Best Travel Websites for Cheap Transportation Abroad

Two Airbus A320 from Air Berlin.

Air Travel Websites

Cheapflights.com is a search engine allowing comparison of prices for airline tickets sorted by price, date, or airline. Flight and Travel Guides provide useful information on getting to your destination, what to do, as well as practical tips on getting around.

Kayak is a meta-search engine that scans multiple carriers and online airline portals to find you the best deals airfare and other forms of transportation abroad.

Orbitz is a granddaddy of airfare search sites. You can’t buy the tickets but you can select from dozens of ranked options on traveling anywhere.

Around the World Tickets and Long-Term Travel Planner allows flexibility in the scheduling and purchasing of round-the-world tickets, with an intuitive interface. Well conceived concept that will save you bundles in these days of skyrocketing airline ticket prices.

Seatguru is an excellent resource site specializing in issues related to evaluating the best airline seats and amenities.

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Take a train in Europe.

Seat61.com provides useful information about railway travel for many countries worldwide.

Rick Steves' Guide to Trains and Rail Pass Deals offers a very fine synopsis of what is involved in rail travel in Europe, as well as providing ways to purchase discounted passes.

The Official Eurail Website tells you all you need to know about train travel in Europe on one comprehensive site.

RailPass provides information about rail travel in Europe, as well as online booking.

Railpass.com offers train information, passes and tickets for travel in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America. 

London double-decker buses.

Busbud is a very useful site that connects travelers to bus operators. Busbud makes it a breeze to search, compare, and book city-to-city bus tickets all around the world.

Busabout offers a hop-on hop-off bus travel network around Europe, covering 30 destinations and 10 countries.

Eurolines is for anyone looking to explore Europe, the pass fares are very useful to move between 50+ cities. Designed especially for people who want to see the best of Europe on a budget, this group of independent coach companies have joined to offer tickets to destinations across the continent as well as Morocco.

Car in Lake District.

Auto Europe provides budget and luxury car rentals across Europe, also providing other forms of travel reservations.

Michelin Route Planner is an on-line mapping site for Europe. While you are there, you are sure to want to check out their picks for the best food in the regions through which you are driving.

Rhino Car Hire. Awarded Best Car Hire Website 2010, they compare prices from leading suppliers at over 20,000 locations worldwide.

HAPPYCAR helps you find a rental car at the best price. They deal with premium car rental companies around the world and check with local suppliers to deliver the best rates available. They also compare a wide range of options and extra features that fit your needs so you get what you want for your trip.

Ferry at sea.

Viamare Travel represents more than 30 European ferry operators, allowing you to purchase ferry tickets for many European destinations through their secure booking.

Ferries in Greece features an easy-to-use interface to its extensive database and search engine for ferries which shuttle around the Greek islands.

Urban Rail provides online subway maps for major cities worldwide.

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