When you don’t already know which airline you want to fly with, comparison is usually the sensible place to start.
Skyscanner lets you search across airlines and travel options, making it useful for comparing different departure airports, dates and fare combinations before deciding which flight suits your trip.
Comparing multiple airlines and dates
Flexible travellers
Finding different route and fare combinations in one search
The final price, baggage and booking terms
Skyscanner is a flight comparison platform rather than an airline.
That distinction matters.
You’re using it to discover and compare available flights rather than buying a flight from Skyscanner in the same way you would directly from an airline.
That makes it particularly useful at the start of the planning process.
For Ibiza, the biggest advantage is being able to compare.
You might have a favourite airline, but unless you’re checking alternatives you don’t know whether you’re actually getting the best combination of price, airport and flight time.
Skyscanner is particularly useful when you can move your dates by a day or two.
That little bit of flexibility can completely change the options you see.
“For Ibiza, Skyscanner is exactly what you want at the start of the booking process. You can see what’s available before getting locked into one airline, and that makes it much easier to compare the actual journey rather than just the cheapest number on the screen.
We’d still check the final booking terms before paying, but as a starting point it’s hard to beat.”
Even changing your travel dates by one day can alter the available fares.
London travellers should be particularly careful about this.
A cheaper fare from an inconvenient airport may not actually save money once transport is added.
Make sure you understand which airline you’re booking before completing the process.
Flight times matter on a short holiday.
No. It is a flight comparison platform.
You can compare available fares, but prices depend on dates, demand, airline and availability.
The search result will indicate the booking route. Always check the final terms and total price before completing your booking.
Yes, depending on the search parameters you select.
Yes, particularly when you’re flexible with dates or departure airports.