The Best & Worst Times to Travel This Holiday Season

When to get your Holiday airline tickets And score the best last-minute fares SAT Save up to 21% departing on Tuesday, 12/25 and returning on Friday, 12/28. SUN 22 Domestic flights 23 MON 22 International travel 23 22 New Year's travel 23 24 24 TUE 22 25 25 25 When not to fly 23 24 26 26 25 26 26 Don't pay 27% more! 2727 27 27 This year, travelers could be paying 27% more by departing on Saturday, 12/22 and return- ing on Saturday, 12/29. If you can, fly during the week to save some money. 28 28 28 E 28 Book now! Both domestic and international flights begin to rise steeply come mid-November. 29 29 29 Save up to 27% Consider departing on New Year's Eve and returning on Thursday, 1/3 or Friday, 1/5. 31 31 Average Airfare $1200 24th $800 TUE WED Save at least 20% departing close to or on 12/25 and returning close to New Year's Eve. $400 FRI Domestic flights The lowest average are found 21 days prior to departure. $671 Don't book too early International travel The lowest average are found 34 days out. Average US Domestic Fares by travelling from Saturday to Saturday. the average domestic fare found six months before a departure date was 19% higher than the 21 days out low. Weeklong trips Domestic flights International travel SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI MON WED THU FRI SAT SUN TUE MON TUE WED THU FRI SA SUN MON THU FRI SAT SUN WED Cheapest airfare roughly 16% lower than the average. Cheapest airfare These flights were 21% lower than the average. Infographic by: Designed by: visual.ly KAYAK Source: Kayak data base MON WED