![]() In order to avoid sticker shock, be sure to check all the costs you will incur before you commit to the ticket. Some of the even charge for carry-on luggage. Many of the low-cost carriers listed, such as AirAsia, Jetstar, Scoot, and HK Express, charge add-on fees for just about everything-from seats to bags to snacks. For flights within Asia and Oceania, AirAsia, Jetstar, Qantas, and Air New Zealand are all solid options, though only Qantas and Air New Zealand offer bags and seat selection included in the price. One exception to the above: one-way flights from the US on Air New Zealand are more expensive than half a roundtrip, while flights within the region are not. These airlines offer cheap one-way tickets flying to, from, or within Asia and Oceania: JetBlue, Avianca, and GOL are also great options. Though again, remember that Southwest flights don't show up in Google Flights so you'll have to go direct to their website to compare prices. Southwest Airlines recently added service from the US to several Latin American and Caribbean hubs like Nassau, Grand Cayman, Cancun, Belize City, San Juan, and Punta Cana. These airlines offer cheap one-way tickets flying to, from, or within Latin America and the Caribbean: LEVEL, Norwegian, and TAP Air Portugal are also solid options. ![]() On the other hand, EasyJet is one of Europe’s more established low-cost carriers and gives you a breakdown of everything that’s included in the ticket in your flight search results its Flexi ticket includes bags, unlimited date changes, route changes, seat selection and more, making it a smart option for the traveler with a lot of baggage or who hasn’t solidified plans. If flying Ryanair, beware of hidden fees and upcharges for just about everything. These airlines offer cheap one-way tickets flying to, from, or within Europe: Southwest’s roundtrip fares are always the sum of two one-ways, but be aware their flights don't show up in Google Flights, so you'll have to go direct to their website to compare prices. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways are better options. When flying within the US, a roundtrip fare is almost always the sum of the two one-way fares, but that's generally not the case when flying internationally from the US to Canada and Mexico-with a few exceptions.Īllegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, and Spirit Airlines don't have stellar reputations for comfort or customer service (in fact, we think they’re among the worst of the budget airlines and we don’t include them in our deals) but in cases where you only need the cheapest one-way flight and you don't care as much about the rest, the savings might be worth it. These airlines offer cheap one-way international tickets from the US to Canada or Mexico (and vice versa): ![]() ![]() While many of the major legacy airlines (United, Air France, etc.) will charge more for booking one-way legs versus a roundtrip ticket, a rising number of low-cost carriers offer cheap one-way flights that are roughly half the cost of a roundtrip ticket.Ī non-exhaustive list of some airlines worth looking into when booking one-way flights is below. Which airlines offer one-way international flights for a reasonable price? If your reasoning for booking a one-way is because you are departing from one airport (say, Paris) and returning from another (such as Barcelona), it's likely cheaper to book an open-jaw ticket (often referred to as a multi-city itinerary in flight searches) than it is two one-way flights.īut what if you can’t book a roundtrip because you either won’t be returning any time soon, or you don’t know when you’ll come back? The good news is there are workarounds to finding cheap one-way flights if you have a bit of flexibility. In recent years this has begun to change with the rise of more international low-cost carriers, but if you know your date of return, you’re still often better off booking a roundtrip. In other words, airlines know they can charge more money for one-way flights because the people more likely to need them (business travelers) are willing to pay more for them. Instead the airlines make one-way flights more expensive to get extra revenue out of the small subset of people who can't book their return flight quite yet. If one-ways cost less than half the price of a roundtrip, everyone would just always buy one-ways and never roundtrips. Therefore, they can't always book a roundtrip because they don't know when they'll return. Businesspeople, on the other hand, (a) are not price-sensitive, and (b) often don't know their plans until the last minute. Vacationers (a) are price-sensitive, and (b) firm up their plans well ahead of time. Think about two groups of travelers: vacationers and business travelers. Why are one-way international flights so expensive?
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