Popular pick
New York → São Paulo
via Panama City
The canal, Casco Viejo, $12 taxi downtown. 18 hours that beat the destination.
$1,320$980Save $340
Visa-free18h in city
View routeThe same flight. $380 less.
We find routes where the layover is worth the stop. Scored across 1,000 cities — honest about when the direct is better.
One real route: JFK to São Paulo, 16 hours in Bogotá. $340 under the nonstop.
Popular routes
Routes worth stopping for.
Miami → Buenos Aires
via Bogotá
Monserrate at sunrise, Zona G for lunch. 10 hours in Colombia's capital.
$1,140$860Save $280
e-Visa $5218h in city
View routeAtlanta → Nairobi
via Addis Ababa
Coffee ceremony at sunrise, Entoto hills. 12 hours in East Africa's capital.
$1,580$1,190Save $390
e-Visa18h in city
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What travelers say
Real trips. Real stops.
“Booked JFK to GRU via Panama City. Paid $290 less than the direct. Spent 11 hours downtown. It's now my default routing.”
Marcus T.
Brooklyn, NY
$290
JFK → GRU via PTY
“I was skeptical. Fourteen hours is a lot. Nairobi converted me. Would do it again for any Africa route.”
Priya S.
Chicago, IL
$340
ORD → JNB via NBO
