we are studying in rome italy, and need the cheapest flight

we are studying in rome italy, and need the cheapest flight?
we are near san jose should we fly to the east coast then over to europe? i also heard it was cheaper to fly through london first then to rome from there is this true?
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its possible.....the large airports like Heathrow ( London) will have more options and therefore more choices. I have put a website that has most of the cheapest european airlines......for other websites for the first leg, look for things like expedia.com etc....to help
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Depends when you go. In off-season (like now), specials can sometimes be cheaper than going via another airport using a 2 ticket strategy. In peak season (from late May-Sept this year), it quite often is cheaper to go via NYC or LON. Without knowing your travel dates, it's hard to give a definite answer, but you can try your dates using SJC to ROM at http://www.bookingbuddy.com Also try from SFO, OAK, and SMF if you could. Sometimes nearby airports are significantly cheaper. Also compare prices from NYC with http://www.euroflyusa.com Realize that fare seasons affect transatlantic airfare very much; if you could depart May 24, for example, it could be a few hundred $ less than departing just 1 day later (for example) due to peak-season pricing starting that day. And since you will be studying, check student and youth tickets with these: http://www.generationfly.com http://www.statravel.com http://www.travelcuts.com http://www.studentuniverse.com http://www.aesu.com If you go via London or another European city that has cheaper airfare from SJC area, then see http://www.whichbudget.com for low-cost flights from there to Italy.
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Hi, if you are traveling from US to Rome, you can try a number of websites. The big ones are Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity. I used this website last year called www.globester.com. They seem to specialize in International wholesale fares. Try it out.