Do you like flying to different places in one trip but find the prices of direct flights too expensive?
Then you should find out about open jaw flights.
Traveling is an exciting adventure – just like planning a vacation.
There are many options, especially when booking flights.
One option to save yourself some money is the so-called jaw flight.
But what exactly is it and how does it work?
What is a jaw flight?
A jaw flight - also known as an "open jaw" - is a flight where the airport of arrival is not the same as the airport of departure.
An example would be that you fly from Frankfurt to New York and then return to Frankfurt from Los Angeles.
Another variation is that the starting point of the journey is not the same as the ending point.
For example, you fly from Hamburg to London and then return from London to Berlin.
One criterion, however, is that the start and end points of the trip are in the same destination area or in a nearby region.
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If you are going on a round trip in the holiday country and want to book cheaply, you should look out for jaw flights.
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What is the advantage of an open jaw flight?
Open jaw flights are often cheaper than two separately booked one-way tickets because airlines offer special fares for them and the fuel surcharge is often not calculated - according to the comparison portal
Idealo
.
They are particularly attractive for travelers who want to visit different cities or regions in their holiday country and not just stay in one location.
For example, if you fly to Bangkok to do a round trip in Southeast Asia from there, you don’t have to return the same way to Bangkok afterwards, but can also take the flight home from Singapore, for example.
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Find the cheapest open jaw flights for your vacation
There are many comparison and booking sites where you can search specifically for open jaw flights.
Travelers get off the cheapest way if they book all the flights on a trip with the same airline, as the comparison portal
Check24
informs.
Even within a flight alliance, there are often favorable combinations.
Enter various departure and destination airports in a region into the search mask to compare prices.
Even shifting the travel date by one day can sometimes make a big difference in costs.
This article was created with the help of machines and carefully checked by the editor Franziska Kaindl before publication.
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