Budget Airlines Around the World

If you're a student or budget traveler, you'll no doubt end up taking your fair share of budget airlines as you travel around the world. One of the best ways to find cheap flights is via your country's low-cost airlines. Usually, a simple search on Skyscanner or Adioso will browse 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 to see when the cheapest days to fly are.

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. All you need to do is keep your eye on Secret Flying and keep your travel dates open.

Are There Any Alternatives?

Sometimes, no matter where you look on the internet, you just can't find the flight you want for the price you need. In this situation, the best thing to do is to start looking at budget airlines that may not be included in airfare aggregators like Skyscanner.

Refer to the following list if you're looking to find cheap flights and want to see the low-cost airline options for either your destination or arrival city.

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

Mango
Kulula

Tanzania

Fastjet

Tunisia

NouvelAir

Asia

Here are all of the low-cost airlines you can find in Asia (Air Asia is our absolute favorite!).

Burma

Golden Myanmar Airlines

China

Spring Airlines

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Express

India

GoAir
IndiGo
SpiceJet
Jet Konnect
Air India Express
AirAsia India

Indonesia

Lion Air
Citilink
Indonesia AirAsia
Tigerair Mandala

Japan

Air Do
Jetstar Japan
Peach
Skymark Airlines
Solaseed Air
StarFlyer
Vanilla Air

Republic of Korea

AirAsia Korea
Eastar Jet
Jeju Air
Jin Air

Laos

Lao Airlines

Malaysia

AirAsia
Firefly
Malindo Air

Philippines

AirAsia Zest
Cebu Pacific
PAL Express
Tigerair Philippines

Singapore

Jetstar Asia Airways
Tigerair
Scoot

Sri Lanka

Mihin Lanka

Thailand

Thai AirAsia
Thai Lion Air
Nok Air
Orient Thai Airlines
City Airways
Solar Air

Vietnam

VietJet Air

Pakistan

Pakistan International Airlines

Europe

There is no shortage of budget airlines in Europe, with practically every country having one or more. In most cases, flying in Europe is cheaper than taking the bus or train! Here's a comprehensive list of all the low-cost carriers in the region:

Czech Republic

SmartWings

France

Transavia.com France

Germany

Germanwings

Hungary

Wizz Air

Iceland

WOW air

Ireland

Ryanair

Italy

Air One
Blue Panorama Airlines

Norway

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Romania

Blue Air

Spain

Volotea
Vueling

United Kingdom

easyJet
Flybe
Jet2.com

Middle East

Here are all of the top budget airlines in the Middle East:

Kuwait

Jazeera Airways

Saudi Arabia

Nas Air

Turkey

Pegasus Airlines
SunExpress

United Arab Emirates

Air Arabia
flydubai

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 Transat
Sunwing
WestJet

Mexico

Interjet
VivaAerobus
Volaris

United States

AirTran Airways
Allegiant Air
Frontier Airlines
JetBlue
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
Virgin America

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 Airways
Rex
Tigerair Australia
Virgin Blue

New Zealand

Air2There
Air New Zealand

Central America & The Caribbean

Here are the budget airlines in Central America and the Caribbean.

Antigua & Barbuda

Liat Airlines

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