What month is best to start a RTW trip?

The most fundamental factor that will determine the fare is the time of year you take your first flight as almost all fares are based on your first departure date.

Currently, the UK is just about the cheapest place to start your trip from and most tickets are now common-rated in price from Manchester as well as from London airports, like Heathrow and Gatwick.

What is the cheapest month to start a RTW trip?

Here is a guide to the typical seasons. (These do vary from time to time and from airline to airline).

Month	Fare season	Prices
January	Shoulder/high	Check prices
February	Shoulder	Check prices
March	Shoulder	Check prices
April	Low	Check prices
May	Very low	Check prices
June	Very low	Check prices
July	High	Check prices
August	High	Check prices
September	Shoulder	Check prices
October	Shoulder/high	Check prices
November	Low	Check prices
December	Very high	Check prices

So this means that no matter what route you end up taking the cheapest single way to knock hundreds of pounds off your airfare is to leave at another time.

This obviously isn't always possible as you may want to be in certain areas at certain times for things like best trekking season, avoiding monsoons, carnivals etc. but if price is an issue you must learn to be flexible to save money.