The two weeks after New Year are one of the northern hemisphere's quietest travel windows of the whole year — holiday budgets are spent, school is back, and airlines price to fill seats.
Where the value sits: European city breaks and US domestic routes at their annual floor; East Asia before the Lunar New Year rush.
The stated catch: Lunar New Year (late January–mid February, moves yearly) spikes fares across East and Southeast Asia around the holiday itself.
January departures below usual — live from the scans
European city breaks and US domestic routes at their annual floor; East Asia before the Lunar New Year rush. The mechanism: The two weeks after New Year are one of the northern hemisphere's quietest travel windows of the whole year — holiday budgets are spent, school is back, and airlines price to fill seats. And the measured version, from FareFloor's live scans (2026-08-29): the list on this page shows every January departure currently sitting at least 5% below its usual price, deepest cut first.
What's the catch with cheap January trips?
Lunar New Year (late January–mid February, moves yearly) spikes fares across East and Southeast Asia around the holiday itself. FareFloor states this kind of catch instead of hiding it — a fare is only a deal if you knew what you were buying.
I don't care where — I just want somewhere cheap in January. How do I use this?
Fix only your origin and let the destination be an outcome: open your city's board, and every fare is ranked by how far it sits below what that trip usually costs. January departures that qualify appear on this page automatically as scans observe them. Prices are recent observations refreshed several times daily, not live quotes; every fare links to a live availability check.