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title: "Is a one-way business class ticket more expensive?"
description: "A ticket for one direction only. On many international routes a business class one-way costs close to a round trip; some airlines price it at about half."
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# Is a one-way business class ticket more expensive?

Source: https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/one-way-ticket

A ticket for one direction only. On many international routes a business class one-way costs close to a round trip; some airlines price it at about half.

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## One-way ticket, explained

On many international routes airlines price one-way business class fares high, so a one-way can cost nearly as much as a round trip. Some airlines, especially on routes with strong competition, price one-ways at about half.

When the return date is unsure, a round trip with a changeable return, or an open jaw, can price better than two one-ways.

Open-jaw and multi-city tickets solve many of the same problems as one-ways, because they are priced as one journey.

### On a business class trip

A traveler moving abroad compares a one-way business class fare with a round trip whose return is simply not flown, keeping in mind that skipping a flight can break the fare rules.

## Related terms

-   [Open-jaw ticket](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/open-jaw-ticket)
    
    A round trip that flies into one city and home from another, or leaves from a different city than it returns to. It is priced as one ticket, not two one-ways.
    
-   [Fare rules](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/fare-rules)
    
    The conditions attached to a fare: whether you can change or cancel, at what cost, the minimum and maximum stay, stopovers and open jaws.
    
-   [Multi-city ticket](https://buybusinessclass.com/glossary/multi-city-ticket)
    
    One ticket with three or more flights between different cities, priced and issued together rather than as separate tickets.
    

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