For end-of-year holidays, certain destinations in France or internationally offer attractive prices. RMC Conso reveals which ones are the cheapest and above all how to get your plane tickets without breaking the bank.
Hurry up, the next vacation. While the All Saints' Day holidays have just ended, some are surely thinking about the next ones, planned for the end of the year.
According to expert travel platforms, travelers wanting to leave can get good deals by flying to certain destinations. RMC Conso has compiled the data provided by the Kayak.fr site for flights outside our borders and Liligo.com for trips within France.
Italy, Portugal, Denmark…
According to Kayak, to be able to travel outside France but spend as little as possible, it is often to border countries that you have to go. In the top 10 cheapest destinations for the end-of-year holidays, we find cities in Spain, Switzerland and Denmark. Very coveted at the end of the year, Italy is also mentioned three times. The following destinations are listed by price, in ascending order:
- Milan (Italy), count on average 111 euros for a return flight in economy class from any city in France.
- Geneva (Switzerland), count 133 euros.
- London (United Kingdom), count 137 euros.
- Venice (Italy), count 143 euros.
- Rome (Italy), count 156 euros.
- Berlin (Germany), count 162 euros.
- Lisbon (Portugal), count 168 euros.
- Madrid (Spain), count 173 euros.
- Copenhagen (Denmark), count 180 euros.
- Prague (Czech Republic), count 185 euros.
Toulouse, Bordeaux, Strasbourg…
But not all end-of-year vacationers cross the border and also travel to major cities in France. According to data from the Liligo comparator, revealed exclusively to RMC Conso, here are the cities which are among the least expensive for this period. The data presented is in ascending order of price:
- Toulouse, a round trip by plane from any city in France for one person costs 120 euros.
- Bordeaux, a round trip costs 124 euros.
- Lyon, a round trip costs 125 euros.
- Nantes, a round trip costs 129 euros.
- Paris, a round trip costs 131 euros.
- Lille, a round trip costs 146 euros.
- Nice, a round trip costs 147 euros.
- Marseille, a round trip costs 161 euros.
- Strasbourg, a round trip costs 189 euros.
Some tips for saving
To avoid paying full price for your end-of-year vacation, you'll have to act quickly. Because the stronger the demand, the more the prices increase. Kayak reveals some tips for booking plane tickets without breaking the bank.
Avoid Saturday December 21, the most popular day for vacation departures, and therefore the most expensive. Whether you want to travel within the country or abroad.
“Opt instead for less busy dates such as Thursday, December 19 for domestic flights and Tuesday, December 17 for European flights,” recommends Eva Fouquet, senior vice-president of Kayak.
As for returns, Thursday December 26 would be the ideal date to return from abroad, with the assurance, again according to Kayak, of saving 18 to 28% on average on the price of your tickets.
Finally, if you feel like it and your wallet allows it, this year, first class tickets for all international destinations combined are currently 12% cheaper than those of last year for the same period.
For Kayak data, the survey is based on an analysis of searches made between June 14 and September 14, 2024 for travel dates between December 14, 2024 and January 6, 2025. All flight prices shown are weighted average prices for round-trip flights, departing from any region of France.
For Liligo data, the prices announced concern searches carried out between August 1 and November 5, 2024 for trips between December 21, 2024 and January 6, 2025 from France, for a round trip, for a person.
