March 31, 2015

We’ve all been there: you’ve got an awe­some vaca­tion lined up (like maybe a Sacred Rides adven­ture?), and you want to get your flights booked but you’re not sure when the best time to book your flight is.

So you keep an eye on fares, check the  book­ing web­sites dai­ly, and watch the prices go up and down. After weeks of check­ing, and prices going up and down, you’re still not sure when the best time to book your flight is. 

Well, won­der no more! Flight search engine cheapair.com just released an analy­sis of over 4.9 mil­lion trips booked through their web­site in 2014, and fig­ured out  the low­est fares for all flights made 1 to 320 days in advance. Below you can see the best win­dow for book­ing the cheap­est fare.

THE BEST TIME TO BOOK A FLIGHT

U.S & Cana­da: 47 days before departure

Caribbean: 144 days

Mex­i­co: 251 days

Latin Amer­i­ca: 96 days

Europe: 276 days

Africa: 262 days

Mid­dle east: 213 days

Asia: 318 days

South Pacif­ic: 244

Have any tips of your own to share? Let us know in the com­ments below!