A round trip brings you back to where you landed. If you want to see more than one place, that can mean losing a day and paying for a train just to catch your flight home.
Know the two common shapes
An open-jaw ticket flies you into one city and home from another: out to Rome, for example, and back from Amsterdam. A multi-city ticket adds flights between places along the way. Either can be priced as one reservation.
Why one ticket can help
When your flights are on a single ticket, the airline is generally responsible for getting you to your destination if a delay breaks a connection. Separately purchased tickets usually don't carry that protection. Price isn't the only reason to compare the two.
Choose the order carefully
Reversing the route can change the fare, particularly where one country's departure taxes are higher than another's. Try the trip in both directions before you settle on one.
Don't skip a flight
Airlines typically expect you to use every flight on a ticket in order. Missing one, even deliberately, can cancel the remaining flights, so talk to whoever issued your ticket if your plans change.
Leave room on the ground
Rail and road may suit the shorter gaps better than another flight. Allow for the transfer to the airport and for any changes in baggage allowance between airlines and aircraft.
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Published November 4, 2026 by the Max Fly Booking desk. General guidance only. Check the conditions of your own ticket and official entry requirements.