Deal alert: Flights to Europe on sale from $399 round-trip
There's a great deal for round-trip flights to Europe right now.
You can currently book cheap flights from all eight of TAP Air Portugal's U.S. gateways — as well as from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where TAP Air Portugal launches service May 16, 2025 — for under $400 round-trip.
Sale fares are available through May 4, 2025, for travel from Sept. 15, 2025, through March 22, 2026. Holiday blackout dates of Dec. 15, 2025, to Jan. 12, 2026, apply.
Deal basics
- Airline: TAP Air Portugal
- Routes: From New York, San Francisco, Miami and Washington, D.C., among other U.S. destinations, to Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Morocco, the U.K. and Denmark
- How to book: Directly through the airline
- Travel dates: Sept. 15, 2025, through March 22, 2026
- Blackout dates: Dec. 15, 2025, to Jan. 12, 2026
- Book by: May 4, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
Sample flights
There are plenty of deals on offer. Here's a small sampling provided by the airline:
- Dulles International Airport (IAD) near D.C. to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), from $399 round-trip
- Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), from $409 round-trip
- Miami International Airport (MIA) to MAD, from $419 round-trip
- New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Paris-Orly Airport (ORY), from $429 round-trip
- JFK to BCN, from $429 round-trip
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), from $439 round-trip
- MIA to ORY, from $449 round-trip
- LAX to MAD, from $459 round-trip
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to MXP, from $479 round-trip
- ORD to Lisbon Airport (LIS) in Portugal, from $499 round-trip
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO), from $509 round-trip
- BOS to Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) in Portugal, from $499 round-trip
- IAD to LIS, from $529 round-trip
- LAX to LIS, from $579 round-trip
- SFO to LIS, from $579 round-trip
DC to Madrid
I was able to find round-trip flights from IAD to MAD in September 2025 for $398.91. That's an incredible deal, though keep in mind that you'll need to pay extra for seat selection and baggage.
You can also add a free stopover on TAP Air Portugal, allowing you to spend up to 10 days in another city.
Related: Airline stopover flights: A complete guide to maximizing your flight itinerary
Maximize your purchase
Be sure to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- American Express® Gold Card: Earn 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com.
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: Earn 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel® (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar).
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees): Earn 8 points per dollar on all Chase Travel℠ purchases and 4 points per dollar on flights booked directly through the airline.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): Earn 2 points per dollar spent on travel.
Bottom line
This is a great deal for discounted TAP Air Portugal flights from the U.S. to Europe. Reduced rates for flights to destinations in Portugal, France, Italy and Germany start as low as $399. You'll need to act fairly quickly, though. Flights are available to book through May 4, 2025.
If you don't want to pay cash, you can now also redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points for TAP Air Portugal flights. You can book nonstop flights from the U.S. and Canada to TAP Air Portugal's hub cities. Economy-class flights are available between LIS and various U.S. and Canadian airports for as few as 19,000 TrueBlue points each way, plus taxes and fees.
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