But prices on the route are quite cheap anywhere during the span of 30 to 65 days before departure, with average fares ranging from $222 to $235. Book this same flight a week before departure, or perhaps 200 days before departure, and you’re likely to pay well over $300.
http://time.com/money/4237613/best-time-to-buy-flights/
When To Buy Plane Tickets For The Holidays. It happens every year. We celebrate Labor Day and it's a sleigh-ride into the holidays. As Thanksgiving is under 70 days away, it's time to start thinking about your holiday plans. And then the constant question looms: when's the best time to buy those plane tickets? It's hard for consumers: There's so much (sometimes conflicting) information about when to buy tickets. One recent study found that booking on weekends can lead to 5% lower fares than those booked during the week.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/when-to-buy-plane-tickets-for-the-holidays_n_3982358.html
When to Buy: Best Time to Buy Airline Tickets. Finding the best airfare deals is a challenge. Become an airfare expert with our nifty guide and never overpay again. Read More. Three rules to follow to find cheap flights: The best time to buy airfare is Tuesday at 3:00pm.
http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/when-to-buy/
LAST YEAR’S SWEET SPOT: 21 TO 22 WEEKS IN ADVANCE You may already be too late to score a cheap flight to Europe this summer. The booking window for the cheapest tickets has moved further out, from 11 or 12 weeks in advance in 2009 to 21 or 22 weeks in 2011. (Average round-trip fares rose to about $1,500 last year from $1,100 in 2009; this year’s outlook is no better.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/book-well-ahead-to-save-money-on-airfare.html
Researchers found that, depending on the trip, the “prime booking window” — when prices hover at their lowest points — is anywhere from 112 to 21 days before a flight. (Fares go up sharply in the last two weeks before a flight, the site found.) Read next: What You Really Need to Know About When to Buy Flights. For example, a flight from Miami and Denver reaches its low price point Of $222 around 46 days before departure.
http://time.com/money/4237613/best-time-to-buy-flights/
LAST YEAR’S SWEET SPOT: 11 OR 12 WEEKS In 2009 and 2010, the cheapest airfares went to procrastinators who purchased tickets just two weeks in advance at a saving of about 8 percent. But last year, the pattern took a sudden shift, with the cheapest tickets bought much further ahead.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/book-well-ahead-to-save-money-on-airfare.html
CheapAir.com just introduced a new tool that aims to take some of the guesswork out of when to buy tickets. Enter your origin and destination points, and the site will spit out a timeline charting the fares and the historically best time to score the lowest price.
http://time.com/money/4237613/best-time-to-buy-flights/
Last year, average fares for tickets purchased less than a week before travel were about $2,600, almost double the price of those bought at least 28 days in advance. And if you’re visiting London during the Olympic Games, July 27 through Aug. 12, expect to pay a premium.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/book-well-ahead-to-save-money-on-airfare.html
Kayak.com calls such tickets “hacker fares.” A recent search on the site for a flight from Boston to San Juan, P.R., turned up a fare of $313 on Delta to San Juan, returning on US Airways, compared with $349 round trip on US Airways alone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/book-well-ahead-to-save-money-on-airfare.html
Three rules to follow to find cheap flights: 1  The best time to buy airfare is Tuesday at 3:00pm. 2  Fly Off Season – Save on Airfare.  Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are typically the cheapest days to fly,.
http://www.farecompare.com/travel-advice/when-to-buy/
when is the best time to purchase tickets
The best time to buy airfare is Tuesday at 3:00pm.