Why Tuesday Is The Best Day To Buy Airplane Tickets

Rick Seaney, CEO and co-founder of Farecompare, explains why Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET is the best time to buy flight tickets.

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[sakunisawuni]

I was gonna buy 1 tomorrow I'll wait until Tuesday thanks

dude researches the field for 15 years to make 2 minute video. Nice

[deadpig]

Weds. is usually better prices for me from what Ive noticed. My flights on a normal day cost around $560. If i purchase tickets on a Weds. I usually only pay $325 to $380 per ticket. I believe it just all depends on where you are traveling.

[imfilms]

Thanks for sharing the tip. Safe travels everyone.

[mr.beattheindianoutofme]

in india theater tickets are half price on tuesday.

[ivi]

This was very informative. Thank you very much

[IAMdevilwomen]

thanks for the tip, I'll be flying to the UK in august and will be my first time flying that far by myself, kind of nervous and am looking for anyway to save money on my trip, thinking of going through ASAP tickets, will try buying on a tuesday and see what happens

[KidLondon]

They they they.... Who's this They ??? Also, this seems to apply only to US market ...?!

[fayyfayyy]

Now this will help with my vacation next month I haven’t bought the tickets so this is gonna be useful

[EpicAsian]

I don't understand a thing but I'm going to book my flights first

[LordArioh]

or you could watch Wendover Productions videos and find out how ticket prices are made, why same tickets at different times have different prices, also which airports are way cheaper to fly, and that Tue/Wed/Thu are actually the cheapest days to fly rather than to buy a ticket.
luckily Tomorrow is Tuesday and I was looking at the tickets to Tokyo/Osaka/Fukuoka earlier today. Nice way to check if price drops tomorrow.

[ganimated]

Yeah Tuesday sounds about right I heard the best day to fly was a couple years ago on September 11th,

[kathyrobinson]

This is so excellent!!! I’ve heard the same thing. I’m going to try & I’ll let you know

Thank you so much 😊

[priscillap]

This is true. I always buy my tickets on Tuesdays. they are so cheap compared to Monday or Friday

[kyaw]

LOl niceee! Quick and fast explanation.

[jimgood]

Tuesday afternoon is optimal; but which Tuesday? Is there a best length of time prior to departure to buy, such as 6 weeks prior, or 3 months prior to your desired departure date?

[enggsushant]

My simple logic says, People usually resume offices on Monday so there can be chance that people might fly directly to office after weekend, so Mondays are not Cheap.
Sat and Sunday are weekends, so airlines will keep tickets high priced coz there is high chance of ticket booking during those 2 days.
Now Friday is exactly opposite to Monday, people flying to some destination, planning weekends and all.
So we are left with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Things are almost settled on these three days, people hardly move their asses to move out or move in. So, hence ticket prices fall on these three days.

I am also a data scientist but with 3 years of experience. ;)

[kaitling.]

Ironic that this randomly shows up in my recommends at 2:27 on a Tuesday afternoon? 🤔

[FrancTag]

This dude is so straight on point. if l had a teacher like him l would never get bored in class

[noirking]

I'm literally watching this on a Tuesday at 3:00pm. I only just looked at the clock when he suggested waiting an hour or so after 1. lol *clicks fast to check airfare NOW*