The summer travel season may soon be over, but one of its busiest weekends is just around the corner.
Labor Day weekend is expected to be one of the busiest times to travel.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend saw a record number of travelers, with more than 3 million people passing through airport security, and the September holiday is expected to see similar numbers.
Traveling on off-peak days can save time, money, stress and allow for a smoother time at the airport.
A new NerdWallet analysis found the best and worst days to fly for Labor Day weekend by looking at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) data.
The Friday before Labor Day has been the single busiest day for air travel over the past three years during the seven-day time period before and after Labor Day, including the holiday.
For the seven-day period beginning with Labor Day and including the following days, Labor Day Monday has been the busiest day for the past three years.
Here are the best and worst days to travel, based on an average of data from the past four years:
Least Crowded Days to Travel, Ranked from Least to Most Crowded
Before the holidays
- Tuesday before (less crowded day before holidays)
- The Wednesday before
- The Saturday before
After the holidays
- Saturday after (less crowded day after holidays)
- The Wednesday after
- The Tuesday after
Smarter, Cheaper Labor Day Weekend Travel Itinerary.
- Fly on the Tuesday or Wednesday before Labor Day
- Travel on Saturday morning rather than Friday afternoon
- Fly home on a Sunday, not a weekday Monday
The most or least crowded days for the week surrounding Labor Day
- Friday before Labor Day (most crowded)
- Labor Day Monday
- The Sunday after
- Thursday before
- Friday after
- The Monday after
- The Thursday after
- The Monday before
- The Tuesday after
- The Sunday before
- The Saturday before
- The Wednesday before
- The Wednesday after
- The Saturday after
- The Tuesday before (with fewer people)
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