Airline ticket prices to the US at the lowest price thanks to competition

Competition has its good side. Especially when it comes to paying for cheaper plane tickets. It's thanks to the competition thata round trip between Paris and New York today costs less than 500 euros, according to the calculations of the price comparator kayak.fr. In 2016, traveling from Paris to New York averaged 593 euros. In three years, the average price of a Paris-San Francisco ticket also fell by 46%, based on this study. Less impressive, but still significant, the average price of a ticket between Paris and Los Angeles has increased from 673 euros in 2016 to 469 euros in 2019, 31% less.

Low cost airlines

This downward trend is expected to continue. Indeed, airlines continue to break their prices this fall, to fill their devices. Air France offers tickets to 310 euros return to New York, if you are flexible on dates, cheaper than a round trip Paris-Bordeaux by train or a Paris-Nice by car. According to ViaMichelin, a Paris-Nice (return) in a family sedan costs 370 euros, if we take into account that the toll and fuel.

The fall in fares is due to increased competition for transatlantic flights. The entry into the market of low-cost airlines like Norwegian and Level has changed the game. By June 2020, a third low-cost airline will offer direct flights between Paris and New York
: French Bee.