Air Travel Airlines A Guide to Budget Airlines Around the World By Lauren Juliff Lauren Juliff Twitter Lauren Juliff is a full-time budget traveler, blogger, and author of "How Not to Travel the World: Adventures of a Disaster-Prone Backpacker." TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 03/28/19 Patrick Foto/Getty Images If you're a student or budget traveler, you'll no doubt end up taking your fair share of budget airlines. One of the best ways to find cheap flights is through your country's low-cost airlines. Usually, a simple search on Skyscanner or Adioso will bring up the cheapest flights to your destination, and these sites are especially helpful because you can browse by country instead of the city, and spread your proposed travel dates over a month, finding the cheapest days to fly. Another great site for finding affordable airfare is Secret Flying. This website shares the cheapest deals from your region of the world, and updates multiple times a day. Keep your eye on Secret Flying, and have open travel dates. Are There Any Alternatives? Sometimes, no matter where you look, you just can't find the flight you want for the price you need. In this situation, start looking at budget airlines that may not be included in airfare aggregators like Skyscanner. Refer to the following list to find cheap flights and see low-cost airline options for either your destination or arrival city. Sygma via Getty Images / Getty Images Africa Below you can find our top recommendations for budget airlines in Africa, a place where travel is surprisingly expensive. Algeria Air Algerie Angola TAAG Botswana Air Botswana Egypt Air Arabia Egypt Ghana Antrak Air Kenya Fly 540 Libya Libyan Airlines Malawi Malawian Airlines Morocco Royal Air Maroc Mozambique LAM Mozambique Namibia Air Namibia South Africa MangoKulula Tanzania Fastjet Tunisia NouvelAir nuttapong / Getty Images Asia Here are all the low-cost airlines in Asia (Air Asia is our absolute favorite). Burma Golden Myanmar Airlines China Spring Airlines Hong Kong Hong Kong Express India GoAirIndiGoSpiceJetJet KonnectAir India ExpressAirAsia India Indonesia Lion AirCitilinkIndonesia AirAsiaTigerair Mandala Japan Air DoJetstar JapanPeachSkymark AirlinesSolaseed AirStarFlyerVanilla Air Republic of Korea AirAsia Korea Eastar JetJeju AirJin Air Laos Lao Airlines Malaysia AirAsiaFireflyMalindo Air Philippines AirAsia ZestCebu PacificPAL ExpressTigerair Philippines Singapore Jetstar Asia AirwaysTigerairScoot Sri Lanka Mihin Lanka Thailand Thai AirAsiaThai Lion AirNok AirOrient Thai AirlinesCity AirwaysSolar Air Vietnam VietJet Air Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines Oli Scarff / Getty Images Europe There is no shortage of budget airlines in Europe, with practically every country having one. In most cases, flying in Europe is cheaper than taking the bus or train. Here's a comprehensive list of low-cost carriers in the region: Czech Republic SmartWings France Transavia.com France Germany Germanwings Hungary Wizz Air Ireland Ryanair Italy Air OneBlue Panorama Airlines Norway Norwegian Air Shuttle Romania Blue Air Spain VoloteaVueling United Kingdom easyJetFlybeJet2.com Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images Middle East Here are all the top budget airlines in the Middle East: Kuwait Jazeera Airways Saudi Arabia Nas Air Turkey Pegasus AirlinesSunExpress United Arab Emirates Air Arabiaflydubai Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Images North America Now, a list of all the budget airlines in North America. There are plenty of ways to find affordable airfare in North America, but it's rarely as inexpensive as you'll find in Europe. Canada Air TransatSunwingWestJet Mexico InterjetVivaAerobusVolaris United States AirTran Airways Allegiant Air Frontier Airlines JetBlue Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines Virgin America GC Images / Getty Images Oceania Oceania has a few budget airlines located in Australia and New Zealand, but if you're looking to travel to the South Pacific, you can expect to spend an awful lot on airfare. Australia Jetstar AirwaysRexTigerair AustraliaVirgin Blue New Zealand Air2ThereAir New Zealand Central America and the Caribbean Here are the budget airlines in Central America and the Caribbean. Antigua & Barbuda Liat Airlines Flickr Vision / Getty Images South America South America can be tough to get around, so if you're planning on a big trip through the continent, you'll probably find yourself flying between destinations a few times. Here are all the low-cost carriers operating in South America. Bolivia AmaszonasOcean AirVoe Gol Brazil Azul Brazilian AirlinesGol Transportes Aéreos Chile PAL AirlinesSky Airline Colombia EasyFlyVivaColombia Ecuador TAME Paraguay TAM Linha Aereas Peru Peruvian AirlinesStar Perú Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit Share Pin Email