The question that never goes out of date: When is the smartest time to buy plane tickets to the south?
If the answer is to imply that smart is the same as cheap, then there is little time to lose. In any case, if you are thinking of a southern holiday this side of the summer.
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Because it is in May that you will find the most and cheapest journeys to the south.
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In short
- May is the best month to find the cheapest journeys to the south.
- Package tours offer increased security in case of cancellation, but it can be more expensive.
- Charter companies often sell available airline tickets at favorable prices.
- It is important to check accommodation before booking flights.
- The most popular destinations in May are Cyprus, Mallorca, Crete and Rhodes.
- The cheapest return flight tickets cost less than NOK 1,000.
- The cheapest charter trip is from Oslo to Alanya in Turkey, with a week’s stay in a 3-star hotel for NOK 2,495 per person.
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Many people like the security of buying both a flight and a hotel stay in one. The package holidays give you increased security if the flight should be cancelled. Then you also get the hotel money back.
Pack the trip yourself
Warns tourists: – Must take the debate
If you plan to pack the trip yourself, by buying separate plane tickets and separate hotels, it would be smart to make sure that the hotel stay is refundable. The same applies to the plane tickets. But, then you have to expect the price to go up a bit. So you pay for a little extra freedom. For many, it is worth the money.
Remember that it is also considered a package holiday if you book and pay for a flight and a rental car in the same operation.
Here you will burn
The hunt for plane tickets
Many people are not aware that the charter companies sell free flight tickets without requiring you to buy a hotel. These flight tickets are often at very favorable prices, but remember to check that you have a hotel or other accommodation in place before you commit to booking a flight ticket.
Price for a week’s round trip
| Departure from | Travel destination | Departure date | Price | Airline/organiser |
| Gardermoen | Cyprus | 10 May | NOK 895 | Wing |
| Gardermoen | Skiathos, 14 May | Greece | NOK 895 | Wing |
| Gardermoen | Palma, Majorca | May 18 | NOK 1645 | Wing |
| Bergen | Rhodes, Greece | May 14 | NOK 1945 | Wing |
| Gardermoen | Palma, Majorca | May 11 | NOK 978 | TUI |
| Gardermoen | Las Palmas, Canary Islands | 15 May | NOK 2442 | Norwegian |
| Torp | Alicante, Spain | May 14 | NOK 1630 | Ryanair |
| Torp | Palma, Majorca | May 20 | NOK 1,660 | Ryanair |
It is stupid, for those who want a cheap holiday, to have bought cheap flights and then end up with an expensive luxury hotel as the only option.
Package tours
May is the big start-up month for the biggest tour operators. This year’s charter map is being drawn up with trips to most of the season’s destinations over the next few weeks.
– During the month of May, we have launched all of the summer’s charter destinations and there is a wide selection of different holidays. There are some departure airports where it is completely sold out in May, such as Ålesund, Bodø, Evenes, Kristiansand and Tromsø. But if you travel from Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim or Oslo, there are still some journeys left, says Marie-Anne Zachrisson, head of Ving Norge.
She continues:
– The most trips are to Cyprus, Mallorca, Crete and Rhodes in May. Then there are some of the smaller destinations that have almost full flight departures.
Charter trip 1 week per person
| Departure | Travel destination | Departure date | Price | Tour operator |
| Gardermoen | Antalya, Turkey | May 11 | NOK 2495 | Wing |
| Gardermoen | Sunny Beach, Bulgaria | May 11 | NOK 2544 | Ticket |
| Stavanger | Alcudia, Spain | May 11 | NOK 3647 | TUI |
| Bergen | Antalya | 15 May | NOK 3684 | TUI |
| Gardermoen | Cala Bona, Spain | May 28 | NOK 3791 | TUI |
| Gardermoen | Corfu, Greece | May 18 | NOK 2998 | Apollo |
| Gardermoen | Kos, Greece | May 24 | NOK 2998 | Apollo |
The cheapest way is to travel on 11 May from Oslo Gardermoen to Alanya in Turkey. Right now, a week in a 3-wing hotel costs from NOK 2,495 per person.
Hello, my name is Odd Roar Lange and I am a travel expert and journalist for DinSide and Dagbladet. Do you have a tip about holiday travel in May and want to tell your story on Norway’s largest consumer website DinSide.no? Or do you have an experience, a question or a smart suggestion that others should get to know?
– Most prices range from NOK 4-5,000 per person for a week in the sun and heat. If you want to make an extra good purchase, you can find hotels with a high standard at a discounted price. But now that we have sold over 90 per cent of all May trips, the selection of hotels is much narrower, says Zachrisson.
