Purchase tickets in advance. The longer you wait to make your airfare purchase the more likely you are to find that airfare prices are going up. Typically, booking your ticket at least a month in advance is the best way to save on airfare.
Schedule flexible dates for your travel, because sometimes traveling a day or two earlier or later means saving hundreds of dollars on the cost of airfare.
Check the airfare prices at neighboring airports. A flight from your Canadian destination to an airport near your intended destination may be less expensive.
Use a travel website to compare fares on multiple airlines in one step. Pick a travel site such as Travelocity.com or Expedia.com, enter your departure and destination cities, your travel dates and click "Search." View the results for available flights as well as the travel times, layovers and prices. Narrow down your results by choosing the flight with the least expensive airfare.
