So you’ve recently learned that Skyscanner is arguably one of the best options for EASILY finding the cheapest flights. It’s free to search and Skyscanner connects you directly to the airline or booking agent with no hidden fees.

Whether you’re new to Skyscanner or maybe you have a bit of experience with its platform, I think you’ll find this post very useful and by the end of it, you’ll have my top tips on how to make the most out of Skyscanner Flights.

Now, how do you use Skyscanner to search for flights?

Seems easy enough right?:

1. you choose your journey (direct, return or multi-city)

2. enter from where to where

3. enter your specific dates

4. click “Search Flights”

et voilà! You receive your search results.

BUT are you receiving the best online flight search results from Skyscanner?

Even with a brilliant and straightforward search engine, there are still a few tricks of the trade. You may have been narrowly missing out on the cheapest flights you’ve ever seen!

If you’re a frugal flyer like me who hates missing out on a good bargain, then these top tips for making the most out of Skyscanner Flights are for YOU! Let’s find some deals, shall we?

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Be flexible with your departure and arrival airports

Instead of being fixed on one airport or another, if you can manage it, select “Add nearby airports” for both your departure and arrival airports.

This enables the search engine to find more bargain flights for you! As a rule of thumb, the fewer filters the better in order to get a wider variety of results. And of course, don’t be afraid to type “Everywhere” as your destination. You’ll be surprised what deals are on offer!

As for whether or not to fly direct or return, here’s Skyscanner weighing in on the subject.

Changing your travel dates by a day or two can help you find MORE bargain flights

This connects to my simple method of booking ultra-cheap flights! Rather than being dead set on certain dates, if you can, choose the “Whole Month” option.

As you play with dates, feel free to take Skyscanner’s money-saving advice of changing a day or two to get a better deal. They’ve taken so much of the hassle out of flight shopping that it’s actually fun!

Check your desired flights at different times in the day and the week

If you have the time to run this experiment, I assure you, you will be fascinated at how quickly ticket prices change! To save time, you can also set up a Skyscanner price alert.

Just look for the alarm bell symbol and/or the button “Get Price Alerts” and follow the instructions to create a new alert. You can create multiple alerts if you wish!

Then, every time the price of the ticket changes, you’ll receive an e-mail notifying you. Keep in mind, Skyscanner has no control over the ticket prices. It helps to stay in the loop though!

What I’ve learned from flying as a volunteer on a budget is that often plans, dates and locations need to be slightly modified. Try not to get your hopes totally set on one plan. If you can open up your options a little bit, you can close those purse strings even tighter!

Happy ‘Skyscanning,’

B the travelling MS xx