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Best time to book flights to Europe
Hi ladies,
Looking for some advice on the best time to book a flight to Europe. My DH has a work trip in June to Sweden and I am looking to join him and then potentially fly home out of Norway or Denmark.
I have never been to Europe before so I haven't ever paid attention to when is the best time to book. Any advice?
Re: Best time to book flights to Europe
If you're flying in June? I would start watching flights now and book whenever they drop a little or you see a reasonable fare. June is peak travel season for Europe (especially Scandinavia), so you're probably looking at paying over $1000 roundtrip. $1200 is about average, and $1400+ is not unusual for the summer.
There are only two direct flights to the US from Norway (both to Newark on SAS and United), and pre-merger it was Continental's most lucrative European flight. Basically it's booked solid every single day, and if I book a trip less than two months out, I usually can't even get a seat on it and have to connect somewhere else in Europe. That's not a big deal (just a slightly longer trip), but it means that it's harder to snag great deals. I would imagine that flying back from Copenhagen would open a bit more options, because it's a larger SAS hub.
If you have an idea of the dates you'll be flying, set up a Kayak fare alert and watch the fares for a few weeks to see what kinds of fares and options are available. You might want to set up a few with different dates to compare. Also look at roundtrip flights from Stockholm to see if there's much of a difference in fares, because there are a million flights within Scandinavia, and you don't have to pay extra to fly one-way.
As for the best time to buy? Sooner is better. Watch the fares for a few weeks or a month, and then book the next time the price is down. The chances of hitting a sale that will work for you is extremely slim, because the airlines don't have any problem selling seats in June!