{"id":879771,"date":"2024-08-16T15:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:13:50","slug":"flight-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest expenses when planning a big trip is often the flights, but there are a handful of flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off the price of a ticket. Naturally, shopping around is one of the top ways to find cheap flights, but there are other tips and tricks to help you find the best rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to travel by plane in 2025 then read on to discover how to score the cheapest flight prices. With the below knowledge you\u2019ll save both time and money, which you can then spend on food or souvenirs once in your dream destination. Ideal!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how to be a flight booking pro and discover the optimal moments to snap up those coveted low fares. These flight hacks will make travel in 2025 more affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Once you&#8217;re done with flights, save even more with a deal from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-us\/deals\/september-on-sale?utm_source=in_article&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_campaign=september_on_sale&amp;utm_id=september_on_sale&amp;utm_content=flight_hacks_1\">September on Sale<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nTour not found.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-first-understand-the-flight-booking-cycle\">First, understand the flight booking cycle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding cheap flights is a matter of you against the system. Naturally, every airline wants to earn more money from every customer, but they also don\u2019t want to fly half-empty planes. Airlines use dynamic pricing, meaning the seat price fluctuates due to supply and demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many airlines know they can charge more during travel high seasons, school holidays, and special events. Often traveling outside these times will show you cheaper fares. Some airlines also release seats at tiered rates, with prices increasing as the departure date nears and the seats fill up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/01\/flight-hacks-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878466\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-consider-when-to-avoid-booking-flights\">Consider when to <em>avoid<\/em> booking flights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Peak travel periods, such as school holidays and major holidays like Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, will likely attract those sky-high prices that you\u2019re hoping to avoid. Miracles do happen, but it\u2019s more likely that you\u2019ll be paying a premium to travel during this time. While there are some optimal times to score cheap flights, it\u2019s equally worth knowing when to avoid flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-times-to-book-long-haul-flights-in-2025\">Best times to book long-haul flights in 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Timing is everything when it comes to booking long-haul flights. While you can expect prices to be higher than your last trip, due to inflation and jet fuel costs, there are still bargains to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For domestic trips within the US, booking just one or two months ahead is often the best time for the cheapest flights. Most airlines will start managing their prices around four months before the date, increasing or decreasing the prices depending on demand. You can monitor your dates and book when the price drop<\/p>\n\n\nTour not found.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For longer journeys from the United States to Europe or beyond you want to start planning much further in advance. Long-haul flights are still best booked six to eight months in advance. As for flight hacks, seasonality matters along with the ability to be flexible with dates. Travel during shoulder seasons will offer up significantly better fares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to travel to popular destinations at the peak time, like Greece for a summer vacation or Italy in July, then you\u2019ll want to book even earlier. Some airlines release tickets around 11 months in advance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/eight-essential-life-hacks-youll-learn-trafalgar-trip\/\">8 useful life hacks you&#8217;ll learn on a Trafalgar trip<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-top-flight-hacks-for-2025\">Top flight hacks for 2025:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flexibility-is-key-keep-your-travel-dates-and-destinations-open\">Flexibility is key: keep your travel dates and destinations open<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can be flexible, then you can find good deals. This often means traveling off-peak and off-season. So it might mean looking for flights on weekdays instead of weekends, and being open to the destinations you land in. If you loosen your requirements and dates, you can open yourself up to some amazing flight deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/01\/departure-board-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878468\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-consider-the-day-of-the-week-you-book-on\">Consider the day of the week you book on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the day you fly is important, the day of the week that you book those flights can make a big difference too. Some people say Tuesday is the cheapest day to book and fly, since it\u2019s far from the weekend, and it\u2019s often true. Flight comparison site Skyscanner says sales are usually dropped on Monday nights or Tuesday morning, which skews this data, but it\u2019s all about the route and destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recent data actually suggest that Sunday might be the best day to book cheaper flights, but it\u2019s not a hard rule as there are a lot of factors at play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/01\/flight-sunset-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878469\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-look-at-airline-loyalty-programs-and-benefits\">Look at airline loyalty programs and benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Airline loyalty programs can seem like a cult for those on the outside, but don&#8217;t underestimate the power they hold when it comes to free flights. Of course, the challenge is accumulating enough points with the same airline so you can redeem them for the route you want!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you travel a lot for work, then you may accrue loads of points with a certain airline. Of course, it\u2019s a false economy if you\u2019re always paying more to fly with the points-earning airline over the cheaper competitors. With some credit cards, just buying your groceries will gain points but each shop barely scratches the surface for a free flight. To really earn points you need to shop around for sign-on deals, or point transfer bonuses and flight hacks like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do have enough points with a domestic airline, chances are they have connections and code shares with long-haul carriers that may even get you to Europe for free! Now that\u2019s the best price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/01\/flight-inside-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878470\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-flight-comparison-tools-effectively\">Use flight comparison tools effectively<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While we used to rely heavily on travel agents, now we can just sit on the couch and browse for the best deals across multiple airlines and travel agencies using flight comparison tools. These sites scour the depths of the web for the best deals, and offers loads of cool features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the best fare deals you can\u2019t just hit search and cross your fingers. You need to use the filters and features, which differ from platform to platform. Experiment with different search parameters, such as flexible dates, alternative airports, and different airlines. This may toss up a great deal, just don\u2019t forget to factor in sneaky extras like baggage fees, seat selection costs, and other charges.<\/p>\n\n\nTour not found.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, with Google flights you can add multiple departure and arrival airports so you can quickly see which airlines have direct routes to which destinations. The calendar view lets you see the whole month, so you can quickly spot any super cheap deals. And if you see a flight you like, you can set an alert so it emails you when the price falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-last-minute-deals-and-fare-sales\">Last-minute deals and fare sales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If or once you know which airlines fly the routes you hope to one day fly, you should sign up for their newsletter so you\u2019re the first to hear about any special sales or deals. Maybe next year you\u2019re tossing up between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-au\/destinations\/asia\/japan\">Japan<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-au\/destinations\/asia\/china\">China<\/a>, so if an unforgettable deal pops up for Tokyo you\u2019ll have your answer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, finding great deals isn\u2019t exclusive to airlines. You can also save money on the your Trafalgar tour if you jump on our seasonal sales. Right now we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-us\/deals\/unlock-2025\">huge savings on 2025 trips<\/a>. If you seize the moment you can save hundreds on your next tour. If you&#8217;re not ready to book now, subscribe to our newsletter so you get updates about deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you have any flight hacks you\u2019d like to add? Will you secure a saving thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-us\/deals\/september-on-sale?utm_source=in_article&amp;utm_medium=editorial&amp;utm_campaign=september_on_sale&amp;utm_id=september_on_sale&amp;utm_content=flight_hacks_2\">September on Sale<\/a> deals? Leave us a comment\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest expenses when planning a big trip is often the flights, but there are a handful of flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off the price of a ticket. Naturally, shopping around is one of the top ways to find cheap flights, but there are other tips and tricks to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":879776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4908],"tags":[1759,1210,23042,23043,23044,20494,22892],"class_list":["post-879771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips-news","tag-deals","tag-essential-life-hacks","tag-finding-deals","tag-flight-deals","tag-flight-hacks","tag-travel-deals","tag-travel-hacks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flight hacks: When to book your flights for the best prices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c\"},\"headline\":\"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1255,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/passport.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"deals\",\"Essential Life Hacks\",\"finding deals\",\"flight deals\",\"flight hacks\",\"travel deals\",\"travel hacks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Travel Tips &amp; News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/\",\"name\":\"Flight hacks: When to book your flights for the best prices\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/passport.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/passport.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/passport.jpg\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":810,\"caption\":\"Use our flight hacks to get the best deals on your next airfare\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/flight-hacks\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Real Word\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c\",\"name\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\"},\"description\":\"I'm an Australian travel and food writer, based in Lisbon. I'm usually planning my adventures around a restaurant I've found, or local sweet I want to try!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/daniela.sundebrown\\\/?hl=en\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/author\\\/danielasundebrown\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Flight hacks: When to book your flights for the best prices","description":"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices","og_description":"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/","og_site_name":"Real Word","article_published_time":"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":810,"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","Estimated reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/"},"author":{"name":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c"},"headline":"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices","datePublished":"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/"},"wordCount":1255,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg","keywords":["deals","Essential Life Hacks","finding deals","flight deals","flight hacks","travel deals","travel hacks"],"articleSection":["Travel Tips &amp; News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/","name":"Flight hacks: When to book your flights for the best prices","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-16T14:08:33+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-23T12:13:50+00:00","description":"One of the biggest expenses when planning a trip is airfares, but there are flight hacks you can use to save hundreds off tickets.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/passport.jpg","width":1440,"height":810,"caption":"Use our flight hacks to get the best deals on your next airfare"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/flight-hacks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Flight hacks: When to book your 2025 flights for the best prices"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","name":"Real Word","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization","name":"Real Word","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","width":643,"height":83,"caption":"Real Word"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c","name":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","caption":"Daniela Sunde-Brown"},"description":"I'm an Australian travel and food writer, based in Lisbon. I'm usually planning my adventures around a restaurant I've found, or local sweet I want to try!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daniela.sundebrown\/?hl=en"],"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/author\/danielasundebrown\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}