5 Ways to Save Money on Summer Flights to Europe

Follow these strategies to avoid paying top dollar to fly across the Atlantic.

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Thinking about taking an international vacation this summer? If so, you won’t be doing your wallet any favors by heading overseas during the peak travel season. That’s right, summer is the most expensive time to travel (especially to Europe) because so many tourists head there at that time.

This summer fares are down by 16% with the average ticket costing $892, according to travel site Hopper.com. The site predicts that London, Paris and Frankfurt will be the busiest airports all summer. This will be an extra-busy summer travel season. Europe is hosting the final leg of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and Paris is hosting the Olympics that run from July to August. 

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Cameron Huddleston
Former Online Editor, Kiplinger.com

Award-winning journalist, speaker, family finance expert, and author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk.

Cameron Huddleston wrote the daily "Kip Tips" column for Kiplinger.com. She joined Kiplinger in 2001 after graduating from American University with an MA in economic journalism.

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