HOW TO FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS WITH KIWI

Kiwi.com is an online travel agency and booking platform that specializes in helping travelers find and book flights, hotels, and other travel-related services.  One of the unique features of Kiwi.com is its innovative search technology, which allows users to search for and book flights even when they involve multiple airlines and different booking systems. This feature, known as "Virtual Interlining," enables travelers to create custom itineraries by combining flights from different airlines, often resulting in cost savings and more flexible travel options. Kiwi.com also offers a guarantee called the "Kiwi.com Guarantee," which helps protect travelers in case of flight delays, cancellations, or missed connections. The company provides assistance and compensation to customers facing travel disruptions. Save time and do only one search to find all the flights; Kiwi-Code finds cheap flights other sites can’t see. Travel more, spend less; Look for the travel hack star icon for unique travel itineraries. Kiwi.com is trusted by millions of travelers, with over 10 million yearly travelers looking to book travel with ease.

HACK YOUR WAY TO CHEAPER TRAVEL

We know you love to travel for less, and it’s now easier than ever with Kiwi.com’s travel hacks, unique search options, and customizable filters. Discover more about how they work and go grab yourself a flight deal at Kiwi.com. Kiwi's self-transfer hack helps you reach any destination even if airlines don’t provide it as an existing itinerary. How does it work? It’s fairly straightforward. You give us the “where” and “when” and we create a travel itinerary out of separate flights from different airlines. You get where you need to go – for less. Hidden Cities ticketing Their hidden cities hack is great if you like to travel to popular destinations and you want to beat the high prices on popular direct routes. Let’s say you want to travel from Amsterdam to Barcelona, but it costs too much. We’ll find you a two-leg itinerary with a layover in Barcelona, where you decide to say “Hasta la vista, second leg!” Throwaway tickets help you hack the often expensive one-way fares. So, if an airline is selling a round-trip ticket cheaper than a one-way ticket, we’ll offer it to you, even though you’ve set your search filter to one-way. Kiwi.com suits both experienced and inexperienced travelers who are looking for regular travel search results, but are also asking for something extra — like our travel hacks. We realize that not all our travel hacks are suited to just any trip, but we still want to give you the final say. That’s why, when you search for a specific destination or route, the search results on our Kiwi.com website or on the Kiwi.com app will consist of all the standard options from all the relevant carriers, plus any available travel hack options: routes that feature self-transfer, hidden cities, and throwaway ticketing.

What is a Travel Hack?

At Kiwi.com, what we call a “travel hack” is anything that makes your travel experience easier and cheaper, and that positively disrupts the way flight and travel search engines work.

Our four main travel hacks are:

• Self-transfer
• Hidden cities ticketing
• Throwaway ticketing
• Nomad

What is self-transfer?

The self-transfer hack helps you travel anywhere by connecting airlines and carriers that don’t usually cooperate with each other. It’s an extremely useful hack especially when there are no direct flights between smaller airports. This self-transfer hack is synonymous with virtual interlining, a complicated-sounding term for a simple idea: making planes, trains, and buses connect, even when it’s not normally an advertised combination. With our Kiwi-Code, we made self-transfer work by creating an algorithm that seamlessly combines flights, trains and buses into one itinerary. This way, we give you routes that other travel companies can’t map out, and it saves you from having to spend long hours looking at every possible airline, every possible connection, and every possible price to piece them together on your own.

Hidden cities ticketing

This travel hack involves buying flight tickets to a less popular destination with a layover in a popular destination, compared to buying a direct flight to the popular destination. In other words, a flight between City A and City C with a layover at City B might be cheaper than a direct flight between City A and City B. On most travel search engines, this lower price would only be visible if you were specifically looking to travel from New York to Des Moines, but Kiwi.com can take connections into account as well. That means, if Chicago is your destination, we’ll find it hidden within an airline’s itinerary. You get the cheaper ticket, and simply end your journey in Chicago.

Throwaway tickets

When you buy a throwaway ticket, you have the intention of traveling with it to your destination, but you don’t intend to use the return part of the ticket. This hack comes in useful when you want to travel one way, but the round-trip fare is cheaper than a one-way ticket. For instance, if you intend to fly from London to Rome, you may find out that a one-way ticket costs €600, but that the round-trip fare is only €300. Therefore, you buy the cheaper ticket from London to Rome and back. You board the flight to Rome but not the flight back to London, and the second half of the ticket gets discarded when you don’t show up for the return flight. You can “throw away” only the return leg of the trip, as not showing up for the outbound flight usually leads to the entire reservation being canceled by the airline.

Nomad-the ultimate multi-city flight search

With Nomad, our unique multi-city search tool, you simply input three or more destinations, your length of stay and travel dates, and the cheapest possible route will be found in a flash. Don’t overload your browser or fry your brain trying to figure out the best and the cheapest multiple-destination itinerary — save all that energy for your trip! Multi-city trip options have long been a feature of online travel agencies. But travelers always had to create their own itineraries, often experimenting with different combinations in dozens of browser windows to make their own comparisons and eventually find the best route. Now with Nomad, Kiwi.com does the work for you — in seconds. You save hours of your time, and potentially significant amounts of money when searching for cheap flights with this revolutionary multi-city tool. Nomad from Kiwi.com allows you to input multiple destinations and your desired duration of stay in each of them before it calculates the cheapest possible route. In other words, Nomad shuffles the destinations you input and finds you the most cost-effective itinerary.

Flight price alerts

Flight prices change all the time, for that reason, set price alerts to keep track of this and will notify you when the cost of your trip changes so that you can book when you see a price you like. No need to search for the same route again; just set up your personal price alert and trust our Kiwi-Code, which checks billions of routes every day. Kiwi.com gives you Flexi, Standard, and Saver ticket options because we understand that sometimes, you need a flexible ticket that allows you to change or cancel your trip; and other times, you just want to grab a bargain and not pay a penny more. Do you have your eye on a specific trip? Kiwi will notify you when the cost of it changes, and you can book exactly when you like the price. No need to search for the same route again; just set up your price alert and trust our Kiwi-Code, which checks billions of prices every day.

Kiwi Code 

Technology that makes travel cheaper and simpler for everyone. It all starts with Kiwi-Code — our one-of-a-kind computer code — that we developed to hack the travel system so that you and everyone else can travel more often, for less. Kiwi-Code sees 95% of all the flights from around the world and performs billions of flight price checks every day to give you the most up-to-date search results, always. What does that mean for you? It’s simple: you get more travel search results than you would anywhere else. You see the deals and travel options that airlines don’t want you to see and other search engines can’t even find. This is how, when you book with Kiwi.com, you’re getting some of the best travel deals on the internet. 

Kiwi Guarantee

Kiwi.com guarantees you peace of mind whenever and wherever you travel. It protects you on all your connections, whether you’re traveling by plane, bus or train. It covers carrier cancellations, delays, and schedule changes. Adding the Kiwi.com Guarantee to your trip means that every part of your journey is protected from unexpected changes, whether it’s a flight, train journey, bus trip, or a combination. It means that you can contact them 24/7 if things go wrong, and depending on the problem, they can provide:

• protection against unexpected schedule changes
• accommodation and contribution towards airport transfer costs
• contribution towards refreshment costs
• an alternative itinerary or refund

Flexible ticketing options

Kiwi.com gives you Flexi, Standard, and Saver ticket options because we understand that sometimes, you need a flexible ticket that allows you to change or cancel your trip; and other times, you just want to grab a bargain and not pay a penny more. When you buy from Kiwi.com, you can select one of three levels of ticket flexibility: Flexi, Standard, and Saver. Each of these differently-priced tickets provides a different level of rebooking and cancellation flexibility. This means that you can choose the right ticket to suit your budget and travel plans. 

Price FX

At Kiwi.com, when you decide to pay in your home currency, we simply charge you the middle of the market rate. Airlines can charge up to 6.5% in exchange rate fees — a common (and generally hidden) extra cost for the customer. Booking with Kiwi.com means you get the fairest exchange rate. Price FX makes travel simple, cheap, and transparent, so when you buy a ticket with us, we won’t charge you any unfair exchange rate fees as many airlines do. When you pay in your chosen currency, we’ll only charge the middle market rate.

Why use Kiwi.com?

Travelers may choose to use Kiwi.com for a variety of reasons, as the platform offers several benefits and features that can be attractive to different types of travelers:

Flight Aggregation: Kiwi.com aggregates flights from various airlines and booking platforms, allowing users to compare prices and options easily. This can save time and potentially money by finding the best deals.

Virtual Interlining: Kiwi.com's unique Virtual Interlining technology enables travelers to combine flights from different airlines and booking systems into a single itinerary. This flexibility can result in more affordable and customizable travel plans.

Multi-City and Round-the-World Itineraries: Kiwi.com allows travelers to create complex itineraries, including multi-city and round-the-world trips, without the need to book each leg separately.

Kiwi.com Guarantee: The company offers a guarantee that provides assistance and compensation in the event of flight delays, cancellations, or missed connections. This can provide peace of mind to travelers.

User-Friendly Interface: Kiwi.com's website and mobile app are known for their user-friendly interface, making it easy to search for and book flights and accommodations.

Hidden City Ticketing: Kiwi.com may suggest "hidden city" ticketing options, which involve booking a flight with a layover in the traveler's intended destination. This can sometimes result in cost savings but may have limitations and risks.

Price Alerts: Travelers can set up price alerts to be notified when fares for their desired routes drop to a specified price.

Customer Support: Kiwi.com offers customer support to assist travelers with booking issues, changes, or disruptions during their journey.

Travel Insurance: Kiwi.com provides optional travel insurance for added protection during your trip.

Explore Feature: The "Explore" feature allows travelers to search for destinations based on their budget and interests, which can be helpful for those looking for travel inspiration.

Multi-Language and Currency Support: Kiwi.com supports multiple languages and currencies, making it accessible to a global audience.