Flights
Finding a good flight is mostly about knowing where to look. An ordinary booking site shows fares for fixed dates and airports. The specialist tools here answer the harder questions: which airports fly direct to where, when fares are cheap, how to spend frequent flyer miles and which loyalty programme a ticket should earn miles in.
Start with the route. FlightConnections' map of flight routes and Flights From show every direct flight from an airport, which helps when choosing where to fly from or where to connect. For detailed fare searches, ITA Matrix lets you search by exact routing, airline and fare rules, but it does not sell tickets; Book With Matrix turns an itinerary found there into a booking.
For deals, Going sends alerts about cheap and mistake fares, which suits travellers who are flexible on dates or destination. If you collect miles or points, Seats.aero finds award seats across the major airline alliances, and Where to Credit shows which programme earns the most from a ticket. Air Miles Calculator gives the distance, flight time and emissions for any route.
Whichever you use, compare the final price with bags and seat selection included before you book.
