Hi-
We are a family of 4 and want to fly to venice Italy early june and then depart late june from rome. we can leave from phx or las vegas, or could visit family on east coast first and leave from phl, bwi, or Newark.....
Any advice of best day of the week to get the best deals and what city we can depart from to get the best price? Also travelling with 8 and 12 year old- so we don't prefer VERY long layovers.
Thanks!
Posted by
Green Bay
20254 posts
Looks like Newark is your cheapest. I'm seeing nonstops to Venice and from Rome about $1100. Save about $150 per ticket by using a connection through Brussels on the way over. 2 hour 20 minute layover there.
Use https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ to help plan. You can input "multicity" routes with a +/- 2 day function to find the best day, normally midweek.
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
A stopover in Brussels will be great for stocking up on chocolates for the rest of your journey.
Posted by
Ohio
2141 posts
Hi Leslie, you can experiment with the airline websites too. Put in "flexible dates" and you might see that it's a bit cheaper to travel on Tues or Wed, etc. I'd track for a few a days then lock something down. June is right around the corner!
Posted by
Seattle, WA
16397 posts
People who ask about "best day of the week to buy tickets" can be referring to either of two things:
1) the day of the week on which you purchase the tickets. There was an idea floating around that ticket prices were lowest on Tuesday's (or some other day) but if there was ever true it is not now. Ticket prices can fluctuate by day. . . Or not.
2)the day of the week on which you fly. This can make a difference, as noted above. Most search engines will let you search flexible dates, say plus or minus 1-3 days before and after a given date. Some days are cheaper because there are fewer business travelers.
Posted by
Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
473 posts
American flies from PHILADELPHIA to Venice during that time of year. That is who we are flying. We scored R/T from San Francisco through PHL for 1400 for two. We purchased ours back in September.
Good luck with the planning...
Posted by
Alta Loma, CA, USA
60 posts
I would also add to sign up for fare alerts from various sources, (airfarewatchdog.com,
flightdeals.com, etc). You can have these sent to your email or tweeted to you. Once you are notified of an on going deal, you can decide if it's within your budget. My experience has been these deals can occur at anytime.
Airlines had a recent Europe sale for summer travel where some flights were about $350-$500 r/t.
Good Luck.