Don’t look now, but Thanksgiving is a mere 62 days away. If you’re expecting to travel for any of the end-of-year holidays, you may wonder when you need to make the move on plane tickets. Is it better to buy them as soon as possible, or should you wait until the holidays get closer?
- O Google Flights lançou recentemente suas principais informações sobre dados e tendências de viagens em 2024.
- Os voos mais baratos estão disponíveis voando nas segundas, terças e quartas-feiras.
- Para voos nacionais, é ideal reservar entre 21 a 52 dias antes da viagem.
Google Flights recently released its key insights on 2024 travel data and trends, which provides some analysis on the best times to fly and purchase plane tickets. Google aggregated four years of airfare data and trends to provide US travelers with an overarching guide on how to get the cheapest flights possible and what are the best times of year to fly.
If you’re planning to book a flight, especially around the busy holiday season, you are likely trying to find the most budget-friendly option. According to Google Flights, the cheapest flights are available when flying on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Tuesday being the cheapest day, according to the historical flight data. Flying early- to midweek can save travelers 13% to 20% on airfare compared to flying on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, with Sunday the most expensive day to fly.
It may come as no surprise that flights with layovers are cheaper than nonstop flights, but you may not realize just how significant those savings can be. The Google Flight data shows that travelers can save 25% by booking a flight with a layover instead of a nonstop flight. There are certainly cheaper days to fly, there aren’t really cheaper days to book. “There’s not much benefit to buying your tickets on a certain day of the week,” according to the Google report.
Google Flights does state that Tuesdays are typically the cheapest day of the week to book, according to the data, but Tuesday bookings are only 1.3% cheaper than the most expensive day, Sunday. To wait or not to wait? According to Google, it’s better to book your travel far in advance, especially if you need to fly on a specific day or time.