• Travel from Europe to the USA doesn't have to cost a fortune.travel image by Oleg Leshchev from Fotolia.com
  
  Cheap ways to travel from Europe to the USA depend on a traveler's date of travel, speed of transport desired and exact connecting points between Europe and the USA. The distance between Europe (Ireland) and America (New York) is approximately 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Cheap ways to travel to America from Europe include one-way air travel and transatlantic vacation cruises.
  
  

TAP Portugal Airline

• One of the cheapest ways to get from Europe to the USA is flying TAP Portugal Airline. The airline takes you from Heathrow Airport in London to Newark, New Jersey, with a stopover in Lisbon, Portugal, according to travel deal website Kayak.com. TAP is a major Portuguese airline that has been in business more than 60 years. TAP joined the Star Alliance network, a consortium of 26 air carriers worldwide, in 2005. From the airline's hub in Lisbon, it flies to 58 destinations throughout 27 countries in Africa, North America and South America.
  
  TAP Portugal Airline
  263 Lafayette Street, Third Floor
  Newark, NJ 07105
  973-854-6800      
  flytap.com
  
  

Icelandair

• Another way to travel from Europe to the USA on a budget is with Icelandair, which flies from Heathrow Airport in London to JFK Airport in New York City, with a stopover in Keflavik, Iceland. Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland, as it flies to 24 cities in 12 countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Icelandair's fare was just slightly higher than TAP Portugal on several selected flights and dates for travel from Europe to the USA.
  
  Icelandair (USA office)
  1900 Crown Colony Drive
  Quincy, MA 02169
  800-223-5500
  icelandair.us
  
  

Virgin Atlantic Airlines

• The third cheapest way to travel from Europe to the USA via air travel is through Virgin Atlantic, which flies from Heathrow Airport in London direct to JFK Airport in New York. Flying Virgin Atlantic Airways with a roundtrip ticket (London to New York City) is less expensive than purchasing a one-way ticket from London to New York City.
  
  Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
  P.O. Box 570
  Canton, MA 02021
  800-821-5438
  virgin-atlantic.com
  
  

Liberty of the Seas

• Liberty of the Seas crosses the Atlantic from Barcelona, Spain, to Galveston, Texas, on a 14-night transatlantic cruise with stops in Cartagena, Spain; Malaga, Spain; Cadiz, Spain; Tenerife, Canary Islands; and Santa Cruz, Canary Islands. Sharing an inside cabin with another individual, couple or family is a cheap way to travel from Europe to the USA while relaxing and sightseeing along the way.
  
  Liberty of the Seas offers water activities on board with a FlowRider surf park, whirlpools and H2O Zone water park for the kids. The ship also has a full-service spa and fitness center, rock-climbing wall, ice-skating rink, full-size boxing ring, full-size volleyball/basketball court and themed bars and lounges throughout the ship.
  
  Royal Caribbean International
  1050 Caribbean Way
  Miami, FL 33132
  866-562-7625
  royalcaribbean.com