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SmartFares

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4 / 5
Better Business Bureau
1.3 / 5
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Overview

SmartFares has a rating of 3.99 stars from 6,139 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with SmartFares most frequently mention good experience, customer service, and easy process. SmartFares ranks 2nd among Travel Other sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 71.9%
Positive
336
Neutral
33
Negative
98

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Positive highlights

  • Full details provided customer service a little off, but found someone to help
  • It was really easy to find prices and to complete the booking process.

Critical highlights

  • I called numerous times to resolve an issue with seat selection charges and it was very difficult to get through.
  • I proceeded to pay, believing I was purchasing the tickets at that exact Canadian Dollars price.
How would you rate SmartFares?
Business's Favorite Review

“Robbie provided an Excellent Support”

Sayed M.
3/20/22

While reading all the negative reviews online I was hesitant to use them at first. However, I have received excellent support from Robbie and got 3 business class tickets at the lowest price. I have verified the reservation through the airlines directly, all the sets are confirmed too. Thank you for the great customer service and support.

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Top Positive Review

“Fantastic”

ELIZABETH M.
3/9/24

I wish my other flight could have been booked through SmartFares. All the information I need is on one page and easy to understand. This flight is for the Dressage Olympics in Paris, an experience of a lifetime for me and the less travel stress I have the more I can enjoy this adventure. My total international flight number is 4 in this life so I'm not a savvy traveler. Thank you.

Reviews (6,139)

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customer service (360) booking process (63) seat selection (50) booking experience (41) booking confirmation (48) time booking (26) canadian dollars (11)
Thumbnail of user michealt47
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

I nearly gave up in buying ticket from Smartfare. How on earth will one make payment for a ticket and the payment was received and confirmed by a vendor but the vendor refused to issue the ticket for almost 24hr? The very first time it's happening to me. The worse is the customer care will always tell you to wait for another 2hrs without any response. One of them even asked to add $156 additional payment if i wanted my ticket to be issued. It was a very sad experience. Honestly, i won't ever think of buying or making any reservations with Smartfare

Reason I chose this business:

They shown me the cheapest fare but not know it was a bait to draw me closer and then start to maltreat me.

Thumbnail of user elisham68
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 10th, 2023
Verified purchase

I booked two tickets online but it took more than 2 hours to receive my confirmation number, then to make matters worse when I called one of the male agents who helped me was so impatient and super cold/rude. Not looking forward to use the website again sorry

Thumbnail of user olgas276
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 6th, 2023
Verified purchase

I needed to cancel my ticket reservation after 12hr and SmartFares try to charge me $75 airlines fee for cancelation. On your website as you advertise 24hr cancelation FREE! So it's definitely not free!

Reason I chose this business:

I liked the Price.

Thumbnail of user wandah421
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 7th, 2023
Verified purchase

I booked a flight for my wife with the last name of HARTZ. When the ticket was issued it showed HARYZ. I called you folks but was told nothing could be done except to pay a $125 change fee for one letter. Alaska Air said they couldn't do anything because it was 3rd party but there should be no charge since it was with 24 hrs. And a minor name change. I had no choice but to pay the ransom because the ticket was worthless as printed. I did negotiate it down to $90 which made me feel no better.

Thumbnail of user alanb1292
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 11th, 2023
Verified purchase

I made an error on my passport name, just one letter. I tried to change the error by calling your reservation desk, they said I would have to pay $90us to correct it, I did not have a choice. I think this was disgusting, charging this kind of money for a very small correction, but in order to process the booking I had no choice. I am not happy with this type of overcharging.

Reason I chose this business:

My son advised me to use the app.

Thumbnail of user aiz1
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 7th, 2024
Verified purchase

Price showed in CAD dollars, but it was different and almost 80 dollars up of checking out

Thumbnail of user angiep138
1 review
3 helpful votes
November 9th, 2020

I bought qatar airline ticket through this web, cause they offered cheaper price than the airline's website itself. Covid-19 hit, I can't fly. Requested refund, told to wait for 2 - 3 months. I waited, still have not received any refund. Their customer service is full of rude men with indian accent (really hope they can be nicer).

Thumbnail of user omairav1
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 4th, 2023
Verified purchase

No tengo información sobre equipaje, la reserva aparece en estado pendiente. Y si un cliente escribe en español, devuelvan sus correos en el mismo idioma.

Reason I chose this business:

Visite una página de turismo city

Thumbnail of user johannad89
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 3rd, 2023
Verified purchase

I bougth a ticket with mi credit card from Ecuador and I've had taxes for almost the double of the market prize found in your plataform

Reason I chose this business:

In Google becouse of the good prize. Finally it was not so good and I have neither a baggage, wich makes it expensive

Thumbnail of user beatrizr66
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

Me siento instatisfecha porque cancelaron uno de los dos tiquetes que compre, mi tiquete con reserva 4y62vq fue cancelado y me cambiaron la tarifa

Thumbnail of user ignatiosm
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

No good a bit complicated not easy to use. I don't know want to do know

Reason I chose this business:

I wanted to try an easier faster way

Thumbnail of user yusufd9
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 24th, 2020

When we booked tickets and wrote the names wrongly. When I asked to change, they're asking 200$ /persons. The mistake was not my fault but their's

Thumbnail of user noahg180
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

Painful and confusing booking process with way too many dumb add ons that are unclear. Does not say total at end or make it clear if you added on more money without scrolling all the way up to check.

Reason I chose this business:

It was cheap on sky scanner

Thumbnail of user kellyc1640
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 30th, 2023
Verified purchase

The website is designed poorly to make it seem like many items are mandatory for choosing a flight. In particular the seat selection section, not choosing any automatically adds a $135 charge that is not even mentioned or highlighted and would go completely unnoticed unless you very thoroughly reviewed the price again all the way at the top of the browser, far away from the confirmation button at the very bottom.

Reason I chose this business:

I didn't, redirect from Kayak.

Thumbnail of user jodym284
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 21st, 2023
Verified purchase

I tried to book a flight and put in all my info. And when I submitted it stated that flight was no longer available at that price. Then the next flight was almost $100 more. This has happened twice.

Thumbnail of user loganc238
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 8th, 2022
Verified purchase
• Updated review

After finding out I was charged 2 times I asked for a refund. I was told yes you would get a refund of the money but it would take 7 to 14 days. I was not happy about the time it took, so I expressed my dissatisfaction of this. I was told if I argue with the person I was talking to then he will make sure it would take anything up to 1 year. I put the phone down and dis continued the conversation. My bank has taken up the situation now with yourselves.

Reason I chose this business:

Ticket price

Takes to long to book, the ticket price changed
September 4th, 2022
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Reason I chose this business:

Ticket price

Thumbnail of user js1769
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
July 31st, 2022

This site came up as one of the options to book a flight. I went ahead and booked with them. When I received the email confirmation, they charged for seat selection when I did not select any seating. I called them right away. They said they would take it off. They had not. I called three days later and they informed me that my flights were not available with the airline. I do not have confirmed tickets. Meanwhile I'm still charged. I could've been stuck in a foreign country with my family. I received an email of my flights confirmation from SmartFares. The email said that airline tickets would be issued within 24 hr. Now I have to wait another 5 days to receive a refund so I can book another flight to return home from vacation. This is totally unacceptable. Please avoid this site.

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Thumbnail of user wisaranyap
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 1st, 2023
Verified purchase

Locked in a flight one night and had everything settled only to be called by the airline (kuwait airways) the following day to be informed that we were now paying $350 extra. Very harsh and unfair

Reason I chose this business:

A friend who had used it recommended SmartFares to us and the price was the cheapest one available, however the experience did not work out as expected and we are very disappointed

Thumbnail of user justinh1019
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 16th, 2023
Verified purchase

Hope I still have my flights. Night before my flight and I'm getting emails unable to confirm reservation and guy I talked to at the desk said system is down call back in hour and hung up on me

Thumbnail of user vikramj12
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 13th, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

No information was provided to me for over 12 hours that the ticket price was sold out and I had to reach out to find this information. When the flight was finally booked and confirmed I was not provided with the new confirmation number for the airline. I was provided with wrong confirmation code for the airline. I could not pull up my reservation on the airline website. I had to call them and give them additional details and they added my booking in their system. It should have been done properly by the smart Fair employees.

Reason I chose this business:

Cheapest pricing

Reliable website and cheapest pricing
February 10th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Reason I chose this business:

Reliable website and cheapest pricing

Thumbnail of user ibrahima359
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 31st, 2023
Verified purchase

Price change in the midst of me getting my credit card information to a $30 up-charge. Not to happy about that. Also, I would advise first time users should at least be offered a coupon code to make us more inclined to return to this site

Thumbnail of user lesliep560
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 27th, 2023
Verified purchase

When I was booking it was a pretty good price then when I submitted my card information and "paid" I received the confirmation email and to find out they charged me an extra $162 talking about the discount price has expired…… and I couldn't switch it for a cheaper flight tickets nor cancel it…

Reason I chose this business:

“The flights were cheaper”….

Thumbnail of user albertl317
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 15th, 2022
Verified purchase

I booked two seats. Price was offered at 1130€ each. After i paid by credit card the total amount deductes on my account was around 2450€ all in all when it should have been 2260€. So. 200€ were charges for a reaaon still i dont know. Which means this fare is the same as other booking web sites and maje Smartfares none cheaper at all.
Also i didnt received the booking number and the flight e-tickets until 16 hours later, which made me rested a little bit anxious until i got them.

Reason I chose this business:

Seemed to be the cheapest, but in the end were even more expensive.

Thumbnail of user martg16
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 20th, 2023
Verified purchase
• Updated review

The ticket is appeared in flight search engine for the itinerary with checked bag.
Nevertheless, after payment I discovered 0 plan for checked bag in both outbound and inbound directions.
There was no answer from customer support for my request to add checked bag for a reasonable price.

Reason I chose this business:

It was cheaper than the others before all additional costs like seat choice, checked bag, customer service (!), refund coverage and so on.

It's not fare to push additional costs
February 12th, 2023
Verified site experience
• Previous review
Reason I chose this business:

It was cheaper than the others

Thumbnail of user shainas23
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 29th, 2022
Verified purchase

It would have been a 5 until 30 minutes after I got my booking confirmation, could see my information on Finnair and I get a sketchy call from someone stating that I bought mine too cheap and they had to charge me more!
This made me very uncomfortable! You claim to offer real time pricing but then I was told that they didn't accept the price. If that is the case, you should compensate. I followed my part and was unpleasantly surprised by this sketchy encounter.
Very unlikely to use this company again!

Reason I chose this business:

Cheap flight times in real time, but that wasn’t the case.

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