There's no trick to a £40 return - just timing, flexibility, and a database that never gets bored of checking.

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Why some fares are so cheap

Budget airlines price to fill seats, not to cover routes. A Tuesday-morning flight to a secondary airport in low season can cost less than the train to the airport. Those fares exist on almost every route - they're just buried among hundreds of date combinations.

What our search does differently

1. We check every date pairing, not just the weekend you first thought of.
2. We price the whole trip - both legs together, including the awkward one-way combinations that booking sites hide.
3. We show the catch up front. A £15 fare that departs at 5:40am is only a bargain if you know that before you book.

Flexibility is the discount code

Move your trip by two days and the price can halve. The board's date presets - weekends, half terms, "any dates" - are there to show you what your flexibility is actually worth.