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* [http://www.jetmap.co/ JetMap] shows routes for low cost airlines but doesn't have a search. Especially good for European connections; outside Europe it's not always up to date. [https://www.facebook.com/nizkocenovci.si/posts/10152793488418740?comment_id=10152819538348740&offset=0&total_comments=2 See airliners list] | * [http://www.jetmap.co/ JetMap] shows routes for low cost airlines but doesn't have a search. Especially good for European connections; outside Europe it's not always up to date. [https://www.facebook.com/nizkocenovci.si/posts/10152793488418740?comment_id=10152819538348740&offset=0&total_comments=2 See airliners list] | ||
* [https://skiplagged.com/ SkipLagged] finds "Hidden City" connections, sometimes it's cheaper to book a flight to a third city, and you simply don't board the last plane. | * [https://skiplagged.com/ SkipLagged] finds "Hidden City" connections, sometimes it's cheaper to book a flight to a third city, and you simply don't board the last plane. | ||
* [http://jetcost.com/ Jetcost] Compare different search engine - they also list companies that scam their customers though | * <strike>[http://jetcost.com/ Jetcost]</strike> Compare different search engine - they also list companies that scam their customers though | ||
== Avoid scams == | == Avoid scams == |
Revision as of 22:08, 3 March 2015
Finding cheap flights is a nice skill. Hitchhiking is a good way to get around but how can you get to other continents if you don't have oceans of time?
Search engines
- Skyscanner is a great way for finding cheap flights. Choose "whole month" or even "whole year" for this to work properly.
- AZair.com is a specialized low-cost search engine. It can combine diff. carriers (up to 3 changes), search by region (from: Scandinavia, to: Mediterranean), search in long time windows (June-October), has data form 45+ LCCs (mostly European and Middle-eastern), works fast
- Azuon is Windows program that has many low-cost airlines in its database such as Ryanair, Norwegian, Wizzair, AirAsia and many more.
- ITA's Matrix lets you search in advanced ways.
- Drungli is very simple search tool for flights in EU, but it covers some cheaper airlines (eg. Ryanair).
- Kayak
- Hopper Flight research tools.
- JetMap shows routes for low cost airlines but doesn't have a search. Especially good for European connections; outside Europe it's not always up to date. See airliners list
- SkipLagged finds "Hidden City" connections, sometimes it's cheaper to book a flight to a third city, and you simply don't board the last plane.
JetcostCompare different search engine - they also list companies that scam their customers though
Avoid scams
- Edreams, GO Voyages, Opodo and Travellink also belong to one company, Odigeo, that keeps on scamming people
Other useful resources
- holidaypirates.com often shows excellent deals.
- SleepingAirports.net might be useful sometimes