Deal Alert Flights To Eastern And Central European Cities From 385 Round Trip

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.Flights to Eastern and Central Europe from the East Coast have dropped as low as $385 round-trip.If you want to avoid the crowds that flock to Western European cities, take a trip to the less crowded and more affordable cities like Vilnius (VNO), Budapest (BUD), Kraków (KRK) and more in Eastern Europe.Two of my absolute favorite cities in Europe are Budapest and Krakow as the food was amazing (I paid 34¢ for a bottle of wine in Hungary), the people were so friendly and both cities were super walkable. After my visit, I was mad that I hadn’t visited sooner so I highly recommend a trip to anyone looking for new places to go.Krakow, Poland. Photo by Maria Swärd / Getty Images.Note that you’ll have to pay for checked bags and seat assignments on all of the airlines.To search, head to Google Flights and enter your origin and destination cities. Scroll through the calendar function to find dates and prices that work for you. Finally, click through to book directly with the airline or through an OTA like Priceline or Expedia.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Airline SAS, Norwegian and Easy JetRoutes: EWR/JFK/BOS/IAD/ORD to VNO/WAW/RIX/GDN/PRG/BUD/KRKCost: $385+ round-trip in basic economy Travel Dates: October 2019 - May 2020 depending on routePay With: The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on airfare booked directly with the airline), Citi Prestige® Card (5x on airfare), Citi Premier® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, (3x on airfare), American Express® Gold Card (3x on airfare when booked directly with the airline) or Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on travel)Here are a few examples of what you can book:Newark (EWR) to Vilnius (VNO) for $385 round-trip on SAS:Newark (EWR) to Gdansk (GDN) for $394 round-trip on SAS:Newark (EWR) to Warsaw (WAW) for $397 round-trip on SAS:Chicago (ORD) to Tallinn (TLL) for $428 round-trip on SAS:Newark (EWR) to Riga (RIX) for $437 round-trip on SAS:Boston (BOS) to Budapest (BUD) for $444 round-trip on Norwegian and Easy Jet:Washington DC (IAD) to Kraków (KRK) for $445 round-trip on SAS:New York (JFK) to Prague (PRG) for $453 round-trip on Norwegian and Easy Jet:Maximize Your PurchaseDon’t forget to use a credit card that earns additional points on airfare purchases, such as The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on flights booked directly with airlines or American Express Travel), Citi Prestige® Card (5x on airfare), Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express® Gold Card, Citi Premier® Card (3x on airfare) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on all travel purchases). Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.(Featured photo by Interpixels/Getty Images)