by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 3:16 PM ET, Fri April 26, 2019
Is visiting one of the country's top amusement parks on your list of to-do items this summer?
If the answer to that question is yes, and a flight is involved to get to the amusement park in question, you may want to hurry up and book airline tickets.
CheapOair has just released new data indicating that right now is an ideal time to book airfare for summer vacations to popular amusement park destinations.
The site's travel expert and senior vice president of supplier relations, Tom Spagnola, told TravelPulse that securing tickets ahead of the peak summer travel season is the best way to score reasonable airfare to such popular destinations as Disney World in Orlando, Luna Park on New York City's Coney Island or Six Flags Great America outside of Chicago.
"For summer travel, sooner is always better," said Spagnola, adding that the 'ideal' time to book is no less than 30 days prior to departure.
What's more, Spagnola said that as the popular travel months quickly arrive, travelers can expect to see fares rapidly increase as the available capacity decreases.
According to CheapOair data, the following are some of the country's top amusement park locations where travelers can find the biggest deals on roundtrip airfare right now:
-Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios: roundtrip airfare of $259 (flying into Orlando International Airport)
-Six Flags Great America: roundtrip airfare of $269 (flying into O'Hare International Airport)
-Luna Park, Coney Island: roundtrip airfare of $303 (flying into John F. Kennedy International Airport)
-Disney Land, California: roundtrip airfare of $321 (flying into John Wayne Orange County Airport)
-Cedar Point, Ohio: roundtrip airfare of $262 (flying into Griffing Sandusky Airport)
-Hershey Park, Pennsylvania: roundtrip airfare of $369 (flying into Harrisburg International Airport)
The amusement parks included in the CheapOair data were selected based on their popularity on national and a regional scale, explained Spagnola, while also taking into consideration the destinations that included the most significant deals on airfare this summer.
CheapOair expects Orlando, Florida, for instance, with its landmark attractions, to be a very affordable destination this summer. The airfare will average around $259.
The greater Los Angeles area is another popular theme park destination, said Spagnola. A significant 25 percent of the top 20 theme parks in the country are within a one hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Average airfares to the LA area this summer are also expected to be very reasonable, averaging around $321.
It's also worth noting that while the airports listed in the CheapOair data represent the closest option in terms of proximity to each amusement park, consumers can get even more affordable airfare if they choose to fly into a larger airport, that isn't necessarily as close to the park, Spagnola said.
"For example, travelers heading to California's Disney Land may be able to find more affordable airfare if they fly into LAX and drive a bit further, as opposed to the close proximity of John Wayne Orange County Airport," he said.
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