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Travelling around the world or to a country is something to cherish. You get to learn about a new culture, meet new people, and see new scenery and experience new food. The adventure is an experience you would never forget.

But for this to happen, people have to spend some time researching the destinations and then quite a bit of money exploring them. However, being a student has its own perks. There are student flights which helps you travel without spending a lot

Best Time to Travel for a Student

The best time for a student to travel would be during the vacation period. However, you have to keep in mind that this is the time most people travel, especially those with kids, due to the constraints of school holidays. This translates to the prices of the fights being higher. Having student flights helps, although the difference wouldn’t be too significant.

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To save a lot of money, you need to plan your travel in off-season, which means the number of people traveling is less. The best time to book a flight would be four to six weeks before the planned travel date to receive a better price in flight deals.

Most of the time, it’s better to have flexible travel dates as it would help you save a good chunk of money. There are times when people have saved almost half the money of the student flights tickets by being flexible with the travel dates. Here are a few tips on flexible travel dates that could save you a few hundred bucks.

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Search for Flights in Advance

Flight Factory allows you to search for flights over a year in advance. This way, you can look at prices in advanced and make an educated decision on when to fly and how much to budget. However, you can also search for multiple dates, next to the date section, you can select flexible dates. What this does is show you the different prices , allowing you to choose the desired date of travel, depending on price.

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Most airlines have special deals at least once or twice a year. At Flight Factory, we are often the first to hear of these specials and because we are directly integrated with most airlines around the world, the special prices are available immediately on our flight search engine as soon as it's released by the airlines. We notify all our subscribers once a special is running, make sure to sign up as well!

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Be Flexible with Your Destination

If you want to travel, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a specific location. Sometimes, having flexible destinations can save you a ton of money as well, when booking your student flights. New York is an extremely popular destination, but sometimes, a flight to Mauritius can be half the price and you're bound to have an amazing experience as well.

Be Flexible with Your Travel Dates

Since holiday seasons are peak travel times there is not much planning flexibility as other times of the year. This gives the airline carriers the opportunity to make the prices premium as they know that people will buy the tickets no matter the situation. By being flexible with your travel dates and travelling a bit earlier can save you money and same applies for returning.

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Travel by Bus or Train

Once you reach your destination it is always recommended to travel on ground, you can save hundreds of dollars by traveling by bus or train. Overseas bus companies such as Greyhound, Megabus, Boltbus, and RedCoach provide inexpensive and efficient transportation services to most major cities.

Travelling by foot can also save you tons of money, hitchhiking is a popular form of transport in some Asian and European destinations, however, do your research first and make sure it's a safe form of transportation in the area, before exposing yourself to any danger.

Students enjoying the sightseeing

Travel with Friends & Family

You can save big by travelling in a group, not only will you share the prices of travelling and hotels, but it's often a more relaxed and enjoyable time when you're in a group.

The travelling experience amplifies once you get to experience a new destination with a friend or a family member. Get a small group together and the entire experience will be a lot better, you'll all be saving on transportation costs as well as accommodation. It's also a lot safer in a group if you're planning on travelling by foot.

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