Open-jaw flights: fly into one city and out of another

By the Nexara Holidays travel desk · 2 min read

An open-jaw ticket means flying into one city and out of a different one. It is one of the simplest ways to make a multi-stop trip more efficient.

Why it helps

Without an open-jaw ticket, you must return to your arrival city to fly home, often wasting a day. With one, you travel in a line and fly home from your last stop.

Examples

• Europe: fly into Paris, travel through Switzerland and Italy, and fly home from Rome.
• Vietnam: fly into Hanoi and out of Ho Chi Minh City.
• Kerala: fly into Kochi and out of Thiruvananthapuram.
• Rajasthan: fly into Jaipur and out of Udaipur.
• Sri Lanka: usually in and out of Colombo, but a loop works.
• Japan: fly into Tokyo and out of Osaka (Kansai).

Cost

Open-jaw tickets are often priced similarly to return tickets on the same airline or alliance. Sometimes they cost a little more, but they save a day of travel and a hotel night.

Booking

Use the "multi-city" option when searching for flights, or ask us to compare.

Things to check

• Baggage allowances on each segment.
• That both cities have convenient flights to your home city.
• Visa requirements if you enter and leave through different countries.

Combine with trains

In Europe and Japan, open-jaw flights pair well with rail travel between cities. See Getting around Europe by train: tickets, passes and tips.

See our Multi-country tours page.