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September 13, 2007

Find the Cheapest Weekend Flights

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by Brook Wilkinson

Are you itching for a weekend away, but don't want to drop a ton of cash? Kayak now lets users search for airfares between the same cities over multiple weekends, all at once. If you don't specify certain weekends or days of the week, Kayak will search for the lowest fares leaving Thursday or Friday and returning Sunday for the next five weekends. Not surprisingly, the lowest fares are typically on the weekends furthest out, but I found that having all the information on one page is really helpful. If I wanted to go visit my grandmother in Naples, Florida, for instance, Kayak showed me that I'd get the lowest fare into Fort Meyers by leaving San Francisco on Friday, October 5th, and that I'd pay almost $100 more to leave just one week earlier.

Kayak won't help you find a destination with a great deal, but if you already know where you want to go and are flexible about the dates, it's a quick way to see the lowest weekend airfares.

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