Travelers want to save money and have a great jouney. That is what all travelers think about.  We will share how to find and book flights smartly. You do not need to search your flights in different airlines or online travel websites. The flight meta-search gives you a cheaper flight option already, but I will share further secrets how to get cheaper flights.

Flights Meta-search

First of all, I strongly recommend to use flight meta-search web service.

The flight meta-search is that you are able to search flights information together in multi-websites so that you do not need to go and saerch your flight at different websites. That saves your time and efforts. And moreover, you are able to find a cheaper flight that suits what you want.

Globally there are two big flight meta-search.

Skyscanner and KAYAK

Skyscanner has more flight coverage in Europe and Asia regions and KAYAK has more in U.S and South America regions.  Each countries might have a local flight meta-search, but they might not have enough fligh coverage so that they do not provide for more flight options, so I strongly recommend to use those two global meta-search and one in your country and compare the flight.

How to get more cheaper flights in Skyscanner

Skyscanner

Skyscanner covers all, so that you are able to find a flight search result even you do not specify the market. So, you purely put your destination and select depature and return dates in the search box and see the result.

3 things that you try and find a better flight. Let’s search a flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles as an example.

Step 0. Check your skyscanner domain.

Skyscanner has multi-domains, and you will land the Skyscanner website with your country domain.

Or, Click the country flag part on the top right, and

And select the country.  The Skyscanner domain automatically changes.

 

Let’s search a flight from Tokyo to Los Angels.

Step 1.  Select your departure market.

In this example, the departure is in Japan. So, you should select the country as Japan, or change the domain as skyscanner.jp

Then, keep the search result and open a new tab in your web brouser.

 

Step 2.  Select your destination market.

In this example, the destination is Los Angeles. So, you should select the country as the United States, or change the domain as skyscanner.com

Then, keep the search result and open a new tab in your web brouser.

 

Step 3.  Select UK market.

Skyscanner global headquater is located in UK, so they have more sales power in UK. That means they might have better flight option. The domain should be skyscanner.net

 

Step 4.  Compare and find an air-ticket.

Then, keep the search result and open a new tab in your web brouser.

Now compare all search results.


The result selecting in the Japan market. Skyscanner.jp


The result selecting in the U.S market. Skyscanner.com


The result selecting in the U.K market. Skyscanner.net

In this example, the one in the Japan market has the cheapest flight option.

The best choice changes based on your flight search options such as no-stop, connected flight, departure times, and your mileage program. So, it does not give you the best option in your departure market in Skyscanner.

Try at least 3 searches in Skyscanner to find a cheaper flight.

 

After successfully booking your flight, you can then find the best accommodation that suits your travel with WithTravel.