How far out do you book your plane ticket?

[ThreeKMom]

So Hopper came through for me again - I was able to book 2 economy round trip tickets on United from Newark to Orlando in March for $373! When I went back to check again the next day the exact same tickets were $811!!

 

[AnnaS]

So Hopper came through for me again - I was able to book 2 economy round trip tickets on United from Newark to Orlando in March for $373! When I went back to check again the next day the exact same tickets were $811!!

What are your dates may I ask.- nice price......we just booked JetBlue down, United back - a few days before Easter for $678 PP. (7 of us).

 

[ThreeKMom]

What are your dates may I ask.- nice price......we just booked JetBlue down, United back - a few days before Easter for $678 PP. (7 of us).

Our dates are 3/3 - 3/10

 

[ML_LovesDisney]

I'm a nervous Type A, and we fly exclusively JetBlue, which I love that they post airfare at 11 months out, too, and book ASAP. JetBlue is also great about canceling the airfare and then rebooking at the cheaper price and the difference goes in your travel bank for the next trip.

I like to have my ducks in a row, everything extraneous (tickets, airfare, GCs) all prepaid and ready to go so I can just get excited about planning ADRs or new things to try, etc.

I tried Hopper and Google Flights, but unless I'm doing something wrong, they only show the cheapest airfare with no bags and not picking your seats. By the time you add in carryon luggage and seat selection, the information seemed irrelevant.

Same! Also, we are typically flying with 6 people, so to get us all the lowest fares, I book as soon as SW releases. If it's just 2 of us, I'm less intense about it and maybe okay with 4 mths out.

 

[ThreeKMom]

When you put in your information on Hopper and search for flights there is a choice at the top that allows you to choose basic, standard, enhanced or premium flights - it defaults to all flights.
If you leave it on all flights it will list the cheapest flights but if you click on a flight it opens choices of other levels for that flight and you can change it there.

 

[AnnaS]

Our dates are 3/3 - 3/10

Thank you. You are a bit later. 4/3 to 4/11.

(- had to edit both posts - messed up dates/was already thinking of 2027 dates )

 

[VGCgroupie]

I need to get an airline card stat, i need free luggage

I get free luggage but tbh I hate taking time to check it and pick it up so I usually always just do carry on and a personal item anyway. But my trips are shorter than yours.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I still haven’t booked my Feb, April or August flights yet.

 

[Turn the Page]

If flying anywhere that requires a connection we tend to book as early as we can on Delta. We look for the least expensive option we are comfortable with. There has never been a time when booking several months out where the flight doesn't change and we can switch to any flight we want at no charge (sometimes the change could be as simple as a flight number change).

This is mostly us too. Our local airport has 1 airline, 2 gates, and 2 or 3 outbound flights a day and only fly to one airport so non stop flights are not an option. Delta is the only airline that services that airport so that's who we use.

It is 15 minutes to the airport from our house and has free parking. It's really hard to beat that.

But yes, I will book our flights in coming weeks knowing full well the schedule will change 3 times between now and then so playing the game of choosing the least expensive flight that is most likely to change.

 

[muppets3d]

I book my flights as soon as my travel plans are 100% firm. Typically that is 6 weeks or so before the trip.