Best days to fly for the holidays

Holiday Cheap Flights Report 2018

The 2018 CheapAir Holiday Flights Report has arrived ready to help keep your holiday flight plans stress-free and straightforward. We’ve compiled the best airfare intelligence coupled with handy calendars so you have all the information you need to obtain the best value airfare for this busy season.

Our dynamic charts and color-coded calendars show how much money you can save on flights each month as we get closer and closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Those holidays will be here before you know it. Use our Holiday Flights Report to save on your holiday flight!

How Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Flights are Trending

Thanksgiving Airfare Trend by Day
Expected Airfare Fluctuations by Purchase Month

We track 11,000 airfares for flights during the holiday season every day. From this data, we identify the average fare for the most popular markets to bring you the CheapAir Holiday Flights Report.

Christmas Airfare Trend by Day
Expected Airfare Fluctuations by Purchase Month

We track 11,000 airfares for flights during the holiday season every day. From this data, we identify the average fare for the most popular markets to bring you the CheapAir Holiday Flights Report.

2018 Winter Flights Calendar

2018 Winter Holidays

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22
Thanksgiving
DEC
25
Christmas
JAN
1
New Year Day
DEEP DISCOUNTS
GOOD VALUE
A LITTLE PRICEY
HIGHEST FARES

Thanksgiving Calendar

Thanksgiving Calendar

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  • Nov 19

    Monday of Thanksgiving week is shaping up to be the best valued day to fly for outbound fares.You can save about $40/ticket on average over flights on the day before Thanksgiving.

  • Nov 22

    Thanksgiving Day is a relatively affordable day to travel this year. Catch an early flight so you can be sitting down just in time for dinner with loved ones!

  • Nov 25

    The Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest (and one of the most expensive) travel days of the year.You can save nearly $100/ticket on average by flying home a day later.

  • Nov 27

    The Monday after Thanksgiving is a relatively affordable travel day, but this year you can save big time if you can push that vacation to Tuesday. You’ll save a ton of cash - $209/ticket just by delaying your return home a couple of extra days!

Christmas / New Years Calendar

Christmas Calendar

Dec 2018 - Jan
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  • Dec 18

    Can you take 10 days off? The cheapest Christmas flights this year depart on Tuesday, Dec 18 and return on December 28.

  • Dec 24

    This year traveling on Christmas Eve is a pretty good bargain, saving travelers an average of $76 over traveling on Saturday, the 22nd (a more popular travel date).

  • Dec 31

    If you’re not a big New Year’s Eve person, we’ve got good news! Flying home on NYE is the most economical day to fly home.

  • Jan 3

    If you can keep the holidays going until January 3, you’ll save about $60/ticket on average on your return flight. January 2, 2019 is the most expensive day to fly home.

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