Is it cheaper to book a package tour to Hurghada or flights and hotel separately?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 10 days ago
TL;DR
In most cases a package tour works out cheaper, especially if your departure city only has charter flights. But if you're flying from a major hub with daily flights on multiple airlines, dedicated flight-search tools sometimes beat package prices, and you book the hotel separately.
What the community said
There are dedicated flight-search tools (not package-tour sites) where you can sometimes find a flight cheaper than on popular aggregators like Aviasales. In this case you book the hotel separately from the flight.
12 days ago flight-only search, cheaper than Aviasales
If your departure city only has charter flights (and not even daily), there isn't much to compare — options are limited. But from cities like Moscow with dozens of daily flights from multiple airports, you can occasionally catch cheap tickets on scheduled airlines.
19 days ago charter vs scheduled flights from Moscow
General traveler experience: booking flights and hotel separately often ends up more expensive than a ready-made package tour. When comparing flight-only and hotel-only prices, the combined total is usually higher than the package price.
19 days ago package tour usually cheaper