Costs of transportation services, price at which a ticket is sold.
Costs of transportation services, price at which a ticket is sold. For questions about finding the cheapest fare and how to get it.
See also:
Questions tagged [fares]
166 questions
71
votes
8 answers
Why are one-way plane tickets more expensive than return tickets?
It seems like one-way tickets are always more expensive than buying round-trip. But what if I have two destinations? For example I would like to go on the following itinerary this March:
London --> Austin --> Rio de Janeiro --> London
At the moment…
Eric Brotto
- 1,476
- 1
- 13
- 18
34
votes
3 answers
How to find historical airfares?
Is there a way to find out how much it would have cost to buy a particular airplane ticket at some point in the past?
For example, how could I find out how much it would have cost to buy a one-way itinerary from airport A to airport B on October…
nibot
- 6,552
- 6
- 40
- 67
34
votes
1 answer
Pink Oyster reader did not reduce the fare correctly?
Yesterday I traveled from Hayes & Harlington to Tooting Broadway avoiding zone 1 and tapped on the pink reader at West Brompton. The Oyster card is linked to a 16-25 Railcard and the entire journey was off peak. However £1.80 was charged instead of…
Leo Wang
- 443
- 4
- 5
28
votes
7 answers
How can flights operated by the same company have such different prices when marketed by another?
On SkySkanner, I see:
Virgin: LHR-SAN (via DTW) and return (via SLC), "operated by Delta": £580
Air France: exactly the same flights, "operated by Delta": £956
...and there are other combinations too at different prices.
Even more oddly, if I…
Daniele Procida
- 1,783
- 15
- 22
26
votes
4 answers
Last minute flight bookings - better to book online or at the airport?
We had a question here earlier on booking flight tickets in the weeks running up to holiday season, which covered ground on what happens to flight prices over the period.
What I'm interested to know is if I had to fly out at short notice, say within…
Ankur Banerjee
- 38,563
- 19
- 141
- 253
24
votes
3 answers
Pricing and booking mixed-class fares, with economy & premium economy combined?
So I find myself flying mixed-class fares pretty often these days, with the long legs in Premium Economy and the short hauls in plain old Economy. Some sample trips flown or planned:
SYD-AKL-SFO (NZ), with SYD-AKL in Economy and AKL-SFO in Prem…
lambshaanxy
- 99,971
- 45
- 616
- 891
24
votes
2 answers
Are taxi drivers in Bangkok expected to round up the taxi fare to the nearest multiple of 10 THB?
For example, if the taxi fare is 53 THB and I give 60 THB (for lack of coins), the taxi drivers typically will not give any change back. I wonder whether this is because I don't look Thai or because it is the tradition here for taxi fares not to…
Franck Dernoncourt
- 60,186
- 35
- 215
- 416
22
votes
5 answers
Is the price per person affected by searching a flight for more than one person?
When I search for a flight for more than one person I usually search the flight for one so that I can easily have the total amount per person.
I wonder if there are cases in which searching for more than one person would result in a cheaper fare per…
Geeo
- 10,383
- 7
- 50
- 83
20
votes
4 answers
How, specifically, can I travel between Taiwan and Okinawa by sea?
This is a followup to a previous question of mine where we established that it is possible to travel between the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan.
So now that we know that it's possible, and because this idea keeps coming back to me, I'd like to get…
hippietrail
- 80,147
- 56
- 281
- 643
17
votes
4 answers
Is the bullet train in China typically cheaper than taking a domestic flight?
Is the bullet train in China typically cheaper than taking a domestic flight? (assume the passenger is flying economy)
I read some conflicting reports, e.g.…
Franck Dernoncourt
- 60,186
- 35
- 215
- 416
17
votes
3 answers
What is the difference between Eurostar first class and French TGV first class?
I've checked the costs of first class travel by high speed train in France and to UK. According to pictures, first class seats in the Eurostar and TGV look similar in terms of legroom and width, while fares are not. I am not a business traveler but…
DavGin
- 11,409
- 8
- 55
- 86
17
votes
3 answers
Airline fares - meaning of "plus fare difference" for refund
Lufthansa airline offers the "Economy Flex" fare. The listed advantages of this fare are:
Rebooking possible plus fare difference
Refundable except 70 EUR plus fare difference
What does the "plus fare difference" mean?
Imagine I buy a ticket for…
zelite
- 281
- 1
- 2
- 7
16
votes
5 answers
How to buy a ticket from France to the United States if the person flying won't have any proof of payment?
My friend lost his cash and bank cards while traveling in France. Now he wants to come home, and I am going to buy him a plane ticket. I have seen questions like this one, that say that he might not be able to board the plane if he doesn't have…
OstrichGroomer
- 301
- 1
- 3
- 9
15
votes
2 answers
How can I tell a Deutsche Bahn train has a supplementary charge?
My tickets for Gamescom came with free public transport tickets. While the Gamescom website reasonably clearly explains where they can be used, I failed to find if the train I have to take is of the type that has a supplementary charge or not. It is…
Belle
- 6,335
- 6
- 30
- 61
15
votes
1 answer
Huge difference in price between online travel agents and airline website
I often notice this rather strange occurrence when searching for fares through Kayak (it may not be specific to Kayak but it is the tool I use the most).
It is that, for the same flight, there is a huge difference in the price shown from one web…
karancan
- 3,145
- 2
- 20
- 33