Comments on: Cheap airfare from here to anywhere?

Question: Cheap airfare from here to anywhere?

anonymoose — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:34:40 -0800

What good websites are there that will let me type in my location and see where I can go for cheap?

There are many websites for trying to find cheap itineraries from A to B, but seemingly far fewer that just tell you what your best options are for getting away from A.

By: tula

tula — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:02:43 -0800

Site59 does that, but it's limited to travel that's happening over the next 3 weeks or so.

By: blue mustard

blue mustard — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:53:47 -0800

There is Travelocity Dream Maps, where you plug in a starting city and it shows you various airfares.

By: underwater

underwater — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:53:43 -0800

Kayak.com does exactly this. Go to 'fare buzz'.

By: rjt

rjt — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:54:57 -0800

Depending on where you are at the moment, you might find skyscanner useful.

By: youarenothere

youarenothere — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:05:09 -0800

FareCast recently went into public beta; it predicts airfare prices and suggests when you should buy your ticket. It's limited to Boston and Seattle at the moment, but should have additional cities soon.

By: ceri richard

ceri richard — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:38:19 -0800

Related - if you're in the UK, petrolprices.com lets you "find the lowest UK petrol price in your area" (registration with throwaway email address required).

By: junesix

junesix — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:59:36 -0800

Travelzoo lists its top 20 deals weekly. It's a sprinkling of airfare, cruise, and hotel deals but there's some real gems if you look carefully and read the fine print.