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How to save on flights from New York to Rome

Our analysis of past searches finds effective ways to save on flights from New York to Rome. If flights to Rome seem too expensive right now, these alternative booking strategies can help you get a cheaper fare. Our data shows savings of 5–35% on this route.

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Book a NYC-ROM roundtrip that costs less

Airlines often price the New York to Rome round-trip below the one-way, so you buy the pair and never fly the return. That is a spare return, a form of throwaway ticketing, and nothing is skipped mid-ticket: your checked bag and your outbound are unaffected. When the fare allows it, you can also reschedule or cancel the extra return.

StrategySpare return
Success ratelow
Typical savingsabout 10%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • Condor · Economy

    Sep 3 · 4:25 pm - 3:50 pm +1

    JFK - FCO

    1 stop
    17h25m

    $717

    Spare return

    • Depart

      Thu, Sep 3

        • JFK - FCO

    • Return

      Wed, Oct 7

      Spare return

        • FCO - JFK

  • Austrian · Economy

    Feb 10 · 6:10 pm - 7:15 pm +1

    JFK - FCO

    1 stop
    19h5m

    $498

    Spare return

  • British Airways · Economy

    Jun 30 · 5:00 pm - 7:05 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h5m

    $691

    Spare return

Add an extra destination after Rome

A multicity ticket, New York to Rome plus a later journey to or from a third city, sometimes prices below the plain one-way. You fly to Rome; the second journey is a spare multicity you are free to drop, reschedule, or fit into a later trip. As with a spare return, the spare part is a whole journey on a later date, so nothing is skipped on the day and you can check a bag.

StrategySpare multicity
Success ratelow
Typical savings5–30%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • TAP · Economy

    Jun 18 · 10:05 pm - 4:45 pm +1

    JFK - FCO

    1 stop
    12h40m

    $755

    Spare multicity

    • Trip 1

      Thu, Jun 18

        • JFK - FCO

    • Trip 2

      Mon, Aug 31

      Spare multicity

        • FCO - PMO

  • ITA Airways · Economy

    Jul 12 · 4:05 pm - 6:20 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h15m

    $509

    Spare multicity

  • ITA Airways · Economy

    Jul 11 · 4:05 pm - 6:20 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h15m

    $510

    Spare multicity

Fly to a cheaper city and stop in Rome

A ticket to a city beyond Rome, routed through it, sometimes costs less than the Rome ticket itself. You get off at the layover and skip the last flight, a hidden city (or skiplagging). It is the one method here that leaves part of the ticket unflown, so travel with a carry-on, and it cannot be used on a round-trip: a missed segment cancels everything after it. Airlines tend to curb this practice, avoid doing it too often.

StrategyHidden city
Success ratemedium
Typical savings5–35%
Checked bagNo ❌

Examples

  • ITA Airways · Economy

    Jul 3 · 9:10 pm - 11:50 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h40m

    $491

    Hidden city

    • Fri, Jul 3

        • JFK - FCO

        • FCO - LHR

        • Spare flight

  • ITA Airways · Economy

    Jun 18 · 4:05 pm - 6:40 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h35m

    $550

    Hidden city

  • ITA Airways · Economy

    May 10 · 4:05 pm - 6:40 am +1

    JFK - FCO

    Direct
    8h35m

    $425

    Hidden city

Return to another city and stop in New York

Instead of the New York to Rome round-trip, you book one multicity ticket: New York to Rome, then Rome to a third city with a stop in New York, where you get off and skip the last flight. That hidden return gives you the same round-trip for less. As with a hidden city, a segment goes unflown: travel with a carry-on, and avoid doing it too often.

StrategyHidden return
Success ratelow
Typical savingsabout 5%
Checked bagNo ❌

Examples

  • United, Air Canada · Economy

    Sun, Jun 14 · Fri, Jun 26

    EWR - FCO

    Direct
    /Direct
    8h20m
    /10h5m

    $1,362

    Hidden return

    • Trip 1

      Sun, Jun 14

        • EWR - FCO

    • Trip 2

      Fri, Jun 26

        • FCO - EWR

        • EWR - YUL

        • Spare flight

  • SWISS, United · Economy

    Fri, Mar 13 · Fri, Mar 20

    JFK - FCO

    1 stop
    /1 stop
    10h15m
    /13h22m

    $764

    Hidden return

  • United, Lufthansa, Air Canada · Economy

    Sat, Dec 20 · Sat, Dec 27

    JFK - FCO

    1 stop
    /Direct
    10h40m
    /10h10m

    $1,592

    Hidden return

Combine your trip with other upcoming flights

  • NYC
    ROM
  • NYC

If you have other trips coming up, try combining them with the Rome one. Our multisearch engine searches several trips at once and finds ticket arrangements that cost less than the sum of their parts, such as nested or back-to-back tickets. The other trip can be to Rome again or somewhere else entirely, and it can be months away.

Questions about saving on flights to Rome

Can I buy a round-trip to Rome and not fly the return?

Yes, that is a spare return: nothing on the ticket is cancelled, you simply forfeit the return. On this route the round-trip priced below the one-way on a minority of searches, saving about 10%.

Is a hidden-city ticket safe on flights to Rome?

Safe enough with two rules: carry-on only, since a checked bag travels to the ticketed destination, and not too often, since airlines curb it. On this route a hidden city ticket routed through Rome priced below the Rome fare on a good share of searches, saving 5–35%.

Can I use a hidden-city ticket on a round trip to Rome?

Not on a plain round-trip: skipping a segment cancels everything after it, so you would lose the return. What works is a hidden return, one multicity ticket from New York to Rome and then from Rome to a third city routed through New York, where you get off. On this route it beat the round-trip fare on a minority of searches, saving about 5%.

Is an open-jaw ticket cheaper than a one-way to Rome?

Sometimes. A multicity ticket with a later journey to or from a third city, a spare multicity, can price below the plain one-way, and since the unused journey is on its own date you can check a bag. On this route it did on a minority of searches, saving 5–30%.

These saving methods are found automatically by our flight search engine. For the full picture of the strategies and their trade-offs, see our guide to Airglitch booking strategies.

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Updated on September 4, 2026