# Favorite site for buying airplane tickets? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293 "2008-06-18T02:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/1 "2008-06-18T02:20:47Z")
I’ve been using Travelocity and Orbitz, and they’re OK. But it’s a pain to try to compare prices. And I’m thinking that there’s at least one site where they do the comparisons for you and tell you the best deal. Is that true? So, what’s your favorite place to buy tickets on the web, and why? ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/2 "2008-06-18T02:35:32Z")
> **[Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK](https://www.kayak.com/)** > > We find flights, accommodations, and rental cars from hundreds of sites. Get more options, insights, and deals for your next trip. It seems like a mashup of all available booking sites, including Orbitz and Travelocity. But they are just a website and not a booking agent. Their results will take you to a booking agent to complete the sale. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/3 "2008-06-18T03:24:42Z")
[QUOTE=Merkwurdigliebe] > **[Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK](https://www.kayak.com/)** > > KAYAK searches hundreds of other travel sites at once to find the information you need to make the right decisions on flights, hotels & rental cars. It seems like a mashup of all available booking sites, including Orbitz and Travelocity. But they are just a website and not a booking agent. Their results will take you to a booking agent to complete the sale. [/QUOTE] Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/4 "2008-06-18T03:58:23Z")
[Sidestep](http://www.sidestep.com/) My wife and I consistently get the best prices from that site, another place that searches all other sites. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/5 "2008-06-18T04:08:16Z")
Thirding Kayak. That’s all I use. The nice thing is that it does make you book directly through the airline. If you buy a ticket through a third party and there’s a problem such as missing a connection, then a lot of times you need to go through the third party who then needs to go through the airline, and it can be even more of a hassle. (No cite, just anecdotes). ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/6 "2008-06-18T04:16:38Z")
I’ll try Kayak. I looked at Expedia and Travelocity today for Seattle tickets, and ended up finding them cheaper at the Northwest Airlines website. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/7 "2008-06-18T05:06:43Z")
Why not try [an insider site](http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/prego)? Log in as guest. ---
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/8 "2008-06-18T16:37:45Z")
Thanks so much and if there are any other ideas I’ll check them out too. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/9 "2008-06-18T17:39:34Z")
Someone here suggested [farechase.com](http://farechase.com) to me recently. I’ve used it twice already. Is kayak better? It sounds like they basically do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/10 "2008-06-19T02:30:39Z")
[www.bt-store.com](http://www.bt-store.com) typically nets me prices going out of the country for savings of 20% or more over what I find at Travelocity/Orbitz. The only problem is that sometimes you have to do your own footwork with the airlines to secure your discount. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-site-for-buying-airplane-tickets/453293/11 "2008-06-19T05:12:23Z")
I also like [kayak.com](http://kayak.com).