One trip.
Two cities.

Sometimes, yes. Two one-way tickets through a busy, competitive hub can cost less than one ticket on a route with little competition, and some airlines (TAP, Icelandair, Iberia, SWISS, Finnair, Copa and others) let you stop in their hub for days at no extra airfare. We add the hotel cost on top, so you see whether the stopover pays for itself.

Many travel policies let you add personal days as long as the company pays no more than the direct fare. Layfare shows exactly that split: what your company would pay to fly you direct, and the extra that would be yours. Always check your own policy, and whether your company requires you to book through its travel tool.

Flight prices are the cheapest fares other travellers found recently on Aviasales, a large flight search engine, usually within the last few days. Hotel prices are our typical nightly rate for a well-reviewed, central 3–4★ hotel in each city. Both are a guide; you'll see the live price before you pay.

If you book two separate tickets and the first flight is badly delayed, the second airline doesn't have to rebook you. With a night or more between flights the risk is small. If you want full protection, book through the airline's own stopover program as one ticket — we flag those cities.

When you book a flight, hotel or activity through some of our links, the booking site pays us a small commission. You pay the same price. Rankings are always by what the stopover really costs you, never by commission.