Are domestic flights cheaper than international flights?
Yes. The median one-way fare on a domestic route was €112, against €154.5 for international flights within the same continent and €262 for intercontinental ones (71,205 routes, fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-10-30).
Piratefly price data, updated 2026-10-31 · 4,928,479 fares observed 2026-06-14 → 2026-10-30 · CC BY 4.0
Median one-way fare per route, then the median over routes of each type
Source: Piratefly flight price research · 4,928,479 fares observed 2026-06-14 → 2026-10-30 · CC BY 4.0
The numbers
- Domestic: median €112, a quarter of routes at €70 or less (9,048 routes).
- International (same continent): median €154.5, a quarter of routes at €91 or less (36,566 routes).
- Intercontinental: median €262, a quarter of routes at €161 or less (25,591 routes).
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Source and method
One-way economy fares observed by Piratefly's price tracker, not booking data or surveys. Full method, all charts and CSV: When to book flights — Piratefly research. Open dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.23290390. Please credit "Piratefly" with a link to this page.
Check any route live: Fare Index · Piratefly API · MCP server.
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