Cheapest ways to Travel for the Holidays 2022

Flying: The best way to get cheap flights is to buy them as early as possible. However if you are trying to find flights closer to your travel date around 27 days out is the best time to get your tickets before the prices start climbing quickly. This is a generalization since COVID has made flights a little more unpredictable. Everyone used to say that Tuesday was the day to buy cheaper flights but I’m here to tell you they were wrong. In some research done by Expedia they show that Sunday is actually the best day to get your tickets scoring you a 5% discount on domestic flights and a 10% discount on international flights. Another way to possibly make your flight cheaper is use the calendar option when looking at flights and see if leaving and returning a day earlier or later could save you $25-$50+ depending on the flight. Tuesday and Wednesday are the best days to fly for cheaper prices on domestic flights and Thursday is the best day for international flights.

Other options for transportation are taking a Bus or Train to your destination. Yes they take a little longer than a flight so this wouldn’t be your best option if you are trying to get somewhere quickly but if you have time to spare these can be a great way to see this beautiful country without having to spend hours behind the wheel. Just hop on and relax as you are chartered to your destination.

Bus: Greyhound is the main bus system in the US. However there are other options. Megabus.com sometimes will have really cheap deals for your travel needs. But if you want to compare prices for different bus companies you can go to wanderu.com for your search.

Train: Amtrak is the name of the train operator in the US. Through them you can get a Rail Pass to travel to more destinations cheaper. You may also want to take a look at vacationsbyrail.com they have unrivaled rail tours to top destinations around the globe! And last but not least you have wanderu.com coming in clutch again with the best way to compare train tickets.

The nice thing about wanderu.com is not only that you can compare all of the train tickets and all of the bus tickets but you can also compare train tickets to bus tickets to find the best deal for your travel needs.

I hope this helped in your search for the cheapest ways to get to your family for the holidays!