Find the cheapest flights using our Cheap Flight Finder tips and hints

You might think that finding the cheapest flight is an easy process given all the comparison sites now on the internet, but the fact we now have more choice when it comes airlines, airports, low-cost, chartered and scheduled it probably means getting the best flight offer is as time consuming as ever.

However using our guide we recommend a process, which if followed should save time and money and ensure you get a great deal.

Now some sites feel that you should search an incrediable breadth of different sites to get an idea of the best priced tickets in the market, but in our experience that isn't really necessary. A search on a site such as skyscanner will pull up pretty much all scheduled and low cost flights from the UK (even those you cannot book through them), and AVRO covers off the chartered flights. Links to both are below:

Remember to get a map out and check whether another airport - at both ends will suffice - we have seen customers save hundreds of pounds by flying from Gatwick to Bologna rather than Heathrow to Innsbruck with only a slightly longer hired car journey involved.

If you are looking for internal flights in other countries our best tip is to run a google search on the site in that country - say google.com for the US or google.au for Australia, and run a search for cheap flights, and then use a site or sites from their countries - that will be far more effective than using a UK based firm.

Next check our offers and discounts page - just in case there is a 'special offer' from the airline you want to use, or from another who covers the route you are looking at.

And next go directly to to the website of the airline concerned - we have links to most the main UK based airlines below - as you may find you can avoid booking fees by doing so.

Remember though that the more flexibilty you have the more options you will have open to you - flying on a Froiday night in season can, especially for a family, more than pay for a night in a hotel, and mean an earlier arrival at your final destination.

But there are many other ways to trim the costs of flights - and indeed in some cases get them totally free!

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