Cheap Flights to Canada

Most popular in	April	High demand for flights, 11% potential price rise
Cheapest in	January	Best time to find cheap flights, 2% potential price drop
Average price	C$ 513	Price for this month
Cheapest price	C$ 353	From Vancouver to Toronto

Cheapest Prices for Canada flights by month

January

C$ 342

February

C$ 369

March

C$ 513

April

C$ 554

May

C$ 529

June

C$ 515

July

C$ 534

August

C$ 543

September

C$ 511

October

C$ 467

November

C$ 381

December

C$ 466

January is currently the cheapest month to fly to Canada. At this moment in time April is the most expensive month. These prices are determined by multiple factors and booking in advance can help keep costs down if your schedule is not as flexible.

When is the best time to fly to Canada?

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Price	319 - 553 CAD
Temperature	0.6 - 25.4 °C
Rainfall	28.8 - 49.2 mm

The best time to fly to Canada is during January, but great deals can be found at other times. July sees the temperatures in Canada peak to their warmest. July tends, on average, to see the most amount of rainfall.

When is the best time to book flights to Canada?

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to Canada, you should look to book at least 46 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.

Days before departure

Which day is cheapest to fly to Canada?

At the moment, Thursday is the most economical day to take a flight to Canada. Sunday is likely to be the most costly.

What time of day is cheapest to fly?

To get the best value, try booking a flight at Noon when visiting Canada. Generally the prices will increase for flights in the Afternoon as these tend to have higher demand.

When to fly to Canada

A four-season destination, there really is no bad time to take cheap flights around Canada.

Peak Season:
Varies according to province and activity. Unsurprisingly, the summer months are when most travellers book cheap flights around Canada to make the most of the great outdoors. For skiers and snow-boarders, November through March is peak season.

Off Season:
The weeks following Christmas and the New Year celebrations are traditionally soft.

Overview

With its stunning array of destinations – the Rocky Mountains and national parks in British Columbia to Niagara Falls in Ontario, the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories to the Bay of Fundy in the Maritimes – and friendly, safe and cosmopolitan cities, it’s no wonder that travellers from around the world search for cheap flights to Canada.

And, with such natural wonders on the doorstep, it’s not surprising that so many Canadians choose to book domestic flights and vacation “at home”.

There’s plenty to see and do. The festivals alone would provide a challenging itinerary. Spanning the country from West to East, Vancouver hosts the largest fireworks competition in the world, Calgary has the stampede, Toronto the International Film Festival, Quebec City the Winter Carnival and Nova Scotia the Celtic Colours International Festival.

For centuries this has been a country offering better opportunities and the different communities all live tolerantly together enhancing Canada in both tradition and cuisine.

Canada climate

Canada is an enormous country and its climate ranges from long, cold winter nights in the Arctic Circle to the mild seasons of British Columbia. Both Montreal and Quebec City have warm summers that can become hot and humid. The cities’ winter season lasts from October to early May with cold and snow. You‘ll find the warmest summers in Toronto. The bitter winter cold has become part of the country’s culture. In Ottawa you can enjoy the warm summer days, but head inside to escape the chilly nights that can drop below 0 C. Snow starts to fall in October and temperatures can drop close to zero.

Getting around Canada

Air Canada flies nationally and internationally to more than 150 destinations. Other airlines offering domestic Canada flights include WestJet, Air Transat, Air North, First Air, Canadian North and Porter Airlines.

Via Rail, the national rail service, connects most cities. It also offers two kinds of national rail passes. The Canrailpass offers 12 days of unlimited rail travel. The North American Rail Pass covers travel for 30 days on any VIA train in Canada and almost any Amtrak train in the United States.

Greyhound’s bus network covers more than 1,000 destinations in Canada and offers cross-border links to many cities in the U.S.

Public transit: several cities have subway, metro or light rapid transit service. In Vancouver it’s the SkyTrain, in Calgary the CTrain, in Edmonton the LRT, in Toronto the subway, in Ottawa the O-Train and in Montréal the metro. Fares are cheap, about $2 per adult.

One of the neatest ways of getting around Canada is by ferry. Several provinces have seasonal and year-round services to nearby islands and coastal regions.