How to fly cheap in 2025? Here are a few expert tips for stress-free, budget-friendly travel

What's the cheapest way to travel? If you go by social media memes, it's by becoming a 'lost luggage delivery guy.' However, if you aren't one of those 'do-anything-to-travel' wanderlusters, here are some simple tips from the popular travel aggregator Expedia to travel free.

According to the platform, these travel hacks, driven by data, offer the best days to book, the right days to travel, the month in which flights are the cheapest, the right booking windows, and a handful of myth busters.

Check them out:
1) February and March see the highest travel fares
2) August is the cheapest month to travel, and you can save up to 12 per cent on domestic and 7 per cent on international flights
3) Sundays are the ideal day to book flights. As per data, airfares are around 6 per cent low for domestic and 17 per cent for international flights when booked on Sundays, as compared to other days.

4) The day of your departure affects the cost. Foreign flights cost less if you depart on Thursdays, and Saturday fights are cheaper domestically. 
5) Hate delayed flights? Pick mornings to fly as disruptions and cancellations are limited in this window.
6) Booking too much in advance doesn't help much. The best time to book domestic flights is around three months in advance. You can save around 25 per cent if you do so. Surprisingly, the best time to book international flights is 18-29 days before your departure! Yes, it can be a gamble, but if saving money is your priority, you can try it. 

Myth busters
1) Airfare doesn't increase with every year. Interestingly, economy flights were 15 cheaper and international flights were 4 per cent cheaper in the past two years.
2) Premium tickets need not mean airfares are higher than economy tickets. In fact, the gap is increasingly shrinking.