Reduce The Cost Of Your Flights To Australia

Flights to Australia are never going to be cheap, as long haul flights never are. However, there are ways and means to get a good deal. With a bit of online research and perseverance, you can cut the cost of your long distance flights, and save more towards enjoying yourself when you get there.

For the cheapest airfares, you really need to be looking online. As airline and travel agent overheads are less when they sell tickets over the internet, they can pass these savings on to their online customers in the form of cheaper air tickets. Use comparison sites to speed up your search.

If you are looking for accommodation as well as flights, then do some research into the latest package deals to Australia. These can actually work out cheaper than buying your flights and accommodation separately as travel agents have links with hotel chains and can offer you exclusive cut price hotel rates in return for you purchasing your flights with them too.

Look for comparison websites that allow you to compare flight prices over the course of a week rather than over the course of a day, so you can see which days are cheaper to fly out on. By keeping your flight options open, you could find a discounted flight later in the week than you had initially planned to travel.

While it is true that you can get some great value last minute package deals, the same cannot be said for flights. Standalone flight prices only tend to increase as their departure date draws nearer, so try to book as far in advance as you can, ideally 11 months before, as this is when new tickets are released.

You can often save on flights to Australia by taking an indirect flight. The more stopovers you make, the cheaper your ticket will tend to be. However, you need to weigh up the inconvenience of these stopovers against the money you will save. On a long haul flight, it may well be worth paying that little bit extra for the comfort of flying direct.

Do not discount travel agents and flight specialists at the expense of comparison sites. Comparison sites do not cover all of the airlines, and smaller agencies will go out of their way to help you cut the cost of your travel, including letting you know of any upcoming deals.

When you are taking a long haul flight, it can really pay to sign up for air miles. Taking a flight from the UK to Australia will be a significant air mile boost, and you will earn even more if you take internal flights from one Australian destination to another too - all of which you can put towards your next trip.

By: HILDEGARD SULLIVANT

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Our guide to cutting the cost of your flights to Australia was written by HILDEGARD SULLIVANT , an experienced travel agent. They recommend checking the Flight Centre website for the latest deals on flights to Australia all year round.