Africa you'll find in New York. Paired together, JFK and EWR cover the metro area's international needs from two different directions, one wide and one deep. It kind of just depends where you’re headed. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from NYC:

• NYC to Costa Rica for $201 roundtrip (sent November 2025)
• NYC to Barcelona for $288 roundtrip (sent November 2025)
• NYC to the Faroe Islands for $432 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from New York City (JFK)

1. Boston (BOS)

Average Going price: $451 roundtrip
Number of deals: 415

Boston takes the top spot this year. Situated deceptively close to Europe, it's the best airport to check for a deal if you're looking to cross the pond in style. Being a JetBlue base also means Boston pulls in an abundance of Caribbean deals on top of that. Put those two things together—a transatlantic shortcut and a steady flow of Caribbean fares—and there's almost always something good going internationally out of BOS.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Boston:

• Boston to Aruba for $233 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• *Mistake fare* Boston to Dublin for $XXX roundtrip (sent September 2025)
• Boston to Venice for $349 roundtrip (sent January 2026) 

→ See cheap flights from Boston

It’s important to note that airports outside the top ten still receive many deals and at prices worth booking. Pittsburgh (PIT), a mid-sized airport, saw 283 international deals over the past year at an average Going deal price of $449 roundtrip. Nashville (BNA): 272 deals at $443. Atlanta (ATL): 273 deals at $483. Seattle (SEA): 266 deals at $513. Denver (DEN): 247 deals at $497.

Even smaller airports are topping the list, like Syracuse (SYR): 211 deals at $436. Providence (PVD): 202 deals at $427. And Burlington (BTV): 176 deals at $431. All of this to say, there’s a whole lot of airports on the list before we get down to the “worst” for international deals.

The worst US airports for cheap international flights

"Worst" is relative. These airports see their fair share of good deals. They’re just less likely, and when you find one, it may come with some baggage (or rather, baggage not included).

Some of these airports are secondary options in a market with a stronger sibling nearby: Santa Ana and Burbank versus Los Angeles, Oakland versus San Francisco, Houston Hobby versus George Bush Intercontinental, Dallas Love Field versus Dallas–Fort Worth. In those cases, the deal you want may exist, just one airport over, with better routing and a better price to boot. 

Others on this list have different problems entirely: geography (Honolulu, Kahului, and Anchorage all don’t have the luxury of airline competition and proximity to better departure options), or a market cornered by a single dominant carrier (Salt Lake City's Delta stronghold), or a route map that just hasn't caught up yet (Boise).

Whatever the reason, living near one of these airports doesn't mean giving up on affordable international travel. For each, we'll break down exactly what's holding it back, the types of deals you can still expect to find there, and how to widen your search without packing up and moving.

10. Boise (BOI)

Average Going price: $584 roundtrip
Number of deals: 139

Boise is a fast-growing regional airport, but its route map is still almost entirely domestic. International travel means connecting through a larger West Coast hub first. That extra leg is part of why the deals that do surface here run pricier than the coastal airports like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Boise:

• Boise to Vancouver for $252 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Boise to Costa Rica for $310 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• Boise to Helsinki for $434 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Boise

9. Santa Ana (SNA)

Average Going price: $576 roundtrip
Number of deals: 126

John Wayne Airport serves Orange County well for domestic travel, and it does carry a handful of direct international routes to nearby Mexico and Canada. But that's essentially where it stops. SNA has no long-haul service of its own, so anything further afield typically means a connection through LAX or another SoCal hub, which limits both the volume and the value of the deals we send. 

The easy solution is to head straight for LAX, where you’ll find more frequent deals at a much lower cost. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Santa Ana:

• Santa Ana to Calgary for $159 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Santa Ana to San José del Cabo for $378 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Santa Ana to Madrid for $439 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Santa Ana

8. Salt Lake City (SLC)

Average Going price: $582 roundtrip
Number of deals: 130

SLC is a Delta hub through and through, with direct service to a handful of international destinations like London, Paris, and Amsterdam. But Delta's dominance here means limited airline competition on those routes, and fewer competitors on international routes means fewer chances for prices to drop. Travelers based in Utah often find more (and cheaper) options by checking Denver or LA instead.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Salt Lake City:

• Salt Lake City to Trinidad and Tobago for $348 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Salt Lake City to Zürich for $454 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Salt Lake City to Kraków for $476 roundtrip (sent January 2026) 

→ See cheap flights from Salt Lake City

7. Burbank (BUR)

Average Going price: $576 roundtrip
Number of deals: 114

Burbank functions as LA's low-key alternative for domestic hops, but it doesn't carry a show-stopping roster of international service of its own. Flyers looking to go abroad from the greater LA area are almost always better served by checking LAX.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Burbank:

• Burbank to Vancouver for $246 roundtrip (sent April 2026)
• Burbank to Jamaica for $393 roundtrip (sent June 2026)
• Burbank to Lisbon for $450 roundtrip (sent November 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from Burbank

6. Houston Hobby (HOU)

Average Going price: $479 roundtrip
Number of deals: 78

Hobby is Southwest's Houston base and skews heavily domestic, with international service mostly limited to Mexico and the Caribbean. Houston's real international gateway is George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), so travelers in the area typically find more (and more varied) deals by widening the search.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Houston Hobby:

• Houston to Santiago de Queretaro for $253 roundtrip (sent December 2025)
• Houston to Belize City for $335 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Houston to Milan for $466 roundtrip (sent January 2026)

→ See cheap flights from Houston Hobby

5. Dallas (DAL)

Average Going price: $476 roundtrip
Number of deals: 53

Dallas Love Field is Southwest's home turf, and it doesn't carry international flights at all. A long-standing agreement between the city, Fort Worth, and the airlines caps Love Field's gates and bars it from having customs facilities, which formally designates Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) as the market's international gateway. Anyone flying out of the Dallas area for an international trip (especially nonstop) needs to be checking DFW instead.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Dallas Love Field:

• Dallas to Aruba for $241 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Dallas to Grand Cayman for $261 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Dallas to Malta for $504 roundtrip (sent December 2025)

→ See cheap flights from Dallas Love Field

4. Honolulu (HNL)

Average Going price: $570 roundtrip
Number of deals: 68

Honolulu is a leisure destination like Orlando or Miami, but it doesn't get the same price-lowering effect. It actually sees a decent amount of international competition, as carriers from Japan, Korea, Canada, and beyond all fly in. However, unlike Florida's airports, there's no nearby secondary or competing airport to route around, and the sheer distance to any international destination sets a higher price floor than competition alone can bring down.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Honolulu:

• Honolulu to Calgary for $233 roundtrip (sent August 2025)
• Honolulu to Tokyo for $447 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Honolulu to Barcelona for $465 roundtrip (sent November 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from Honolulu

3. Oakland (OAK)

Average Going price: $592 roundtrip
Number of deals: 68

As a key Southwest focus city, Oakland serves the Bay Area well for domestic and short-haul routes, but it pales in comparison to nearby SFO when it comes to international travel. Bay Area travelers chasing international deals will do better checking there.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Oakland:

• Oakland to Vancouver for $255 roundtrip (sent November 2025)
• Oakland to Puerto Vallarta for $349 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• Oakland to Osaka for $517 roundtrip (sent November 2025)

→ See cheap flights from Oakland

2. Anchorage (ANC)

Average Going price: $628 roundtrip
Number of deals: 90

Anchorage's aviation identity is built around cargo and Alaska Airlines' domestic network. There's a thin sliver of direct international service (Condor runs a seasonal summer route to Frankfurt), but beyond that, international connectivity mostly means routing through Seattle, which caps both the frequency and the value of deals we send directly from ANC.

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Anchorage:

• Anchorage to Toronto for $384 roundtrip (sent February 2026)
• Anchorage to Barcelona for $437 roundtrip (sent October 2025)
• Anchorage to Cancún for $475 roundtrip (sent December 2025) 

→ See cheap flights from Anchorage

1. Kahului (OGG)

Average Going price: $582 roundtrip
Number of deals: 54

Maui's airport is the priciest and least frequent on this year's list. Most of Maui's international connectivity runs through Honolulu or a mainland hub first, and OGG's remote, single-island market means there's little of the airline-vs-airline competition that drives deals down elsewhere. You could see about island-hopping over to HNL for onward travel, or just prioritize getting to the mainland first for the best deals. 

Deals we've recently flagged for Going members from Maui:

• Maui to Vancouver for $246 roundtrip (sent January 2026)
• Maui to Madrid for $475 roundtrip (sent November 2025)
• Maui to Athens for $492 roundtrip (sent October 2025)

→ See cheap flights from Maui

Methodology

Going analyzed more than 45,000 routes across US airports that were sent as Going deals between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, to develop rankings for the top US airports to fly from domestically and internationally. A fare is deemed a "deal" when it meets the standards set out by the Going Grade, our proprietary scoring system that ranks each fare against the historic pricing for that specific route, with top-scoring deals falling multiple standard deviations below the route's average price. Airport rankings are based on a weighted score factoring in average price (30%), average deal savings on full-service airlines (35%), and deal volume (35%), giving a fuller picture of where travelers found the best combination of frequency and savings. Airport lists are based on FAA enplanement data, which classifies airports into hub-size categories. This list represents large and medium-sized hubs. 

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