How to buy the cheapest air ticket when is the cheapest air ticket?

Some people choose the way of travel when traveling, but some places not far away are actually cheaper than trains. So now Bian Xiao will tell you how to buy a plane ticket, and everyone will watch it.

A kind of 1, usually pay more attention to the price trend of favorite destinations and know the appropriate price of each destination:

Because I like to play, I have too many yearning destinations in my heart, so I have developed the habit of brushing my plane ticket when I have nothing to do. After a long time, I will naturally become more and more clear about the price trend of air tickets departing from my own place of departure, and I will also have a concept of what is a low-priced area in my heart, and I can even basically determine which flights are more suitable for my travel.

In this way, when you really need to buy a plane ticket, you can be "confident".

Take the following figure as an example:

This is the flight I found through the ticket agent platform. This is my target segment in Spring Festival travel rush next year. Now the ticket for Spring Festival travel rush is only a few thousand dollars. But by searching the prices in recent months, we can see that the low-priced ticket has been placed at the end of 10, and the price should be around 500 yuan. Then I will always pay attention to the changes in ticket sources and fares and wait for the ticket to be issued.

2. You can appropriately search for city air tickets that are convenient to reach around the location, and there may be surprises:

Although I live in Beijing, I sometimes consider starting from Tianjin or even Shijiazhuang when searching for air tickets to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. For example, on Qingming this year, we got a tax-included 1200 ticket from Scoot Tianjin to Singapore. Because Shijiazhuang and Tianjin around Beijing have opened air-rail combined transport with Beijing (the air-rail combined transport discount has stopped now, but if Shijiazhuang departs or arrives, if it is a Spring Airlines flight, you can continue to buy a combined transport train ticket for free through Spring and Autumn official website), rail transit can go all the way to the local airport. The passenger flow here is far less than that in Beijing, and many low-cost airlines that don't stop in Beijing will choose to stop in these cities. So, broaden your mind and spend 1-2 hours on the way to the airport. Maybe you can really catch a flight with cabbage price.

For example:

Also during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the comparison between "Beijing to Singapore" and "Tianjin to Singapore" (only consider the lowest direct flight and transit price within 10 hour). Of course, the specific route needs specific analysis, including: whether to stay one more night, the time of the return flight and other factors, all of which need comprehensive consideration. Not all flights will be so cost-effective, but they will give you one more choice.

3. Check the price on the agent platform, then go to official website and pay more attention to the activities in official website:

The agent platform is a good thing, which can conveniently summarize all the prices between the two places and give you a basic concept of prices and routes. But in fact, agents can usually get the same price in official website.

(1) The time combination of tickets may not be as rich as that of official website:

For example, if you find a transit route such as "Beijing-Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur", the agent platform gives the price and time combination, which looks good, but the stay time in Hong Kong rarely exceeds 24 hours, which can't satisfy the idea of staying in Hong Kong (there is an exit ticket from a third country, you can stay in Hong Kong for 7 days without endorsement, so many people will take this opportunity to visit Hong Kong). If you are in official website at this time, you can adjust the transit time to two or three days, and the price will not change. In the same way, many connections can actually be operated in this way. This way can be considered for tourists who want to transfer to more places to play.

For example:

The following figure shows the search method of Cathay Pacific official website multi-segment flights. It can be seen that the advantage of this choice is that you can choose any time period, and the stay time is up to you. Instead of using the search platform, it is only found that the stay does not exceed 1-2 days at most. This provides more flexibility for travel.

(2) The ticket price may not include luggage:

This happened to me when I bought a ticket of Polish Airlines on an agent platform. The price of the agent platform is slightly cheaper than that of official website, but after careful consultation, it is found that the agent platform does not actually include the checked baggage quota. If you buy a plane ticket and then buy luggage separately, the fare is actually not cost-effective. Official website will naturally add this option when purchasing, because there will be a clear prompt when purchasing, and the price of the combined ticket will naturally be more cost-effective.

(3) Pay more attention to official website:

Everyone can determine several possible routes in advance according to their own needs, as I wrote in the article 1. In this way, you can check the flights that suit you in advance, and you can also pay attention to the relevant airlines in advance. No matter what airline it is, there will be one or two big promotion activities every year. Collecting information in advance and snapping up tickets regularly are also the most common ways to buy cabbage tickets.

For example:

This is the latest list of preferential information found on the official website of Qatar Airways. If there is demand, you may find a cabbage price ticket for Tuhao Airlines.

4. Pay attention to free travel products:

I don't mean to pay attention to free products and buy free products. Personally, I seldom buy free products Some free-running products are really cost-effective. I once bought my parents a four-day and three-night free trip to Hong Kong on the hive, which was really a price I couldn't buy through other channels. Very good.

But sometimes, although the price of free travel products is amazing, because the hotel price is already included, when you buy two products, you have to pay twice the hotel fee, which reduces the cost performance to some extent. Therefore, when I personally see a good free travel product, I will go to official website and the agent platform to search the fare according to the flight time of the product, and then book a hotel myself. In this way, the choice of hotels is more flexible and the price is usually lower.

5. Some irregular methods:

(1) Pay more attention to the opening information of new routes:

I once bought a 3000+ direct flight ticket from Beijing to Prague for my friend, because I knew that HNA would open this new route, so I guess there would be a discount. Ps: The news of the opening of direct flights between China and Czech Republic just happened to catch up with Czech TV station to interview me and do the news of the opening of direct flights between China and Czech Republic. So this information source is a bit unexpected and has no reference. However, when you fly, you can still read more magazines before you. There is usually an introduction about the newly-opened airline of the company, which may be useful to you.

For example:

A casual search of Air China's official website page shows that there are some promotional activities on the new route recently.

(2) Pay attention to the exchange rate and buy air tickets:

I bought Beijing last year.

Round trip to Moscow, direct flight to Russia during the eleventh period, the price is less than 4000. This ticket was bought in 1 month that year, because the ruble was depreciating at that time, and Russian prices had no time to adjust. Almost all items related to Russia are in a super cost-effective state. At that time, you only made a profit.

Ps: After arriving in Russia, the ruble continued to depreciate, so I bought a lot of European goods, and the price was even cheaper than that of the country of origin 1/3. However, Russia adjusted the price this year, and the possibility of leak detection was gone.

Note: 1. Generally, it will be bought in March-April, with many promotions and low prices. Prices rose across the board from May 1 day. In July, there were more people traveling in winter and summer vacations, and accommodation also rose a lot.

2. Air ticket prices are low from Monday to Tuesday and high from Friday to Sunday.

3. According to the arrival location, two or three plans are calculated, which is short, cost-effective for connecting flights, and there are few international flights in Kunming. It can only be said that Kuala Lumpur is the first choice (visa-free within 8 hours, 120H transit sign), and some local airlines are selected for overseas transfer, such as nok in Thailand.

Airline, the price is lower than Belgian Airlines, you can also take 15kg luggage and simple snacks. Spray painting is also cool! You can bind a credit card to make a reservation under the app. I'll book Marindo Airlines in Malaysia. The price is good, and the plane meal is delicious. It's just that Malaysia's work efficiency is not too high. You have to leave more time to change your boarding pass, or the plane will fly away and you are still waiting to change your boarding pass.

After searching first, whether I go to China or abroad, I will compare prices on various search platforms first; Then go to official website, official website and official website to search prices (say the important things three times). If it is similar, it is best to buy it in the airline official website;

First, such a ticket is very secure (refer to the previous Ctrip incident);

Second, the visa withdrawal policy is relatively loose. If you really return the visa, the loss will be much smaller than buying it from the agent ~

Introduce several price comparison platforms:

Domestic search-

As everyone knows, I won't list them one by one, otherwise it will be like advertising; Precisely

Ctrip, where to go, where to go;

Foreign search-

1 one-day tour: this website has a very useful function, that is, you can query the air tickets from the starting point to any part of the world only by determining the starting point, and the air ticket prices can be sorted from low to high;

If you can't make up your mind, you can consider going to a destination with relatively cheap air tickets ~

2Expedia: It may be slightly higher than the price found by Sky Patrol; However, you can book some air tickets and hotel packages, and there may be a more cost-effective combination;

Pay attention to the official account of Weibo or WeChat. In fact, I really bought some satisfactory cheap air tickets, all of which were in the airline official website ~

For example: 2290 yuan round trip to Beijing-Osaka ANA time from March 30 to April 6, the most prosperous season of cherry blossoms ~ ~

2750 yuan round trip to Beijing-Taipei Cathay Pacific time is 11 holidays ~ ~

So I always feel that although there are so many ways to book cheap air tickets now ~

Still official website is the most intimate ~

So how can we get such a cheap ticket to official website?

★ Usually pay attention to the official accounts of Weibo and WeChat WeChat in official website; There are promotional activities that can be seen at any time;

Recommend several airlines that often do activities:

Southeast Asia:

AirAsia-your most familiar red and black seats and super air conditioners are just to freeze you;

★ Can fly to Malaysia, Thailand and other places; Known for its low price;

★ However, it should be noted that there will be many extra expenses, such as seat selection and baggage restrictions. Be sure to buy baggage tickets in official website in advance; This low-cost airline has strict baggage control. Once overweight, it is super expensive to buy luggage at the airport ~ the advantage of air ticket price disappears ~ flight time analysis.

Criteria for taking Guangzhou as the place of residence

1. The flight departing after Guangzhou 10 is preferred, because you don't have to go to the airport early in the morning, and the flight within 4 hours can just stay in the hotel. How comfortable it is to put down your luggage and start traveling easily. If you want to return, you should give priority to the flight that leaves before 18:00, and it won't be too late to return to Guangzhou, so don't worry about the airport bus.

2. If you choose Hong Kong or Macau, you'd better take the flight at 14: 00 in the afternoon, because it's already noon when you leave Guangzhou for the airport. You must give priority to the connection of the day. You don't want to stay one more night in Hong Kong and Macau. The cost is so high. When you choose to fly in Hong Kong, you really have to consider the time and the corresponding cost. Don't get hot heads when you see the net price is cheap. Similarly, the return flight should take off before 16:00 in the afternoon, so as to ensure that it can return to Guangzhou on the same day.

3. What do you think of red-eye flights?

Personally, not all red-eye flights are optional. The only flight that will not be considered is the one that arrives between 1-6 in the morning. It's really tiring and boring in this middle of nowhere place.

However, if you are full of energy and amazing physical strength, it is not bad to take off in the middle of the night and arrive after seven or eight in the morning. You can play all day immediately after a sleep, saving accommodation and time. Why not?

The same is true for the return trip. Take off in the early morning, land in Guangzhou early in the morning, go home and take a shower, and still go to work normally. It's really a super good choice for people who work hard on limited holidays.

Tip 1, everyone knows that booking air tickets in advance, but 53 days in advance is the cheapest.

2. Use these price comparison websites to find the lowest price.

3. The APP version of the price comparison website will be more cost-effective.

4. The airline official website is cheap and the price guarantee is the best.

5. When the number of travelers reaches 10, consider group air tickets.

6, try to "* * * enjoy the flight", the same plane in the same position, maybe it will be cheaper.

Sometimes first class is not much more expensive than economy class.

8. Make good use of credit cards and earn several air tickets for nothing every year.

9. There are more channels to get special fares.

10, refund pit in cheap air tickets

1 1. Take cheap flights 1 1 Tips to save money.

12, the ultimate stunt of buying air tickets that most people don't know: major airline member days.

13, Tianjin is amazing, flying to many cities is cheaper than Beijing.

According to a survey conducted by Momondo, a British air ticket price comparison website, buying air tickets 53 days in advance is 26% cheaper than the ticket price on the day of departure. According to this result, the booking time can fluctuate up and down.

Advice to people who don't have enough time:

The plane ticket on Tuesday before departure may be the cheapest!

Airlines usually check whether the flight is full on Tuesday before departure, and if there are many empty seats, they usually reduce the price on this day.

For those who have a plan and enough time:

Booking domestic flights 30~60 days in advance, that is, 1 and 2 months before departure may be the cheapest. At this time, domestic flights will monitor the billing rate and adjust the price to ensure that the tickets can be sold out.

International flights are booked about 0/70 days in advance, that is, 5 to 6 months in advance.

Tips:

Returning from Thursday to Monday may be the cheapest combination of international airlines, which is 20% cheaper than other time periods.

When you are very sure about the destination and travel time, using the price comparison website is a way to improve efficiency.

But you have to check at least two price comparison websites to find the lowest price.

Sky Tour Network-Low-cost airlines, international air tickets, special air tickets, Sky Tour China.

1, the price of Sky Tour is relatively low (maybe not the lowest), but all the prices are tax-inclusive, so don't worry about paying more taxes in 200 yuan after placing an order.

2. As the service website of Skyscanner, the world's largest airline ticket comparison website, in China, it covers more than 65,438+0,200 airlines and travel websites, and is the most comprehensive website.

3. Support fuzzy search (this function is also available wherever you go). When you are not sure about the specific time and place, this function can help you see the cheapest fare within a certain country in a certain month.

You can enjoy the cheapest trip to San Jose in America from 10:

Cheapest reservation: Flying Pig, formerly known as Ali Travel.

Flying pig: air ticket reservation, hotel inquiry, inn accommodation, travel and vacation, air ticket visa.

As we all know, airlines often do some activities with very strong preferential policies to attract customers, but these activities will only be released in their respective official website, so it is difficult for ordinary people to get information in time.

Note that flying pigs will attract attention by low prices, and there are often dozens of air tickets on the home page. But they are all prices excluding tax.

There are mobile apps on mainstream pricing websites such as Sky Patrol, Ctrip, Qunar and Ali Travel. If you decide which website to book tickets on, you must download the application to compare the prices.

Because sometimes in order to better obtain mobile users, the price of APP will be cheaper than the web version!

And there will be more exclusive activities on the APP.

The best price guarantee, that is to say, it is cheaper to buy on the third-party booking website than in official website, and our airline will give you a more favorable price!

This is why we have repeatedly stressed that we should visit official website. China Southern Airlines, Air China and China Eastern Airlines all have such a guarantee mechanism:

How to apply for the best price guarantee?

For the rules and procedures of applying for optimal price protection, you can basically refer to the following figure (from official website of China Southern Airlines):

The service standards of these airlines are also somewhat different:

1. The seat is relatively small.

2. Low-cost airlines generally do not include checked baggage and need to be purchased separately. Generally speaking, it is much cheaper to buy luggage online in advance than before boarding.

3. Low-cost airlines do not include free meals. Can only be purchased.

4. Many low-cost airlines will have different terminals from non-low-cost airlines, and some of them are separate terminals, which need special attention.

How do you know that the airline is promoting sales?

Special fares and preferential activities will be released in official website as soon as possible, which is not available on other agency websites. At this point, you need to register as a member, and once the airline has activities, it will send you a text message or email immediately.

First, in addition, you can also pay attention to WeChat official account travel radar.

If your travel times reach 10, you can consider applying for group air tickets.

Group ticket refers to the reservation of air tickets for more than 10 people, and it is generally necessary to apply in advance. The airline will confirm the discount space and fare according to the sales situation of the flight at that time and the number of people in the group.

Advantages of group air tickets:

1. Most of the time it is cheaper than individual tickets.

2. It's convenient to take the group channel when checking in.

Tips:

Choose the airline official website or the website with the authorization mark of the airline (with the certification certificate issued by CATA of China Air Transport Association to the air transport sales agent) to buy.

Don't trust the bank transfer phone starting with 400.

Always choose the third-party payment method when paying.

It is most recommended to call the airline official website to make a manual reservation.

If you confirm the departure time and destination and know which flight you like best, then "enjoying the flight" is a good opportunity to enjoy low prices.

* * * Privileged flight means that if A and B have established a * * * privileged flight, they can book a flight to B on A Airlines ... This kind of flight usually has a lower discount.

For example, in March 20 16, American Airlines booked a round-trip ticket from London to new york in September, and the price was 536 pounds, but in official website, the partner of American Airlines only needed 496 pounds.

When booking air tickets, be sure to check the price in official website, partner.

There may also be differences in the flight prices of * * * websites that become partners A and B. Someone once posted this question on Baidu:

So we must look at the prices of both sides in official website.

Everything is based on registered members.

First of all, it is important to register as an airline member first, and you can upgrade if you have enough points;

Moreover, every airline will engage in low-cost first-class flights from time to time to attract consumers to register as members and become regular customers of the company.

Take Air China as an example. At present, the activity of "Partner Member 1 Meta Upgrade" is being launched:

Arrive at the airport a few hours early.

Then check in at the counter of the corresponding airline. At this time, if there are vacancies in the first class, in order to improve the utilization rate of the aircraft, airlines are likely to upgrade to the first class at a very low price, or even free of charge.

Regular plan management.

After you have booked your ticket, I suggest you go to the airline's website to manage your reservation from time to time, because some airlines will do some activities to attract users to upgrade, or have the opportunity to grab free upgrades.

For example, United Airlines will offer discounts to passengers after booking to attract them to upgrade to first class at a cheaper price.

The biggest value of credit card points is to redeem air miles.

This is good news for people who usually have credit card spending habits!

For example, the platinum card of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank can be exchanged for a round-trip ticket to Dubai at a cost of 6,543,800 yuan. Or fly to Hawaii or Sydney for a holiday.

How to apply for an air credit card, please refer to the link:

Which bank can handle credit cards? -Wise's answer

How to maximize the integral

Birthday day, birthday month, multiple points of designated channels, etc.

Family members apply for supplementary cards, score points together and help relatives and friends swipe their cards.

Matters needing attention in mileage exchange

Many people report that there are many pits in the redemption mileage of credit card points. If you don't want to waste your points, you must read the following precautions:

1. Note the expiration date.

China Eastern Airlines-the mileage expires at the end of the year after 3 years;

Air China/China Southern Airlines-Mileage expires in the same month after 3 years. It is recommended that cardholders change to ordinary air tickets before the mileage expires.

2. Airline free ticket change policy:

Air China: domestic air tickets will be changed to 100 yuan at one time; Change the international air ticket to 300 yuan once.

China Southern Airlines: Free replacement within the validity period (one year).

China Eastern Airlines: During the validity period (one year), you can change your visa for free for an unlimited number of times.

3. Pay attention to the small trap in the mileage of points redemption.

In the "Instant" APP, the columns of "Aviation Offer" and "Aviation Story" focus on updating the major special ticket activities. Remember to open the push reminder!

It is very convenient to download the "air ticket price comparison" APP, and you can compare the prices of Ctrip, Qunar and Cool News at the same time.

When the special fares of major low-cost airlines arrive at the refund link, there will be pits such as handling fees.

1. If you are abroad all the year round, you must know that EasyJet has booked a flight to Europe, which is a very famous low-cost airline in Europe (but there is no flight to China).

2. For domestic people, 9 yuan Airlines official website ticket inquiry and reservation are basically the cheapest, but the routes are very limited, all of which are domestic.

3. Book 120 days in advance and enjoy flexible fares.

Because the fare changes greatly with the off-season.

EasyJet has a "flexible fare" that allows you to travel around for free.

If the price of the flight you booked drops within 4 weeks, you can change the travel time for free to get a cheaper fare.

There is generally a charge for checking luggage by low-cost air.

If there are too many bags, it is recommended to buy luggage consignment in official website first, which is cheaper than on-site consignment.

If you bring more clothes, you can wear them on your body to reduce the weight of your luggage.

5. Flight passengers must complain about flight delays.

There are many detailed rules for foreign airlines EasyJet to handle flight delays. You can claim compensation. Click to view the details: Whattodoifyourflightis.

Delay or cancel

9 yuan Airlines is less responsible for passengers at home, but who makes it cheaper? So I suggest you buy a delay insurance:

6. Learn to pack skillfully when the luggage size is specified.

Yi Jie, for example, requires 56×45×25 cm. How do you make full use of your small suitcase? Click on the high-energy video to watch:

Super practical clothes folding skills, so that your suitcase can be loaded with 30% more things.

7. Cheap aviation insurance is too expensive, so it is cheaper to buy it yourself.

Here is a place where you can buy cheap travel insurance, poor travel network: poor travel network travel insurance.

8. Line up for boarding early, or you may not even have room to put your carry-on luggage.

The luggage compartment of low-cost airlines is generally very narrow, so you can get a seat if you board early.

9. Although you can't carry liquids with you, you must bring something to eat.

Food on low-cost airlines is basically charged, so it is more cost-effective to bring your own food.

10, Yi Jie needs to register in official website 30 days in advance.

Because the free seat selection time in Yi Jie is only 30 days before departure, there will be charges after this time.

1 1. There are many people in the same company, so it is recommended to pay all the expenses in one lump sum.

Low-cost airlines generally charge a certain management fee. If they buy tickets one by one, they will charge management fees to many people. If they pay once, they will only charge a management fee once.

Every major airline has its own membership day, and the ticket price on that day can be almost the lowest in the whole network.

Let's take a look at how to get a big bargain the fastest.

The first step is to register members in advance.

For most airlines, there is no threshold for registering as a member. As long as you register as a member in official website, you can book a special ticket for membership day.

Southern Airlines: China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.

Air China: Registration

Step 2: Remember the airline's membership day.

Under normal circumstances, official website, an airline, will release the information about the members' day activities in official website at least 2 to 3 days in advance.

The membership day of Hainan Airlines is the 8th of each month;

Eastern Airlines is 18 days per month;

Spring Airlines on the 27th of each month;

China Southern Airlines on the 28th of each month;

Air China means "the date of the same month", that is, "65438+ 10 1, February 2", and so on.

Step three, don't panic if you can't get the ticket. Be sure to check more!

Members usually start to grab tickets at 0: 00 on the same day, but if you don't get tickets, don't panic first, wait a minute and check them again and again. Sometimes people grab tickets without paying, or they may miss them.

In this way, you can get the ticket before others.

Become an elite member: elite members of airlines also have benefits and can enter the stadium in advance. The success probability of quick grab and slow grab must be greatly improved.

For example, on August 17, the day before the promotion of members' day last month, China Eastern Airlines began to open air tickets for members of "Oriental Miles" with platinum, gold and silver cards from 18: 00.

If you are an ordinary card member, you can also redeem mileage for the qualification of purchasing tickets in advance, depending on whether the fare is cheap enough for you to redeem mileage.

Whether flying from Tianjin or arriving in Tianjin, many air tickets are almost much cheaper than flying from Beijing.

This is a round-trip ticket from Beijing to Changsha ￥ 1 137:

On the same day, the round trip from Tianjin to Changsha was 6465438 yuan +0, which was cheaper than 600 yuan! ! !

There are flights from Tianjin to Harbin, Changchun, Qingdao, Xi 'an and other cities, all of which are 200 yuan cheaper to 600 yuan!

So if you are in Beijing, I suggest you check the flights from Tianjin. If there is a cheap one, congratulations. You only need to spend more than 50 yuan and take an hour's high-speed train to Tianjin, and you can enjoy cheap air tickets.