How To Find Cheap Flights Anywhere In The World

But despite there being a lot of cheap flight platforms, how do you ensure that you get the lowest ticket price on the market?

Today I am going to show you just how you can find the cheapest flights to anywhere in the world. Thinking of taking a vacation to Paris, Thailand, Istanbul, Rome, London, Maldives, and what have you, but you are currently working on a tight budget? Don’t you worry; continue reading this post till the end.

How to find the cheapest flights

• Sign up for discount and error fare alerts

This is perhaps the best method of finding the cheapest fare. It works on the premise that airlines sometimes make mistakes when updating and listing their airfare and if you are quick enough, you can book a wrongly priced ticket before the airline realizes.

Alternatively, you can sign up for discount alerts from airlines, which they like to keep secretive. The best platform for finding airfare discounts and wrongly priced tickets is Scott’s Cheap Flights, which is the pioneer in this field.

• Use flight search engines

There are plenty of free flight search engines on the web you can try. A good airfare search engine can help you find cheap flight deals to and from anywhere in the world. These platforms scour the web for tickets across a wide pool of airlines, and provide some useful tools such as price maps, fare alerts through email, price prediction, and more.

To be on the safer side, it is recommended to check multiple search engines before booking a ticket so that you can be sure that you have booked the lowest price currently on the market.

During my research, I found that some flight search engines have better airfare deals compared to others, so make sure you have at least a top 5 platforms and make them go-to sites for searching your next flight.

• Know the cheapest days to fly

Airfares tend to fluctuate depending on the day of the week. Off all the seven days of the week, the best day to fly is believed to be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. The reason for this is simple – these are off-peak days and demand and supply dictate that when demand is low, the prices will come down.

Apart from the day of the week to travel, you should also know the best time to fly. In most cases, early morning and red-eyes tend to be cheaper.

Using the concept of demand and supply, another method to find cheap flights is traveling during the shoulder season or off-season when there is less flight demand.

For instance, if you are working on a trip to Mexico, summer is the best period, for some reason, while fall and winter are the best time to fly to Iceland.

But how can you know when it is off-season in the destination you want to travel to? The best way is to get yourself a visual guide.

The best place to find a guide is the booking pro website. Just download their app and punch in your departure and arrival destination and when choosing your travel date, click “Cheapest Month” to browse the cheapest dates to travel to the destination you have selected.

• Join airline newsletters

Most of these airfare deals originate from the airlines’ websites in the form of special offers and promo codes. By signing to airline newsletters, you place yourself in a position where you can access flight deals sometimes up to 50% off the normal fares.

• Book in the new year

You can also find some cheap airline tickets during the New Year, especially in January and February. I have seen many people getting a round trip fare from the US to Africa or Europe for as little as $500.

This does not mean you must reschedule your travel to those months. You can just book your flight for a summer vacation in January or February.

Airlines tend to be more generous during the first two months of the year, maybe because many people have already spent a lot on holidays and back to school and are trying to increase demand.

• Use budget airlines

As the name suggests, budget airlines are cheaper.  These airlines offer low ticket prices in place of fancy services as major airlines. So you don’t mind such things as free snacks, checked bags, drinks, and extra-legroom, then you can book a budget airline.

The most common budget airlines include:

Europe

United States

• Spirit
• Frontier
• Southwest
• JetBlue
• Allegiant Air
• Porter

Asia

• Jetstar
• Air Asia
• Scoot
• Asiana

Africa

• Mango
• FastJet
• Kulula

Latin America

• Interjet
• Volaris
• Viva Aerobus
• Spirit

The above list is not exclusive, as there are far more budget airlines out there.

• Use a VPN

It has been found that airlines attempt to increase their turnover by charging different fares for travelers in different regions or countries. To bypass this, try using a VPN to conceal your location and lead the airline to believe you are at another location.

• Use your credit card miles

If you travel a lot, maybe you can turn into a profitable venture by signing up for air miles. You can travel for free using air miles if you can manage to accumulate enough miles in your card (you will pay taxes though).

• Avoid last-minute booking

While booking hotels last minute can help you score cheap rooms, this doesn’t work with airlines. In fact, you may pay more on a last-minute flight!

The best time to book your flight is at least 3 months before. This is because airlines tend to reduce the price to boost demand. 

• Try a different airport

This can be a great trick if you live near multiple airports. Just compare the fare for alternative airports and see which one is cheaper.