Airfare report: October 2026
Fares across the routes we track rose in October. On a typical route the cheapest round trip went from $256 in the first week to $276 in the last. 73 of 254 routes got cheaper and 136 got pricier.
Biggest drops
These routes got cheaper the most between the first and last week of the month.
- Charlotte → San Juan $301 → $181 −40%
- Phoenix → London $894 → $626 −30%
- Vancouver → Fort Lauderdale $471 → $329 −30%
- Hong Kong → Da Nang $177 → $125 −29%
- Hong Kong → Hanoi $175 → $125 −29%
- Las Vegas → Los Angeles $62 → $45 −27%
Biggest increases
If you are watching one of these, the price has been moving against you.
- London → Dusseldorf $108 → $170 +57%
- Minneapolis → Las Vegas $173 → $266 +54%
- Atlanta → Cancun $244 → $363 +49%
- Seattle → Paris $723 → $1,073 +48%
- San Francisco → Portland $141 → $197 +40%
- Vancouver → Barcelona $665 → $934 +40%
Cheapest round trips
Typical cheapest round trip in the last week of October.
- London → Barcelona $35
- Paris → Venice $36
- London → Milan $39
- London → Edinburgh $42
- Glasgow → London $42
- Seoul → Jeju $42
- Paris → Dublin $42
- London → Belfast $44
Cheapest months to fly
Nov 2026 is the cheapest month on sale right now and Jul 2027 the priciest, compared with each route's own typical fare.
Cheapest day to leave
Leaving on Tuesday costs the least and Sunday the most, compared with each route's own typical fare.
How far ahead to book
Among fares on sale now, departures 2 to 4 weeks out are the cheapest compared with each route's own typical fare.
What nonstop costs
On the 412 routes that sell both, the cheapest nonstop typically costs no more than the cheapest trip with a stop, so check nonstops first.
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