Tap Air Portugal has round-trip flights from New York/Newark (JFK/EWR) to Rome (FCO) for $410-$425 with a connection. Flights January to April. No Sunday departures. Extended weekends available.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for about $393. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
Aer Lingus has round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Rome (FCO) for $608-$639 with a connection. Flights in October.
United has round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for $509-$559, NONSTOP. Flights in October and April. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. No Fridays or Saturdays. Very few extended weekends available.
United, American Airlines, British Airways, and Iberia have round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for $510-$578, NONSTOP. Flights September, October, April, and May. No Saturday departures. Very few extended weekends available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on United and American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
We are aware that flights to Rome can be found for a bit cheaper if you add a connection or fly on a discount carrier like TAP. In the case of TAP, they have both a connection and excessive bag fees (+$130), so it’s not really cheaper once you factor those in.
Aer Lingus has round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Rome (FCO) for $570-$608 with a connection. Flights in October. Departures on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. Limited availability.
American Airlines, United, British Airways, and Finnair have round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for $511, NONSTOP. Flights in May and October. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. 7-day minimum stay required.
Note: We know that there are cheaper fares with connections on TAP Air Portugal’s basic fare. We’re ignoring those because they end up costing more once you add in bag fees. We’re focusing on NONSTOP flights on full service carriers in this post.
United has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Rome or Berlin (FCO, BER) for $365-$395, NONSTOP. Rome flights February to April. Berlin flights April, May, August, September, October, November, and December.
United has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Rome (FCO) for $414-$429, NONSTOP. Flights February to April. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. 7-day minimum stay required.
Delta and KLM have round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Rome (FCO) for $486-$492 with a connection. Flights January to March. No Sunday departures. Extended weekends available. A -$50 price drop from a few days ago.
United, Finnair, Iberia, British Airways and various other airlines have round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for $448-$470 with a connection. Flights January, February, March, April, May, September, October, and November. Extended weekends available. A -$50 price drop from a few days ago.
