Seoul to Makinohara / Shimada: buy now or wait?
Typical one-way fare Seoul→Makinohara / Shimada: €102 (median of 26 daily lowest fares we tracked); under €87 is a good price; cheapest month: November; book 14–27 days ahead.
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All fares Seoul → Makinohara / Shimada
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What the history says
Based on 59 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against every month we have on record.
Best booking window
14–27 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €111 typical, on 18 observations. That is about €15 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Makinohara / Shimada
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1.5–2 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (110,945 flights on 21,717 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-10), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.3%, against +48.8% in the last 3 days.
- Is it cheaper to book flights months in advance?
- Not much. Booking 2–3 months ahead cost on average 21% more than the same flight's lowest fare, more than at 1.5–2 months (+16.3%). On 29,800 flights seen both 2–3 months and 3–4 weeks out, the early fare was higher 44.8% of the time: a coin toss.
- Are last-minute flights cheaper?
- No. In the last 3 days before departure the same flight cost on average 48.8% more than its cheapest observed fare. Comparing 33,840 flights seen both 3–4 weeks and under a week out, the late fare was higher 66.9% of the time (median +9.6%).
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