Do you get cheaper rates buying 1way or RT?

[tulsanurse1]

Just trying to find some tips on how to get the best airline rates

 

[Mari annie]

ex agent--------round trip -didn't get mine last week-
r/t is the best to save. but will when I go back in April!




how many days until 4/10 (I am not a patient person)

 

[cranbiz]

It depends on a lot of things, including airline, time of year, etc.

Legacy carriers like US Air, American, etc. will usually have a better fare on a r/t ticket. Low fare carriers like JetBlue, Southwest, etc. it normally doesn't matter as they sell only one way tickets.

 

[Disneyhappy]

My experience in at least the last two years with SW, NW, Airtran, US Air and Delta is that it makes no difference. There is a set price for each leg and I come up witht he same price whether booking roundtrip or one way. It is now my standard practice to book each way separately in the event I need to change one leg of the flight. I do this often for both buisness and pleasure trips. Sounds like others may have a different experience. It is easy enough to price it out both ways and see if there is a difference on the airline websites.

 

[TnTWalter]

it's cheaper to book NWA there and Airtran back right now...I'm still waiting until I'm about 6 months out...[keeping fingers crossed].
I would check both ways to see.
Trish

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

It is the standard for RT tickets to be cheaper than one way, except for the non-legacy airlines, such as SWA, JetBlue, etc.

Price both ways when looking for tickets.