dreammerit

How many months before is the best to purchase a flight ticket?

suze

There is no single correct answer to your question. There are too many variables to consider

Where are you flying from? Where to? During what months? Is your time frame flexible? How many connections are you willing to make to save money? How inconvenient of an itinerary if it is cheaper?

Add to that another set of criteria that you can't possibly know (like what airlines will do, etc.).

dreammerit

Thank you, I'm thinking May 2009 from Los Angeles to Rome whatever is the best deal.

ira

HI dr,

The airlines' computers calculate optimum pricing on a daily basis.

Sales might pop up anytime for a few hours or a few days.

There is no general answer to your question.

travelgirl2

On some sites, you can put in a request to be notified if a certain itinerary drops in price. I think you might be able to specify a price.