Budget travel, for real
Practical tips for spending less: flights, more cities in one trip, the right time to go and traps to avoid.
Real prices · updated daily
What a return weekend really costs
The typical price and the cheapest weekend, city by city, from the prices we read from the airlines ourselves.
Flights · 4 min
How FlyDown works, and how it differs from other flight deal apps
A watch that starts from your maximum price, with the destination left open and an automatic alert. How the other tools behave on the same points, where we are different and what FlyDown does not do.
Flights · 7 min
Black Friday flights: how to tell a real deal (and why you often don't need to wait for it)
Black Friday 2026 is Friday 27 November, and airlines will announce up to 50% off. But in our data, over the last month, 41% of routes already had at least one fare 30% below their usual price, with no Black Friday at all. How to recognise a genuine discount and not get rushed.
Destinations · 9 min
Christmas flights 2026: what they really cost and what actually saves money
We compared real fares on the same routes at Christmas, in early December and in January. Route by route, Christmas costs 1.66 times as much at the median. The day you fly matters less than people think: on the same route it moves the price by a few per cent, while the route and the direction of travel move it by tens of euros. What really saves money, who pays the most, and what to do now.
Destinations · 7 min
Early December city breaks: the weekend southern Europe is on holiday
On 4–8 December 2026 Italy, Spain and Portugal have a long holiday weekend, and flights from there cost 31% to 51% more than a normal weekend. From countries where it is a normal weekend, prices barely move. What that means if you fly from the UK or Ireland, how much the days really matter, and where we saw fares under €50.
Flights · 7 min
How to find flights under 20 euros (without spending every evening on airline websites)
A fare under €20 may cover only one way. Add both flights and any extras you need. FlyDown compares the return flight fare with your budget: check extras on the airline website. Deals at €20 are not guaranteed.
Destinations · 9 min
New Year's Eve 2027 under £90: where you can actually fly, with prices we measured
31 December is the most expensive day of the year to fly — but not everywhere. Here's where a return flight for New Year 2027 still costs under £90, with the prices we actually recorded, when to book and what the whole trip costs.
Destinations · 9 min
Winter sun for under €100 return: where it is really warm, with real fares and temperatures
From December to February real sunshine a few hours away costs less than you think: Marrakech, Malta, Málaga and Agadir start under €36 return, and we saw London Stansted to Agadir at €35.98. Where it is actually warm, what you really pay, and the traps to avoid.
Destinations · 8 min
The first weekend of November: where to fly for under £100
Halloween weekend and the days after are the last cheap escape before Christmas prices kick in. Where to go from London for very little, with prices we actually saw, four trip ideas and the real cost of a three-night break.
Destinations · 12 min
Europe's most beautiful Christmas markets on a budget: where to fly and how to see more than one
From Colmar to Nuremberg, from Vienna to Tallinn: 18 cities with Europe's most famous Christmas markets, how to reach them on low-cost flights, and how to link them by bus to visit several in one trip.
Flights · 5 min
Return flights under €50: from where, and to where
How many destinations you can reach on a return flight for under 50 euros from 15 European cities, with the cheapest examples we saw on 30 September 2026 and tips for finding them.
Destinations · 9 min
Budget ski trips by low-cost flight: where to fly, what it costs, and which week to avoid
On a budget ski trip the flight is the easy part: Sofia, Kraków and Barcelona start under €36 return. The hard parts are skis in the hold, the transfer and the wrong week. Where to fly, with fares we read, how long the transfers take, and why the last week of February costs much more than January.
Baggage · 8 min
Low-cost cabin baggage 2026: sizes, weights and rules for Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, Vueling, Volotea and Transavia
How big your free bag can be, how to get a wheelie case into the cabin, what a mistake at the gate costs and what the new EU rules will change. Updated September 2026.
Flights · 6 min
Cheapest day to fly (and return): 15,000 real fares
Which day of the week to depart, which day to come back and how many nights to stay to pay less: the answer, with numbers from 15,202 low-cost return trips found by FlyDown.
Flights · 8 min
When to book low-cost flights to pay less: what the data really says
No day of the week guarantees the lowest fare. Start earlier for holidays and busy periods; compare travel dates, the return fare and extras, then set a price alert for your budget.
Flights · 6 min
The cheapest months to fly this winter
From October 2026 to February 2027, month by month: what low-cost return flights cost and when you find the most of them, based on over 15,000 real trips FlyDown read on the airlines' own websites.
Flights · 7 min
The hidden fees of low-cost airlines (and how to avoid paying them)
Bags, seats, airport check-in, name changes, card surcharges, currency conversion and checkout add-ons: where the real cost of a budget flight hides and how to dodge it.
Destinations · 9 min
The cheapest countries to fly to on low-cost airlines: where the flight and the holiday both cost less
North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Morocco, Georgia and more: 10 countries where low-cost airlines have bases and plenty of routes, and where eating and sleeping cost far less than the European average, based on Eurostat and Post Office data.
Flights · 9 min
Flight price alerts: how they work and which one to choose
Google Flights, Skyscanner, Kayak, Kiwi.com, Hopper, deal newsletters and FlyDown: what triggers the alert, how it reaches you, what it costs and where you book. A sourced comparison to help you pick the tool that fits the way you travel.
Trips · 8 min
More cities in one trip: how to combine a low-cost flight and the bus (without losing your mind)
Land in one city, carry on by bus or train to the ones nearby and get back in time for your flight. How to plan it by hand, which tools help at each step, the risks of separate tickets and how much buffer to leave. With sources.
Trips · 9 min
Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn by bus: the Baltic capitals on a budget
How to reach the Baltics with low-cost airlines, how long the buses take between Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, how to get from the airports to the centre, what to see for free and when to go. With the open-jaw idea and sources.
Ready-made watches
Dates, cities and airlines are already set. Just tell us where you fly from: we go and read what that period actually costs, and tell you when it drops.