when is the best time to get cheap airline tickets
1 International fares: The best time to buy international airline tickets is between 5 Â½ months and 1 Â½ months before departure. 2  During peak seasons such as June, July and August or December holidays, purchase tickets two months in advance.
Feb 25, 2016. 1  If you're looking for the best possible time to buy the cheapest plane ticket, try 54 days from your day of departure. 2  That is the exact moment when you will save the most on domestic flight tickets, according to a study by CheapAir.com that analyzed 1.3 billion airfares over the last year.