Low cost flights to our northern neighbor
Most people in the United States have a pretty good idea how to get good prices on flights in their own country, but what about getting cheap airfare to Canada? That can be a little complicated, but it’s made much easier if you know a few tricks ahead of time.
First of all, the best strategy in general is to concentrate on the largest cities and largest airports. It might be strange that hotels in large cities cost much more than hotels in small towns, yet flights are the exact opposite. So, for this reason, if you can fly into Toronto or Vancouver you are ahead of the game, but don’t forget about Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, or Edmonton. You’ll find prices into these cities tend to be much lower than into smaller cities in those same areas.
Another tip for this is actually to fly into major American cities just south of the border. Like Seattle isn’t too far from Vancouver, and Detroit isn’t too far from Toronto. Sometimes the extra taxes for the international fares are so much higher when you cross a border that it’s cheaper to fly into the American city and then rent a car than to fly directly to Canada.
