Spend Christmas away with a foreign holiday to the idyllic beaches of Thailand.
Thailand is a wonderful place to spend Christmas, New Year’s or any holiday. The food is scrumptious, the north is adventurous and the south has some amazing beaches.
Luckily for you, if you’re planning a holiday to Thailand in December, you are going to save. It may be the peak time to visit Thailand, but flights are also the cheapest in December.
Get ready to kick back and relax because after you read this Christmas holiday flight cheat sheet, you’ll be smiling your entire way to Thailand because of the great savings.
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Valid for travel from August - October 2018. Destinations include Phuket, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and more. T&Cs apply.
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Asia flights from $579 return with Qantas
Valid for travel from 10 October - 15 November 2018 and 1 February - 15 June 2019. Destinations include Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Phuket and more. Sample fare is Sydney-Hong Kong.
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Bangkok flights from $386 return
Valid for travel from 31 January - 31 May 2019. Sample fare is Darwin-Bangkok.
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Thailand flights from $307 return
Valid for travel from 1 October - 30 November 2018. Sample fare is Perth-Bangkok. Destinations include Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai and more.
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Cathay Pacific
Premium economy flights from $1,905 return
Valid for travel until 30 June 2019. Sample fare is Perth-Tokyo. Booking must be made 50 days in advance. Destinations include New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Vancouver, Toronto, China, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Amsterdam, Barcelona and more.
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Full-service Asia flights from $379 return
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When’s the best time to book Christmas flights to Thailand?
You have a lot of flexibility when it comes to booking flights to Thailand. Book between July and September, four to six months in advance, and you can save up to 5% on flight prices during the holiday season.
Choose a departure date during the first week of December for the cheapest flights of the month with 4 December being the cheapest day.
Return flights can be booked anytime of the month for budget prices, giving you an amazing selection of flight deals and flexibility. But for extra savings, choose to fly back on the 17-19 or on the 26 of December.
Your luck and flexibility continues through January as well with low prices throughout the month. The cheapest date for a return flight is 16 January.
Tips and tricks to getting cheap Christmas flights to Thailand
It may be cheap to fly to Thailand, but these quick tips will save you even more.
- Fly budget. Budget airlines to Thailand from Australia are a dime a dozen. Choose to fly on Jetstar or AirAsia and you could save hundreds of dollars compared to flying all-inclusive on Emirates and Thai Airways.
- Fly into the cheapest city. You may want to spend your holidays on one of the many Thai islands, but choosing a flight direct to an island is costly. Instead, opt to fly to Bangkok, the cheapest city to fly into in Thailand, or to Phuket, which is serviced by budget airlines. Then, fly to your desired island or city on a budget airline such as AirAsia or Nok Air.
- Play around with dates. Use Skyscanner’s date and price tool to find the cheapest days to fly on. Cheap Flights shows you comparisons for the cheapest, shortest and smartest flight itineraries based by time and price.
