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+++ title = "Cheap Flights and Where to Find Them" date = 2025-06-14 slug = "cheap_flights" +++
This is my personal-ish list of websites that I check whenever I want to get from point A to point B.
Flights
The God of all flight scanner websites is undoubtedly Google Flights, just choose the region/airport you want to fly to and you're good to go.
For finding cheap Ryanair (and similar low-cost carriers') fares, go to the respective carrier's website, most offer an "I'm not sure where I want to go" option which shows a map with possible destinations and their respective prices.
Another website I'm quite fond of is flightlist which allows you to bulk search through departures from multiple airports or even countries.
Several airlines have a so-called "mystery destination" ticket, among them Lufthansa, Eurowings and Austrian. The main point of this ticket (it costs around $100) is that you only get to know the destination you're going to after you book the flight! Very nice way to explore a place you've never been to before for just a couple bucks.
Trains
A lot of the time comfortable choo-choos are cheaper (and faster, if you include time spent going to the airport and back) than airplanes. Don't hesitate to check Amtrak, Deutsche Bahn, OeBB or whatever the train company in the country you're going to or are in right now is called!
It may be wise to buy separate tickets if crossing borders, a ticket to the first station past the border and an additional domestic ticket from that border station to your destination, as that is often way cheaper than a direct ticket which includes a hefty international booking surcharge.
If you're traveling inside Europe, don't forget to check The Man in Seat Sixty-One, which offers great advice on routes you can take and ways to get the most bang for your buck.
Buses
As a last resort (or in countries where no other option is available), you can check bus companies for available tickets. Unfortunately bus travel is not as comfortable as taking a train, however, Flixbus (the Czech version has the lowest "service fee" of only CZK 9 (~$0.30) unlike other versions) and similar companies seem to offer good connections in many parts of the world including Europe and both North and South America.