How to buy cheap air tickets: 9 Proven Ways

1. Check for special offers

Sign up for notifications airlines

Do not forget to monitor the site of the carrier. Usually arrange sales in February - March and October - November. At such times may lie server. But a little patience, and a cheap ticket in your pocket. And yet, some airlines offer to send the message, if the price falls. Agree to have time to buy the right ticket.

Subscribe to the Telegram-channels

To find great deals, use the Telegram-channels. Information about discounts come in the form of personal notice. It is better to subscribe to several and monitorte them by comparing prices. Here are three useful channel with cheap airline tickets "Samokatus», Travelradar and PassOnBoard.

Subscribe to the channel "Samokatus» →

Subscribe to the channel Travelradar →

Subscribe to the channel PassOnBoard →

use aggregators

And, of course, use aggregators cheap air tickets, such as Aviasales, Skyscanner, Momondo, OneTwoTrip. They are not tied to a specific airline and compare prices from different websites and give you the best option. And in these search engines have convenient schedules and calendars price. With their help, you can move the date of travel and save a considerable amount.

Most of these search engines have mobile applications.

Aviasales →

Skyscanner →

OneTwoTrip →

Momondo →

2. Brush the cookies and cache

If you are already looking for cheap flights, aggregator or airline's website to remember and the country of origin, and the approximate cost of the road. As a result, you can display the old price, even if the tickets are cheaper. In addition, the site will rush you and assure that the seats on the plane was nearly empty. Even if it is not so.

therefore clear the cache and cookies every time going to check the prices.

3. Fly with transfers

Choose flights with transfers. they usually cost much less than direct flights. For example, in London with one change to fly to three times cheaper than a direct flight.

And do not be afraid of long transplants that take a day or more. This is a great opportunity to see another city. Usually the road from the airport to the center is not expensive and takes a maximum of an hour. It is important to examine the prices for local transportation in advance. For example, in Europe travel by train is much more expensive than the bus or minibus.

Night in the city can be made in the dock cheap hostels or, if health permits, at the airport. Some airlines offer travelers the hotel free of charge.

4. Remember loukosterov

The most obvious way to save on flights - loukostery. Flights of such airlines in times cheaper than usual. There are two issues that scare novice travelers: no food on board and a ban on the carriage of baggage.

If you can not without a snack on the plane, take a sandwich or a container of cooked food. Flight attendants without question will warm your food on board. Just remember to limit: no liquids. And by the way, there is at an altitude of 10,000 meters is not so useful.

The second problem - the lack of luggage. Most airlines are allowed to carry with them carry-on luggage quite impressive size. Average weight - 8 kg. But read carefully the requirements of carriers to the size and sometimes the form of bags. The most common problem with backpacks. But the usual travel bag is fine for traveling for a few days or even a week.

In addition, you can bring luggage surcharge. The price tag is usually sane. So that low-cost airlines flight even with the excess baggage will be cheaper.

Often I use the Hungarian low-cost airlines Wizz Air. He can be very good suggestions. From Moscow, it flies only in the two cities. And from there it is easy to move around Europe, other budget airlines.

Lily Sharafutdinova, travel-blogger

By the way, tickets for low-cost airlines are usually non-refundable. But if you believe in the trip and all the documents you have in order to experience not because of what. Especially in the case of force majeure ticket yet can I return.

5. Buy tickets in advance

More profitable to buy tickets in advance. Traditional airlines are opening sale for 330 days. But, as practice shows, the most optimal during stay - 50-60 days before departure.

The fact that at the start of the sales program focuses on the prices of the last year, and then generates the demand and cost, as a rule, it is reduced. A couple of months before the flight bookings not so much. The more empty seats on the plane, the lower the price.

When purchasing a ticket is taken into account including the time of day. Most of the tickets are bought in the middle of the day. So book your flight late at night or early morning. Visitors to the aggregator is not much demand falls, prices are starting to creep downward.

6. Keep documents at hand

Constantly carry your passport details. Does not necessarily carry a passport. Suffice it to take a photo of the pages you need to write or data notes. Specials usually come at the most inopportune moment. And cheap tickets are likely to not survive the evening. So when planning your trip be prepared to book tickets at any time. And, of course, do not forget the money on the bank card.

7. Avoid the high season

The price of the ticket depends on the flow of tourists. On holidays, school holidays and high season are usually airfare increases. So be sure to check prices on other dates. Sometimes a crash with a difference of a couple of weeks is several times cheaper.

For example, in Asian countries tickets in late December, almost two times higher than at the beginning of the month.

And do not disdain to travel in the off season. Firstly, it is much cheaper. Secondly, no crowds and queues to museums. In Europe, for example, all go to the New Year holidays. Much more profitable, you can fly there in the early autumn.

8. Buy tickets round-trip

Buy tickets at once in both directions, do not procrastinate. First, when buying a ticket there and back you save about 20%. Second, keep in mind that the closer the flight, the more expensive the ticket. For example, tickets for Moscow - Paris and back cost 14 000 rubles, and if you take them separately, will have to pay a premium for more than 2 000 rubles.

9. Do not limit the capital

If you want to get, for example, in France, does not necessarily fly directly to Paris. Look tickets to nearby cities: sometimes you can get there much cheaper than in the capital.

Then you can move on trains, trains, buses or planes. Just remember: when abroad is better to book tickets for long distance trains and buses in advance, at least a couple of weeks. So it will be cheaper. In Europe, this can be done online through the site of the carrier.

See also:

• How to fly without force majeure: 14 tips that can save vacation →
• How to take the most comfortable place in the plane →
• Why can not sleep during takeoff and landing aircraft →