the cheapest way there is rarely the obvious one
fly the way the airlines don't advertise.
detour finds split-ticket, self-transfer routes and the cheapest window to travel — the fares a single through-ticket quietly hides.
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example · Kuala Lumpur → Lima, the detour
$776
2 tickets · self-transfer via Madrid
05 SepKuala Lumpur → Madrid · Malaysia Airlines$279
↓ ~week in Madrid (your buffer, and a free stopover)
12 SepMadrid → Lima · Avianca$497
book each leg →
a straight Kuala Lumpur → Lima through-fare runs far higher. detour splits it the way frequent flyers actually book.
example · cheapest window, Kuala Lumpur → Saigon (3 nights)
$136
round trip Vietjet · direct depart 08 Sep
detour scanned every departure date and told you when to go, not just where. August ran $160–190; the right week saved ~25%.
how it works
01
tell it where
a city and a rough window. "Lima, next couple months." That's it.
02
it hunts the angles
split-tickets through cheap gateways, flexible dates, nearby departure hubs — the combinations you'd never click through by hand.
03
you book
it hands you the exact legs and dates. You book each on the site you trust and pocket the difference.