Fare Trackers: When's Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets

Fere Trackers When's Best Time to Buy Plane Tickets Shoppers looking for the cheapest airfare can learn something from stand-up comedians: It's all about timing. Economist Makoto Wetanebe says Ginline Reporting Сoор мys 8. Weeks Out is best Weeks Out is best time to buy time to buy Don't Shop Too Early or Too Late It turns out airlines don't start releasing cheaper seats until 3-4 months before departure for domestic travel and conversely 4-5 months before international travel. Prices change upto 3X Sign up for Email Alerts Per Day for Prices A Holiday Travel O Sunday SUN is usually the Most Expensive day to fly is см ечерёоn. Виу those tickets as soon as possible. THINGS TO CONSIDER: Prices rise quickly the week of the flight, and you ll pay on Jeverage 40% more for e ticket the day of Most discount ticket seles ere offered erly Don't meke it your gol to qet the least expensive sect in the plene - cim for below-the-cverage price, and you'll usually win in the week Wait Until Midweek Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are typically cheaper days to buy airline tickets. (We're not talking about the days you actually travel.) Saturday and Sunday are pricier. Here's a comparison of the lowest fares offered each day over the past week on select routes: New York to Los Angeles Denver to Cleveland Chicago to Atlanta Dallas to Minneapolis $350 300 250 200 SMTWTFS SMT WTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS DART Source: http://lifehacker.com/5625777/the-cheapest-time-to-book-a-flight-is-eight-weeks-before-youre-traveling http://abenews.go.com/Travel/best-time-buy-airline-tickets/story?id=4519704#.T_IERitYsZU http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/book-well-ahead-to-save-money-on-airfare.html?_r=0 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704062604576105953506930800.html http://articles. latimes.com/2012/jan/23/business/la-fi-0123-travel-briefcase-20120123 http://www.angieslist.com/articles http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/tips-from-air-travel-insiders/