When to buy flight tickets to Switzerland?

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A traveler plans to visit London for a day and then spend 5 days in Zurich at the end of March. They are seeking advice on whether to book their US to UK and UK to Zurich flights now or wait until December or January, and they're also looking for budget airline options for the UK to Zurich trip.

Key takeaways:
  • Consider booking flights early with Easyjet, as they often have inexpensive fares for UK to Switzerland routes.
  • Use flight tracking tools like Skyscanner or Momondo to monitor prices before making a purchase.
  • Remember that prices may increase as Spring Break draws closer, so plan accordingly.
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  • Anonymous
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    18 September 2019 at 21:37:59 #823910

    Hello forum members:

    We ll be traveling to UK in late March 2020. Upon arrival we will spend one day in London and will fly to Zurich the next day for 5 days stay. I was wondering if I should book air tickets (return tickets from US to UK and then UK to Zurich) now or should I wait until Dec/Jan time frame? Do you think if I wait then prices might go up. Spring break in US starts on March 28th.

    Also for booking air tickets from UK to Zurich are their any low budget airlines that I should check out before purchasing the tickets. As always thanks for all the help!

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    Reply 1 of 5 • 18 September 2019 at 22:52:20 #922386

    Easyjet is the best low price airline for UK – Switzerland. They fly from London to all the three main Swiss airports: Basel, Geneva and Zurich(I do all 3 quite regularly)

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    Reply 2 of 5 • 19 September 2019 at 8:26:25 #922387

    Hi Pure,

    I am not sure about the flight tickets when is better to buy them, maybe other travelers know this better. You can use easyjet, as 1960man recommended you and also have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/tr avel/toswitzerland/pla ne/tickets.

    Browse this page to get more practical information about traveling to Switzerland by plane: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr avel/toswitzerland/pla ne.

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    JaneEB
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    Reply 3 of 5 • 19 September 2019 at 10:02:58 #922388

    Hi Pure

    We always fly with Easyjet to Switzerland. They have released their flight tickets for flights between 29th March and the end of August 2020 today and they are supposed to be super cheap if you book early. However, I have looked at flights to Austria and Denmark and they look similar to their usual prices. £34 to Copenhagen and about £40 to £50 to Innsbruck.

    Have not looked at Swiss destinations fares as we are not planning to go there until 2021 when the new cableway will be open to Eigerglecher.

    Hope this is of help.

    Jane

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    Reply 4 of 5 • 19 September 2019 at 12:03:13 #922389

    I use Skyscanner and Momondo to track flights and get notices. I would wait a bit longer to purchase tickets unless that is Spring Break in the US.

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    Reply 5 of 5 • 22 September 2019 at 15:13:28 #922390

    Thanks all …

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