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Hacker Fares: KAYAK’s tool for using one-way flights to cut costs.

4 min read

November 19, 2019

You might have heard that two one-way flights can save you time and money. But let’s be honest, finding that perfect match of flights can be a time suck and doesn’t *always* result in the savings you hoped.

Enter KAYAK’s Hacker Fares. We do the work for you, showing you one-way flight combos right in your search results, only when and where it can actually save you time or money.

Still not sure if a Hacker Fare is right for you? Here’s everything you need to know to make the decision for yourself.

What’s a Hacker Fare?

Instead of making you book one round-trip ticket from a single airline, KAYAK plays airfare matchmaker by finding two one-way tickets that together make a round-trip flight .

Sometimes that means you might take a different airline home than the one you took to your destination.…