Need some advice.. we are hoping to go either to Ireland or Wales during the first two weeks of August of this coming summer... any suggestions as to when would be a smart time to book the air tickets? Don't want to do it too soon, but also not too late either!!! Suggestions? Would be flying out of Philadelphia, and would it be best to fly to Dublin? or another city.... trying to be as economical as possible!!!!
Monica
Posted by
Brighton, Sussex, UK
63 posts
Hi Monica,
you can book flights from New York direct to Cardiff if that helps? Try here:
http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/New-York/Cardiff/
Cheers
Steve.
Posted by
Anchorage, Alaska
103 posts
We flew into Bristol and took a bus (coach) to Cardiff where we spent several days. Then we took the train back from Cardiff to Bristol to fly into Cork. We spent 4 days exploring from Clonakilty to Cashel and then flew back to Cardiff. Booking in advance gets the best rates on the bus or train. We had to take the coach to Cardiff because we arrived on a Sunday and the train schedule didn't work. Both were great!
Posted by
Chicago
2876 posts
Fares go up and fares go down and no one can predict where they'll be in another week or month, not even those who work for the airlines. Also, there are a zillion travel websites, but none is going to have significantly better fares than the other on a consistent basis. There's too much competition.
So my advice is that once you decide when and where you want to go, just go to Expedia or Travelocity and buy your tickets and quit thinking about it.
Remember that fares may change, but the number of available seats will always dwindle. Especially in August!
Posted by
Charleston, SC, USA
91 posts
I used www.tripadvisor.com and plugged in varying dates. I have found that leaving on Tues or Wed. can greatly drop your flight price, so if you have some wiggle room, play with some different arrival/departure dates. Tripadvisor is a site similar to Kayak, etc..that is, they show you the best prices and then you go to that airline to book. But I watched for about a month, checking different arrival/departure dates and finally found $650 (all fees included) round trip airfare via tripadvisor to Ireland (flying from U.S. into Dublin -via London, and then back home out of Shannon).
good luck!