When is the cheapest day of the week to fly? Book on this day to save

With the Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r holidays now right around the corner, many of us will be looking to book a well-earned break.

Unfortunately, travel can get undeniably expensive if you aren’t careful.

So, if you’re planning to venture off on an adventure abroad, it’s natural to want to find the best deal available.

When it comes to finding the cheapest flight, it’s often rumoured that there’s a ‘cheapest’ or ‘best’ day of the week to visit your chosen flight operator and buy your ticket.

But when would that day be? Let’s find out.

When is the cheapest day to book a flight?

A well-worn travel legend says that Tuesday is the best (and cheapest) day to book your flight.

However, here in the UK at least, it would seem that the myth is exactly that – just a myth.

Holiday booking site Opodo says that Sunday is the cheapest day for buying a plane ticket.

A study of their data, covering bookings from July 2018 to June 2019, showed that flights bought on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday were typically more expensive.

Skyscanner UK, also way back in 2019, reached a similar conclusion.

They found that Sunday was typically the cheapest day to book your flight – while flying out on a Friday would usually help keep costs low.

It would seem the Tuesday myth applies mostly to the US. And that the cheapest day varies by location.

For example, Skyscanner Canada reported that they found their cheapest day was historically a Saturday.

Does it really matter which day you book your flight on?

Well… it depends.

On the one hand, the data compiled by these major flight booking sites is worth considering.

However, it is mostly 2019 data – from before the Covid-19 pandemic. So, it’s possible that this data would look different if it was pulled now.

Cheap flights site Jack’s Flight Club, meanwhile, reckons there isn’t a ‘best time’ to book cheap flights at all.

But there are a number of other things to consider, such as where you’re going and what month you want to travel.

Most flight booking websites will show you a graph denoting the cheapest month to visit your chosen destination. (Unfortunately, it probably won’t be the peak of Summer (Summer is Here SALE)r.)

You should also think about the day you fly out (late on a Friday can be good for weekend trips) – as well as how far in advance you’ve booked your trip and ticket.

Ideally, you want to book no later than six weeks before your departure date – or as far away as eight months, if you can.

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