How to find cheap flights to Canada.

Finding Cheap flights to Canada in 2022

Canada has been enjoying rising popularity as a holiday and adventure destination every year and rightfully so. From glorious nature spectacles to breathtaking coastlines and modern city skylines, Canada is easily a home for any kind of traveler. With many airlines from continents like Europe continuously opening new routes to Canada, let's try to find out when and where to fly and how we could find those cheaper tickets!

When to Travel

In beautiful Canada, it basically goes down to two main reasons that are summer and winter, while months in between like April, is the worst time to fly, as it is too late for winter activities and too early for summer attractions.

• Spring: September-November
• Winter If you love skiing adventures, winter sports and national parks covered in snow-white blankets, then a month of January is your best bet for finding cheaper tickets as they seem around 20% less expensive on average. Best time to admire snow is from mid-December to mid-March.
• Summer As sparkling as winter is in Canada, summer is when it gets really busy with visitors as it's the best time of year for all kinds of activities! Try to aim for June or July, as these months tend to have better deals than August!

Where to Land

With 518 airports in Canada, it might get a little bit confusing, but the focus for the international travellers should always be the on main airports and biggest airports.

• Calgary International Airport – Busiest airport in Alberta and a hub for major Canadian airlines like Air Canada and WestJet. Situated 17 km northeast of downtown Calgary.
• Vancouver International Airport – Located only 12km from downtown Vancouver, it’s the second busiest airport in Canada with daily non-stop flights to Asia, Europe, USA, Oceania, and Mexico.
• Toronto Pearson International Airport – One of the most important airports in the country handling nearly 50 million passengers each year with over one thousand daily departures
• Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport – Home Base for First Air and the second busiest airport in Canada in terms of passenger traffic.

Key airlines that fly to Canada

Westjet Airlines - With flights going from Gatwick on the new 787-dreamliner, you will enjoy hundreds of hours of free streaming content at your fingertips. Covid safety measures in place

Air Canada - this 4-star airline offers a wide range of deluxe cuisine with plenty of in seat entertainment for you and your family. With many direct flights flying on Boeing 787 from London, Heathrow to Canada, you will be spoilt for choice.

Air Transat - this independent airline offers the standard meals and in seat entertainment. It’s on our list because they often offer specials in the school holidays.

British Airways

- with flights from across the UK, this 4-star airline is most popular within Scotland and the north. Enjoy in seat entertainment and meals as normal with Baggage costing extra, bookable before travel.

KLM/Air France

- with lots of options flying from your nearest airport, KLM/Air France are a favourite of Bobs flight alerts regional customers. Offering the standard in seat and meals options and the occasional baggage included deals.

TAP Air Portgual

- flights to either Montreal or Toronto from either London Gatwick or Manchester via Lisbon. A stop is allowed in Lisbon on both these routes for a 2 in 1 trip. Baggage fee is a reasonable £60 return.

Finding cheap flights to Canada during school holidays

Flights to Canada at Christmas and New Year

Travelling at Christmas to Canada will be the most expensive time to fly. Both Skiing and the feastive season are a adding factor to the volume of visitors. Fear not! we have a way of helping with this problem, travelling home on the 1st of January with flights after 7pm offer the best chance of finding that ideal price.


Flights to Canada at Easter time

Getting our cheap flight alerts for flights during the Easter holidays is all about booking early. Have found that if using British Airways with a carhire we can find you cheap depositable offers on BA holidays.

Half Term flights to Canada

Winter (February) half term is a fantastic option for those looking for the snow. To get good flight prices you will need to be booking a good 11 months in advance.

Spring (October) half term is most popular with families as depending where you go, it can range from Mountain hikes, water rapids to city centre's and RV tours. Flights often stay lower during this month. Summer school holidays

Finding cheap flights to Canada during the Summer holidays is not a problem. With the airlines sticking to Tuesdays and Wednesdays as their most unpopular days we often find a reduced price on these days at the latter end of August. A number of times during the year we come across error fares too, but be quick to book

How To Find Cheap Flights

Do Research One of the most important steps you can take is first checking Google Flights to compare the whole year using their calendar tools. Followed by Skyscanner or Momondo using the dates found on Google Flights.

Be Flexible Always try to stay flexible, not only with dates but also with the airports and even looking for connecting flights, the wider your selection is, the more chances to hit the jackpot!

Timing is Everything According to various sources, the cheapest day to travel is on a Tuesday while the weekends often require a surcharge.

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