Plane Tickets
Finding Affordable Plane Tickets for Your Trip
The agony of searching for cheap plane tickets is easily avoidable if you know where, when and how to look. Whether you’re booking a weekend retreat to a high-profile city or you’re charged with finding plane tickets for a group to a remote part of the world, there are tricks that guarantee you find the best deal available.
Fly flexibly
Take note: We don’t mean cramming into a coach seat that has just enough legroom to fit a child. Instead, we’re referring to flexibility before you fly. If you are looking to get away and are flexible on dates, look for plane tickets through the ‘Flexible dates’ search option on the Cheapflights homepage. You’ll then be directed to the absolute best deals available through our more than 300 travel partners.
Sign up for fare alerts
Both major and low-cost airlines put plane tickets on sale every day of the week. Instead of signing up through individual airlines’ websites for low-fare alerts, consider a more consolidated option: the Cheapflights Newsletter. We’re able to tailor flight, hotel and cruise deals based on your local airport and travel preferences. With custom travel deals in your inbox every week, there’s no way you’ll miss deals on plane tickets.
Consult our experts’ hand-picked deals
Cheapflights experts have traveled the globe, and know well what comprises a great travel deal. Our experts work with partners and sift through deals daily to find the best offers on plane tickets, hotels, cruises and package getaways – finding the best discounts on travel around – so you don’t have to.
Travel and book off peak
Whether you’re booking plane tickets at your computer or boarding a flight at the airport, off-peak days are the best times to do it. Cheapflights’ research shows that travelers who book flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (when most airlines offer deeply discounted seats) and fly mid-week (when most people are working) save the most on airfare. If you’re willing to get to your destination a day early or stay a day late – and fly early and late, for that matter – you could save big on plane tickets.
(Featured image: William Murphy)
