How to Use the Multi-City Flight Cost Calculator
When your trip covers several cities, it's not always obvious whether booking a single multi-city itinerary or buying separate tickets for each leg will cost less. Enter your multi-city quote along with the number of segments and their average individual price, and this calculator instantly compares the two totals.
Multi-city bookings on major airlines tend to work out cheaper and more convenient when you're visiting many cities, since baggage rules and connection times are handled as one itinerary. If you can combine several discounted one-way fares from budget airlines, though, booking separately can sometimes come out ahead.
If the difference the calculator shows is small, it's worth weighing change and cancellation fees, extra baggage costs, and layover times too — not just the ticket price — before deciding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not always. Combining several one-way budget-airline fares can sometimes beat a multi-city fare. On the other hand, if you're visiting many cities on a major airline, a single multi-city booking is often both cheaper and more convenient.
No. An open-jaw ticket flies into one city and out of another using two separate one-way bookings, while a multi-city ticket includes all your city segments in a single reservation (PNR). Multi-city bookings usually apply the same baggage allowance across every segment.