United is a major airline and one of the few that operates direct flights to every inhabited continent.

It is the largest airline in the Star Alliance.

When to buy tickets

The best way to book your United tickets is to search engines 2-4 months before departure.

If you want to travel during the busy periods around Christmas, holidays or summer vacations, buy your tickets more than 6 months before departure.

You can book your tickets on the official united.com website and, as many routes are flown with competing airlines, we recommend using comparison sites such as skyscanner.com.

Fare classes

United offers economy, premium economy and business class on its aircraft. On domestic and regional routes to the Caribbean and South America, the business class designation is First Class.

Each class is further divided into different fare groups, which vary in terms of the number of bags allowed, the ability to change tickets and other services.

United destinations

The airline operates a very dense network of domestic routes across the US and also flies to a large number of international destinations around the world.

In addition to the US and Canada, where the list of destinations would be endless, United also flies to the following airports:

• Africa - Accra, Cape Town, Dakar, Johannesburg, Lagos, Marrakech
• Asia - Amman, Bangkok, Beijing, Cebu, Delhi, Dubai, Fukuoka, Kaohsiung, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Manila, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul ICN, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tokyo HND, Tokyo NRT, Ulaanbaatar
• Australia and Oceania - Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Chuuk, Koror, Kosrae, Majuro, Melbourne, Papeete, Pohnpei, Sydney, Yap
• Caribbean, Central America, Mexico - Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Belize City, Bonaire, Cancun, Cozumel, Curacao, Dominica, Grand Cayman, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Ixtapa, Kingston, Leon/Bajio, Liberia (Costa Rica), Managua, Merida, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Monterrey, Nassau, Panama City, Port of Spain, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Roatan, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Maarten, San Jose, San Jose del Cabo, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Santiago Caballeros, Santo Domingo, Tegucigalpa, Tulum, Veracruz
• Europe - Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bilbao, Brussels, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Frankfurt, Funchal, Geneva, Keflavík, Lisbon, London LHR, Madrid, Malaga, Milan MXP, Munich, Naples, Nice, Nuuk, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris CDG, Ponta Delgada, Porto, Prague, Rome, Shannon, Stockholm, Tenerife TFS, Venice, Vienna, Zurich
• South America - Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Medellín, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, Sao Paulo