subject: Getting Your Hands on Cheap Domestic Flights [print this page] You used to be able to travel by air with low cost fares. Okay, travel has never been completely affordable but it was a lot cheaper than what it is going for now. Trying to fly anywhere today is not unlike trying to figure out if you can afford a second home. Tickets are so expensive that many people are opting to have "staycations" and conference calls, instead of vacations and business trips. Yes, this does save money but what's the fun in staying home on your time off. Incredibly there are still ways to get cheap airfare. Continue reading for tips and tricks on how to get the most bang for your travel buck.
Make your travel plans include a saturday stay. You will get a lower fare if you book a saturday night stay and fly out on sunday or later. This could mean flying during the week or even longer than a week (if you fly somewhere on Saturday) but the savings could make the extra time worth it. That's the way it has been for decades. For at least a couple of decades people have known that one of the keys to getting cheap domestic flights is staying over on a Saturday night. Besides, don't you want your vacation to last a little bit longer anyway?
Traveling mid-week is one way to get cheap domestic flights. Staying over on Saturday may enable you to receive a discount. They will also usually offer lower rates for flights that happen between Tuesday morning and Thursday evening. Weekends are the most popular times for most people to schedule travel.
During the week, most people are at work. So it's more difficult for airlines to sell tickets. Needing to fill each flight is what makes the tickets cheaper. If you are willing to fly at unpopular times, you can get the best deals.
One way to avoid the rising costs of air travel is to drive! When you consider the check in and security lines, frequent delays and hassles with baggage, it's often easier and faster to drive. In some cases, depending on your gas mileage and the cost of gas, it could even be cheaper than flying as well. Driving would almost certainly be cheaper if you shared the costs with one or more other people. Even if this falls outside the topic of cheap flights, it's still an alternative that can save you money! What's more fun than a road trip?
Finding cheap domestic flights is not difficult. The next time you fly, you can get a good rate, if you do your research. Sometimes all it takes to get a cheaper flight is to ask for one when you're booking your ticket. So you can disregard the official airfares from now on, as you know you can do better!
