Stopovers

15 Stopover Programs you Can Do For Free

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Worldwide Stopovers For Free

Stopovers

Stopovers

Ever wanted to have two trips in one? A stopover is a great way to do it, but you have to know how to accomplish this task without it being expensive. The airlines have worked with local partners to create several stopovers for you.

These pages are designed so you can maximize the opportunities. Most airfares do not allow a free stopover, so if you are flying from Seattle, WA to Warsaw, Poland via London, you typically can’t just get off the plane in London and continue your journey the next day for the same fare. At most, you can connect within four to six hours without paying an additional fare.

On these pages, I’ll give you an opportunity to find airlines that encourage you to visit their home countries by offering stopovers usually at no additional airfare cost. I’ve also included the airline definition of a stopover for your perusal. But for now, just select the places you wish to stopover and I will show you how to accomplish that task, so go ahead just click on the city/country below:

Airline Stopover Programs

Here are the cities, countries with active Stopover programs:

  1. Abu Dhabi Stopover – Etihad
  2. Dubai Stopover – Emirates
  3. Hawaii Stopover – Hawaiian Airlines (choose the Multi city option)
  4. Iceland Stopover – Icelandair
  5. Istanbul, Turkey Stopover – Turkish Airlines
  6. Fiji Stopover – Fiji Airways
  7. Japan Stopover – Japan Airlines
  8. Kazakhstan – air astana
  9. Madrid Stopover – Iberia Airways
  10. Panama Stopover – Copa Airlines
  11. Portugal Stopover – TAP Portugal
  12. Qatar Stopover – Qatar Airways
  13. Saudi Arabia Stopover – flynas and Saudi
  14. Singapore Stopover – SilkAir and Singapore Airlines
  15. Toronto, Canada Stopover – Air Canada 

Airline Definitions

The airlines define a stopover as a stop on your journey that is more than four hours. Typically, this changes your fare unless the airlines purposely want you to make a stop, and some do. If you look at your fare rules when purchasing the ticket you can tell if a stopover is permitted or not

 Here is an example from Iberia for a fare from Houston to Paris.

Category 8: Stopover restrictions

UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT IN LON/
      MAD/HEL/BCN AT USD 800.00 EACH.

And here’s one for Turkish Airlines from Houston to Paris via Istanbul, Turkey
Category 8: Stopover restrictions

UNLIMITED FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
       2 IN TURKEY
       AT ANY OTHER POINT.

And here’s one for Air France from Houston to Paris via Detroit, MI
Category 8: Stopover restrictions

  NO STOPOVERS PERMITTED.

For that last one; that “X” means no stopping in Detroit. This is thei nnards of the fare rules which you perhaps don’t even care about 🙂

HOU DL X/DTT AF PAR Q25.00 1685.00BHW09NMP NUC 1710.00 END ROE 1.00 XT 21.10US 5.60AY 19.00YQ 250.00YR 9.00XF IAH4.50 DTW4.50

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