Airfare is a significant part of your travel expenses. The further you go, the more expensive they are. But since air travel usually has very flexible fares, you can buy tickets for less with just a few tricks.
Plan ahead of time
This is the most important way to save money for those who wish to fly away cheaply. Some companies start selling tickets 6-12 months before the expected departure date, for example, this is Aeroflot. If you buy tickets in advance, you can fly very cheap. Of course, it is not always possible to plan your trip that long. If this is a vacation, then, as a rule, you can afford to buy tickets even six months in advance. In general, the deadline for still catching the cheapest fares is 2-3 months before departure.
Avoid the high season
If you could not buy tickets in advance, then do not expect to find favorable fares during the high season, when other people who want to fly away are hunting for the same prices. Try to reschedule your trip to a less popular time.
The low season does not mean bad weather at all, for example, September is an ideal time for a seaside holiday, when the bulk of vacationers have finished their holidays, and the sea is still very warm.
Promotions and sales
Special offers, which can be intercepted at normal times, are practically not found during the hot season, as they are usually aimed at increasing sales. But at normal times, using special offers, you can fly very cheap, even buying tickets at the last moment. To know about all the offers, you can subscribe to the airline's news or the newsletter about prices for a specific destination from a travel aggregator.
Roundtrip
If you buy round trip tickets, it is usually significantly cheaper than two tickets separately. It often happens that the cost of a roundtrip ticket is the same as for a one-way flight.
Favorable days
When choosing your tickets, take into account the departures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a rule, offers for these dates are bought up last, so on such days you can fly very cheap.
It is also always very helpful to look at tickets for neighboring dates. A difference of one or two days can give a very tangible gain in price.
Use search engines
Buy tickets not at travel agencies or at the box office, but on the Internet. It is most convenient to search for profitable options on aggregator sites. The best in terms of flights from Russia are two search engines: skyscanner.com and aviasales.ru. Both sites show the lowest prices, allow flexible search by date and conveniently configure query parameters. All travel agencies use the same aggregators, but when you buy a ticket on the site, you do not pay a commission to the agent.
