5 Reasons Why Savvy Travellers Are Opting for Multi-City Travel on MakeMyTrip

Have you ever spent a long lay-over confined to the airport of a city you’ve always wanted to visit and wished you could step out? Or regretted missing out a great location en route your destination because you were pressed for time or funds? If yes, then MakeMyTrip has a smart solution for you: Multi-City Travel. A simple ticket booking option on MMT that can change the way you travel!

So many frequent and savvy travellers today are opting for multi-city flight bookings that it has emerged as a travel trend of sorts. Here’s why multi-city travel on MakeMyTrip is a great idea:

Explore More for a Little Extra Cost

By booking a multi-city travel on MakeMyTrip, you add an extra city to your travel itinerary by paying just a little extra. Say you are travelling from New Delhi to Auckland, New Zealand. A quick search for a New Delhi to Auckland flight will tell you that most flights go through Singapore and have long layovers there. If Singapore has been on your travel bucket list too, you can use the time between flights to explore Singapore by travelling on a multi-city ticket. A New Delhi to Singapore flight that lands at Changi International Airport at 9 am and a Singapore-Auckland flight that takes off at 11.50 pm gives you a day-long window to explore Singapore and costs approximately INR 70,000. On the other hand, a one-way Delhi to Auckland ticket will cost you around INR 40,000 and involve two stops and more than 20 hours of travel time. If you plan a separate trip to Singapore, the cost of travel will exceed the difference in prices for one-way and multi-city tickets.

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Fuse Two Trips in One  

Multi-city travel is also a great way to combine two different trips into one. For instance, if you have a wedding to attend in Kolkata and are also planning a trip to Andaman, you could book yourself a multi-city ticket instead of a hopping flight. Since most flights to Andaman are routed via Kolkata or Chennai, it is the ideal way to fuse two trips into one. A multi-city ticket on this route will cost you around INR 11,000 and give you to an opportunity to split your travel over two days whereas as a direct flight with a layover in Kolkata will cost around INR 9,500.

Great Way to Travel with Kids

Anyone who has been on long flights with babies, toddlers or young kids knows what a nightmare it can be. A frequent flyer and mother to a super-energetic four-year-old, Swati, swears by multi-city travels to take some edge off the madness. “My husband works in the US and I here in India, so my lifestyle involves a lot of travel back and forth, mostly alone. Enduring the long flights with my kid in tow was taking a toll on me and that’s when I tried a multi-city travel to explore my options and haven’t looked back since. The break between flights and the freedom to venture out helps us both calm our nerves, making our flying experience a smoother ride than before.”

Perfect for Business Travels

If you travel for business often, be it within the country or overseas, a multi-city itinerary can help you get more done on a single trip. Say you are travelling to London for a business conference and also have some clients to meet in Zurich, Frankfurt or Dubai, you can easily add as many stops in your multi-city travel itinerary and cover them all in a single trip.

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Makes Travelling Less Stressful

Most international destinations entail painfully long flights. The idea of spending an entire day in aircrafts and airport lounges can be extremely stressful and physically taxing, especially if you are a beginner. Planning a multi-city trip not only helps you relax but also stirs in an extra element of excitement, since you get to explore new destinations on the go.

*All prices and examples mentioned above are subject to change