From school calendar to boarding pass.
Most airline calendars open about 11 months before departure. Enter your kids’ school break dates below and we’ll map the exact day flights go on sale, when to book lodging, and what to tackle between now and takeoff.
Plug in your kids’ break dates. We do the booking math.
Grab the school calendar. Enter the first and last day of the break you’re planning to travel around. The tool will map the exact booking window, plus give a full timeline of what to do, and when to do it, between now and takeoff.
When each airline’s calendar opens.
You don’t need to book the day the calendar opens.
For cash fares, the sweet spot is usually 1–3 months out for domestic trips and 2–8 months out for international. Booking on day one often gets you the highest price of the entire cycle, not the lowest.
Where this tool helps cash bookers: knowing when you can start watching. Set a price alert on Google Flights the day the calendar opens, then wait patiently for the drop.
Booking windows are based on commonly reported ranges and can change. Always verify directly with the airline before planning a specific release-day booking.