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Air Travel

Domestic and International Travel

Sites are designated with an asterisk (*) if they combine one-way fares on different airlines into a round trip and with a plus sign (+) if they can search a wide range of departure and return dates for those flexible with travel dates. Please note: it is important to discern whether, when using sites that combine flight on different airlines, if you will be protected if one flight is delayed when connecting flights are involved. Such information should be noted on the website of the booking site.

  • AirGorilla - Discount airfare, cars, and hotels.
  • CheapAir.com
  • CheapTickets.com +
  • Expedia *
  • Hotwire
  • Orbitz +
  • Travelocity * +
  • FareCompare
  • Student Universe - Cheap fares for college students and faculty for flights in the US or US/Abroad.
  • SkyScanner - US to Europe or within Europe. Monitors when prices are low on a particular route.
  • Microsoft Farecast - compare, filter, and sort flight information. Predicts flight prices for select US, Europe, and Mexico flights.
  • FlyCheapo - Comprehensive list of budget and discount airlines and routes.
  • Kayak - Flights and Hotels, domestic and international.
  • WhichBudget and AirNinja - Show which airlines fly to and from individual cities.
  • SeatExpert - Detailed airplane seat map information for many airlines.
  • SeatGuru - Particular arrangement and facilities in seats varies by airplane and air carrier; SeatGuru maintains information on many domestic and international carriers.
  • ITA Software - Assists in itinerary planning but does not offer tickets for sale directly. Clearly states complex flight plans and benefits and drawbacks to particular itineraries; allows sorting by many criteria.
  • Tom Parsons' Best Fares - Bestfares.com is a discount travel website that monitors airfares and reports on bargain hotel rates, cheap car rentals, inexpensive last-minute vacations, and travel news.
  • Wikipedia's List of low cost airlines

Travel Within Europe

Be aware that some low cost European airlines fly only into less-used airports outside of the city center; in some cases arriving even in different countries than the city for which the airport is named. Transportation costs to the city center should be factored in when flying using budget carriers.

  • easyJet - Low cost European airline.
  • RyanAir - Low cost European airline.
  • Europe By Air - Purchase one way flights in Europe for $99, regardless of the destination. Wide range of connection opportunities. Best serves travellers making large hops across the continent, such as Dubrovnik, Croatia to Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • BMI (British Midland Airlines) - While not a discount airline, by booking far enough in advance very good deals are available for flights in the UK and form the UK to/from Europe.

Budget Airlines to or in Asia

The following airlines provide service to Asia or inside of Asia.

Skynet and AirDo do not have a ticket ordering system in English - only one in Japanese.

Rail Travel

United Kingdom

  • National Rail - Official source for U.K. rail information, timetables, and fares
  • BritRail - Rail tickets and passes for extended travel, boats, tours, and some busses.
  • STA Travel - Offers rail travel in the U.K.

Europe

Asia

Bus Travel

Bus travel is very cheap compared to trains when abroad. It can be cheaper and more convenient (with fewer or no luggage restrictions) than budget airlines. Many such budget buses have a hop-on and hop-off option so you can get off and see things and break your travel as you wish.

Check out the following bus travel options around the world!

United Kingdom

  • National Express - Large network of coach service in the U.K.
  • Stagecoach Bus - Large U.K. bus network.
  • Megabus - Low cost inter city bus travel (subsidiary of Stagecoach).
  • Oxford Tube - Provides service primarily between Oxford and London.

Europe

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

Turkey

Car Travel

United Kingdom

  • Zipcar - Alternative to rental, can book car by hour or day, need valid driver's license.
  • Hertz - Car Hire (daily or long term) UK starting from £13 per day, drivers under 25 may incur a Young Driver Surcharge
  • Turo - Car-share
  • Uber

Europe

  • Share Now - Car-sharing program available in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain
  • Uber

Australia

South Africa

Bike Travel

United Kingdom

  • Bike Share- Guide to hire bikes and public bike share programs in the UK

Europe

  • Bike Share- List of bike share programs available in various European countries

Ferries

  • UK Ferries - Ferry booking service for ferries to Ireland, France, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Scotland, and more.
  • European Ferries - Rick Steves' fuide to traveling by ferry in Europe

Tours