One flight, different prices
The same seats on the same flights are sold by several sellers at once, and the prices do not match. Here is by how much, in the prices we collected.
What we counted
From Tue, 15 Sep 2026 to Wed, 11 Nov 2026 we checked prices 10,023 times on 146 routes. Each check is a route and a date pair. In each one we took the flight with the widest gap between its sellers, counting only flights sold by at least three sellers and leaving out prices that were clearly errors. So this is the widest gap of each check, not an average flight.
What we saw
- 112%
- the typical widest gap (median)
- 215%
- one check in ten reached this or more
- 98%
- of checks had a gap of 10% or more
- 94%
- of checks had a gap of 25% or more
- 10
- sellers of one flight, typically at most
The widest gaps
- Barcelona to Paris, Nov 17: from $287 to $2,415, 741% apart, 6 sellers
- New York to Washington, Nov 4: from $183 to $1,523, 731% apart, 5 sellers
- Washington to New York, Nov 3: from $183 to $1,523, 731% apart, 7 sellers
What to do with this
Compare the sellers of the flight you picked, not only the flights. Before you pay, check the final price on the seller's page: fees and baggage can differ from one seller to another.