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How to buy cheap air tickets if you thought about it in advance
Plan your trip in advance. You will have time to study the route, seasonality of the destination and other intricacies of travel. Approach purchasing an air ticket no later than 2-3 months before departure, when tickets first go on sale.
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When is the cheapest time to buy tickets to popular destinations?
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How to buy a plane ticket cheaply if you have no time at all
Vibers, maps and calendars - we, of course, came up with a good idea. But what if you need to buy a cheap plane ticket right now and don’t have time to hunt for discounts.
There's not much to recommend here, but there are some ideas.
Composite route
For example, a flight Moscow - Riga - Oslo can easily cost less than a direct flight Moscow - Riga. Airlines will never remind you that in the first case you can just get off in Riga.
This option is ideal when you are flying light. Well, or you can ask to check your luggage to the transfer point, arguing that you have important things in your bag that you will need while waiting for the second flight. Attention! In this case, you need to buy a one-way ticket, otherwise if you don’t show up in Riga, the entire return chain will be ruined.
Departure/arrival to a neighboring city
Check departures from neighboring cities that can be reached by ground transport. Thus, most flights from St. Petersburg are an order of magnitude more expensive than similar ones from Moscow. Flying to Girona is cheaper than flying to Barcelona, and the distance between the cities is about 100 km.
Well, check the website where you buy your ticket. Every day, fraudulent sites appear on the Internet selling fake tickets. We do not allow such pages into our search; we have a serious multi-stage face control system. But we didn’t stop there - we are looking for bad guys all over the Internet using the realticket.rf service. And we recommend that you check a suspicious seller before purchasing. Suspicious ones are those who pay via transfer to a Sberbank card or have a very low price.
When a person is going on a long trip, it is necessary to plan everything in advance. Everyone wants to purchase a ticket in advance at the best rates and calmly prepare for the trip. Most people traveling to distant countries believe that buying a ticket on the day of departure will be very difficult or almost impossible. But this is not at all true, because the sale ends only with the start of check-in for the plane flight, and, in this case, various possibilities are provided, such as purchasing an air ticket during check-in for the plane flight. But it is not profitable to buy such a ticket, since it will be sold at the most expensive fare, and, moreover, in one direction.
Is it possible to profitably buy a ticket on the day of departure? In order to independently navigate the purchase of air tickets, you need to show interest in companies that offer their services online. Thus, you can pre-book air tickets in any direction, buy them yourself and take advantage of the offered flight.
Those who buy tickets on the day of departure are well aware that the more time left before the plane departs, the greater the opportunity to buy a ticket at the cheapest fare. Indeed, this is the right approach, and those who fly periodically take advantage of this advantage quite often. But, in case of urgent need to fly to a certain point, you can buy tickets on the day of departure at a good price. This is an advantageous offer for those who are accustomed to flying frequently and taking advantage of various advantages in air ticket pricing and purchasing nuances.
First of all, it is necessary to consider the standard approach of airlines in selling air tickets. Various tariff plans allow you to purchase air tickets from the moment the flight sale opens. As a rule, during the initial period, all tariff plans are open for sale, and you can buy a ticket cheaply at a favorable price. As a rule, the cheapest tariffs are not on sale for long. They can quickly be sold out or the airline itself closes the sale to sell more expensive tickets.
The advantage for those who try to buy a ticket on the day of departure is that everyone who wants to purchase an air ticket has the opportunity to even purchase a ticket at the cheapest fare. Why? Because each airline tries to load its own flights as much as possible. The days leading up to the departure of a flight are the most hectic on the part of both passengers and the airline, because those who planned to take a certain flight have already had tickets in hand for a long time.
It is in the last days that you can buy tickets for the day of departure at the cheapest price, but you must do this no later than two hours before departure, when the sale of air tickets is completely closed.
You can monitor the appearance of the cheapest air ticket prices on sale yourself using the online air ticket sales service. Here, buyers are always open to choosing the affordable fares that airlines offer to their passengers.
Due to the fact that the price of a flight depends on the load on airline flights, the cost of plane tickets is constantly changing. It is often not easy to understand the logic of these fluctuations. But still, some patterns still exist, and we will help you find the answer to the question, When are plane tickets cheaper??
1. How many days in advance is it better to buy plane tickets in order to buy them cheaper?
Typically, all airlines begin selling tickets approximately 330 days before departure. But buying air tickets more than six months in advance is often unprofitable - over time they become two times cheaper.It’s also not worth buying plane tickets on the last day - their prices usually go up. Although it also happens that if there are not enough passengers, air tickets may become cheaper immediately before departure.
But hoping for this and postponing the purchase of air tickets until the last day is still very risky, especially if you are planning to fly to a resort destination during the season.
In our opinion, the best and least risky option is to purchase air tickets approximately 2-4 months before departure. It is at this time that airlines begin air ticket sales, offer promotions and discounts, stimulating sales, so you will have the highest chance of purchasing an air ticket at a low price.
2. On which day of the week is it more profitable to buy plane tickets?
Most often, plane tickets are cheaper on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Friday and Sunday there are usually no discounts on air tickets, and their prices reach their peak. Airlines offer discounts on air tickets most often on Thursdays.3. At what departure time are plane tickets cheaper?
Night flights and flights between 17:00 and 20:00 are usually the cheapest.4. Cheapest time to buy tickets
Typically, the best time to buy cheap plane tickets is 1 am from Tuesday to Wednesday (time zone of the city where the airline's head office is located).Since ticket prices often fluctuate unpredictably, and airlines have different
Hi all! In this article I will talk about how to fly around the world as cheaply as possible, knowing a variety of tricks and techniques. The article has been prepared for a very long time and has finally been published! All advice is based on our personal experience or the experience of our traveling friends.
This post begins a series of articles dedicated to traveling by plane. Material is being prepared for release on a comparison of all leading ticket search engines, on the basic rules of the largest airlines, as well as instructions for searching and booking tickets on the Internet.
Well! Go!
Basic knowledge about booking airline tickets
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The most profitable way to buy air tickets is through metasearch engines. They collect information from hundreds of airlines and offer you a choice at different price points and with different conditions. The most popular search engines today are and. We use Skyscanner. Competition among search engines is very high, so each service tries to offer some unique services.
For example, Skyscanner allows flexible searches. To do this, it is not necessary to indicate the country of arrival and any specific dates. You can view advantageous offers in all directions.
You can view ticket prices for a whole month or even a year.
Aviasales offers another interesting feature - ““, which has many interesting filters for selecting the most successful and suitable tickets.
Aviasales also has a pleasant and convenient service ““. Here you can search using flexible parameters. Among other things, you can specify such criteria as: availability of a visa, length of stay, budget.
To be honest, Aviasales has never found tickets cheaper than Skyscanner, but to be sure, it’s worth checking tickets in different search engines. Search engines do not charge a commission for their services, so you can book through them calmly and without putting extra strain on your budget.
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It is believed that the best price for air tickets occurs two months (50-60 days) before the flight departs. The fewer empty seats on the plane, the higher their cost. However, companies often organize various promotions and sales, so there is no clear pattern in terms of timing. Sometimes we see that tickets become cheaper closer to the date.
In general, we can highlight three periods to buy the cheapest tickets: a year in advance, two to three months in advance, a few days in advance (last minute offers). The last option is suitable for those who are ready for adventures, surprises and adventures, because... In this case, there is no 100% guarantee that tickets will appear at all.
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Buying tickets There and back again often cheaper than a one-way ticket. It would seem that this is very strange and completely illogical, but it is so. Therefore, many people buy a round-trip ticket just to save money, and simply throw away the return ticket. With all the beauty of this fact, it is worth noting that the cheapest airlines do not always offer this opportunity. Also, this scheme does not always work over very long distances.
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As a rule, buying a plane ticket for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday is cheaper than for others days of the week. Flights are the most expensive on weekends. There is also a nuance regarding time: it is believed that prices for morning and night flights are cheaper. Therefore, when searching for tickets, look at different things departure time. Moreover, there is a dependence on the time at which you are looking for tickets! For example, booking air tickets at night or early in the morning before the start of the working day will cost less. Often, ticket prices at this time are lower and there is more choice.
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One more thing about dates. If you don't have an ironclad deadline, be sure to look at the offers on different dates. It often happens that even on neighboring dates the ticket price is twice as different!
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The same applies to cities of departure and arrival. For example, many international flights are much cheaper when departing from Moscow rather than from St. Petersburg. Often people living in St. Petersburg buy air tickets from Helsinki, and then get there by land transport. This is not very profitable in terms of time, but it can significantly reduce transportation costs on your trip. Try looking for flights from cities neighboring yours.
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Today flights are very developed on low-cost airlines- low-cost airlines. Unlike regular airlines, they have many restrictions (for example, on baggage allowance), on-board service is not included in the ticket price, and it is almost impossible to return or exchange the ticket. But the main thing is that flying on low-cost airlines is really very cheap! In Europe, sometimes prices start from one euro! Thus, the airline almost always has tickets for up to 10 euros between some European cities. Known for its stunning prices and...
For longer flights you need to look at different companies. A complete list of all low-cost airlines in the world for each continent can be found. Next, you need to look for tickets on the airline’s website.
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Also in some cases you can fly on charter flights. Charter flights are flights that travel agencies book for their tours. If there are empty seats on the plane, agencies begin to sell plane tickets separately from tours. As a rule, this happens shortly before departure, which is why such tickets are called “last minute”. Charter flights do not fly to all destinations, but only to popular ones. But a flight on such a flight will cost many times cheaper than on a regular regular one.
You can find a suitable flight on one of the sites:
- Charter flights from the Oneaero-GoCharter alliance (I use this site)
- Air tickets for charter and regular flights
- CHARTERPAN Company
- Avia-mir company
- All charters
- Internet project "Charterbilet.ru"
- Professional travel portal (section “Exchange”)
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The price of air tickets depends very much on " seasonality". As a rule, in the summer, during vacations, on New Year's holidays, on May and November holidays (for the Russian Federation), flights are more expensive! But this primarily concerns popular destinations. Unpopular destinations are more expensive at any time of the year due to their low demand.
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Do not take a lot of things with you, and if possible limit yourself to hand luggage. Behind baggage allowance some airlines charge extra. Exceeding the limit can also cost money. Before departure, be sure to check your airline's rules to avoid getting into trouble.
Advanced knowledge of airline reservations
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If you have time and are preparing for your trip in advance, a good way to save on your flight is subscribe to news about price reductions for your chosen destinations. The search engine has this functionality. To do this, you first need to search in the desired direction, then, along with the search results, a window will appear with a subscription to a price reduction.
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In general, experienced travelers subscribe to a wide variety of mailings from airlines and search engines. Such mailings are usually dedicated to discounts and promotions. This way you can be the first to know about really cheap tickets and book them right away. Go through the websites of airlines that fly to the regions you need and leave your e-mail. One family we know flies all over Europe this way for pennies. As soon as a promotion appears, they immediately book tickets. And if suddenly it is not possible to fly on these dates, the tickets are simply thrown away. The ticket price of a few euros allows this.
At the same time, this method of saving has a significant disadvantage. Often, airlines, under the auspices of promotional tickets, send letters with regular prices. Because The average traveler is unlikely to have a good understanding of prices and cannot determine whether the price of a given promotion is really reduced. That is why all prices must be double-checked. We advise you not to subscribe to all newsletters in a row, but only to verified ones.
- Subscription to sales is available on the search engine website.
- Many of the coolest promotions on air tickets can be found in the group “ Cheap tickets and ways to fly for almost free ».
- Interesting and real promotions are often posted in the group “ Take a trip ».
- If you know any other cool resources, please share in the comments.
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Under this mystical number I want to tell you about one thing mysterious reception, which is used by a variety of websites to search for air tickets. They say that this method of extracting money from buyers has not yet reached the Russian online market, but it is still better to be on the alert. This is called “separate pricing” or in other words “different prices for the same product for people with different incomes.”
The price of an air ticket can be inflated in several cases:
1. You see prices again to those areas that have already been studied. There is a cache on your computer from most of the sites you visit. This information is used by ticket search sites. They see that you have already looked at these tickets, but have not purchased them. This means that you are slow in making a decision, and we need to hurry you up. Therefore, with each subsequent search, tickets to the same destinations are more expensive. You start to panic and buy tickets at a premium.
To avoid this, view prices through the "Incognito" mode, which can be easily activated in any browser. Or clear the cache yourself after searching for tickets.
2. You Apple product owner. A shocking fact, but sites are able to determine from which device and operating system you are accessing the Internet. If you use a MacBook, which is a high-end product, then you are rich, and the ticket price can be increased for you. This technique is used all the time abroad, and many owners of Apple devices are indignant when they see real ticket prices. This has not yet been seen on the Russian-language Internet. I don’t have an iPhone to check, so if necessary, you can test this item and write to us about the current situation.
To avoid this ridiculous situation, look for tickets from a computer/smartphone from another manufacturer.
3. You book a ticket from a rich country. For people with an IP address in the USA, Switzerland, Australia and other countries where the standard of living is very high, ticket prices will be higher. While in a prosperous but wealthy Germany, prices will be adequate, because... Germans are known for their excessive rationality. Internet marketing is a serious thing that has long ago learned how to work with an online audience.
A good option to hide your data on the global network is an anonymizer. This is a special service that allows you to maintain anonymity on the Internet. There are a lot of sites with anonymizers, one of them is . To work in anonymous mode, you need to go to any of these sites and enter into a special form the site that you want to visit undetected.
In addition, some sites use such marketing techniques, like flashing bright buttons with the words “two tickets left” or “this is the lowest price.” Don't believe it and don't panic. This is just a trick, look for your tickets calmly.
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If you are planning a trip during the next holidays, try using a good service from a search engine. This site has a section " Fly away for the holidays", where the aggregator displays a list of the cheapest tickets for certain holiday weekends.
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Most airlines have their own bonus systems for regular customers. This usually involves accumulating “miles” - virtual currency for flights you have already taken. The miles remain virtual until you earn enough to convert them into a real plane ticket. So, if you fly frequently on the same airline, sooner or later you will be able to get a completely free ticket or even several tickets just from the bonuses you have accumulated. This is the same as any other savings scheme that is often offered to us in supermarkets, brand stores, and so on.
How it works? An example from personal experience
I was a member for a long time. For each flight on Aeroflot and its partners, virtual miles were credited to my bonus account. I also received miles for purchases I made with my City Bank card, because... my card was linked to this bonus account. Many banks cooperate with Aeroflot. However, all major airlines have many partner banks.
In two years of such accumulation, I accumulated 14,700 miles. At the same time, the cheapest flight within Russia cost 17,000 miles. I thought that it would be a long time before I accumulated the missing 3,000, and miles also have an expiration date. Therefore, I transferred all my miles to the Gift of Life charity organization. Such a transfer is very easy to carry out directly in your personal account on the bonus program website. The foundation uses these miles to fly sick children who need surgery in another country.
But I know several people who were more successful in this bonus program and flew absolutely free several times. This is a great way to save on flights if you manage to organize everything correctly.
Often, such programs have many pitfalls, so it is worth carefully studying the rules when joining any program. For example, in order to receive bonuses, you need to register your ticket in the system within a certain period from the moment of the flight, and so on. At the same time, there are also pleasant little things. Thus, some programs allow you to spend your miles not only on flights within the company, but also on various purchases in stores that are partners of the airline, on hotel reservations or renting a car.
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It is cheaper to fly to many countries not directly, but with transit transfer. This option can also be used if you want to see many cities in a short time.
If you are flying through Singapore with a long transit period, you can take advantage of the free city tours that Singapore Airport provides for those waiting for their flight.
You can choose very interesting transit options. The main thing is to be sure that you do not need a transit visa for the selected countries. When purchasing tickets online, the longest transit transfers can take up to one to one and a half days. During this time, you can have a good look around the new city and see the main attractions.
To increase the transit time, you can use a stopover. Stopover- this is the same transit stop, but extended for up to three days. Many airlines provide stopover service free of charge, while others charge an additional fee. With proper planning, you can make several flights in a row with stopovers. It will be like a kind of air tour.
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Another way to save is to dividing the flight into two stages: international and domestic. By the way, this works not only with airplanes, but also with all other types of transport. The bottom line is that from your starting point you need to fly to any city in the destination country where there are the cheapest tickets. And within the country you can already get to your desired destination either on domestic airlines (this is always cheaper than international flights, you can also use local low-cost airlines), or by bus/train/hitchhiking. Experience shows that tickets even to neighboring cities can vary greatly in price, although the distance between them can be quickly and cheaply covered by a local bus.
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When traveling to large cities, give preference secondary airport(Luton in London or Gironde in Barcelona). Smaller airports often have government subsidies and serve low-cost airlines at good prices, which also affects ticket prices. Such airports, as a rule, have good transport support, and getting from them to the city is not difficult. Although sometimes it can be quite difficult and expensive. You should think about how you will get from the airport to the city in advance.
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As you know, usually a direct flight costs more than transfer flight. You can play on this if you know some tricks. Let's look at an example. You want to fly from Rio de Janeiro to La Paz. A direct flight costs $500. A flight from Rio de Janeiro to Lima, with a transfer in La Paz, costs $400. You buy a ticket to Lima, but get off in La Paz. The main thing is to register a ticket not to the final destination, but to the transfer point. Also keep in mind that if you miss any part of the flight, you will cancel this ticket. Therefore, if you bought a round-trip plane ticket and missed a segment on the flight there, then you will not fly back using this ticket.
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Before booking, check which permanent promotions The airline has it. Many companies offer discounts to students, pensioners and other categories of citizens. Often, to receive a discount, you need to indicate some special code or your individual discount number.
