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SmartFares

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SmartFares has a rating of 3.7 stars from 6,398 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 6th among Travel sites.

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value
231
shipping
165
returns
198
quality
222
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Illinois
1 review
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Easy booking and no stress at all!
April 16, 2025

Booking with SmartFares was honestly smooth as hell. Found a dope price that beat all the other sites I checked. The process was mad simple, no weird hidden fees or anything sketchy. Got my confirmation fast, and everything was good to go for my trip. Customer service hit back quick too when I had a question. Would def use it again when I travel next time.

Date of experience: April 6, 2025
GB
1 review
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Very rude staff
March 24, 2025

Called three times to confirm my ticket all three people gave very confusing and mixed information. The first person put the phone down me and could not explain in clear cut English what the status was. Money has gone now but will never use again. Staff need to be trained in basic manners.

Date of experience: March 13, 2025
GB
1 review
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Waiting to see if everything is fine
March 10, 2025

Just quick and efficient replied pretty quickly looking forward to see the experience, getting bad reviews specially about sitejabber here hopefully my flight will happen and everything will go smoothly

Date of experience: March 1, 2025
Mexico
1 review
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Concerns About Legitimacy
March 26, 2025

My experience with this company raised red flags. The process felt unclear, and when I called to get clarification, the customer service representative abruptly hung up on me. This lack of transparency and professionalism was concerning.

Date of experience: March 12, 2025
Georgia
1 review
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I purchased and paid for (my card was charged) two round trip tickets to New Orleans for $240 total cost and never received my flight numbers or additional contact. Thank God I followed up. When I called, I was told the price was no longer available but that I could hold the reservation for what was now over $400. I declined and booked each individual leg with American airlines and spirit for a total of $300 for both tickets - not only did you not honor your sale, you tried to uncharged over a $100. Hate this company - dishonest and unprofessional with zero integrity.

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 12, 2025
California
1 review
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Has been a GOOD experience so far!
April 8, 2025

So far it has been easy to navigate your website. They followed up with us by phone, mostly to see if we would like the insurance. But were courteous about our choice. We are just waiting for the tickets to arrive in our email box. It did say it could take up to 72 hours since we booked on the weekend. If things continue to progress as expected, we will highly recommend SmartFares.

Date of experience: March 31, 2025
Massachusetts
1 review
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They will not book what you ordered and will not inform you of the difference. When I tried to book online the payment didn't go through, they called up to tell me that the price had changed, and it would cost $26 more. Thinking nothing of a $26 increase, I said no problem and paid. Now, weeks later, as I'm trying to check in for the flight, I learn the over the phone tickets didn't include the cost of bags which I had originally selected.

Apparently, the "new rate" was actually $326 more than the original ticket price, considering I had already selected $300 more expensive tickets in order to pay for bags. No one told me this and apparently "only the phone reservation was valid" so I'm just out $300. It'll now cost me significantly more than if I had just booked direct.

Terrible company, do not use them.

Date of experience: February 19, 2025
Czechia
1 review
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I booked a flight more than a week prior and the company didn't book with the airline. Then a week and a half later they sent me an email saying call us we cancelled your reservation. Didn't even say anything about a refund or how to re-book. When I called they didn't listen or try to correct. They just kept saying call your bank.

SmartFares attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 7, 2025
Linda T. SmartFares Rep
2 months ago

Dear Customer,

Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you've experienced. We want to clarify that multiple attempts were made to contact you using the number we had on file, but unfortunately, we were unable to reach you as the number was listed as invalid.

We also want to address the concern about the fare. Our fares are dynamic, meaning they fluctuate based on availability and demand, and unfortunately, this is the reason we were unable to honor the original fare at the time of your booking.

We completely understand your frustration and truly regret that we couldn’t resolve this matter to your satisfaction. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service team directly for further assistance. We appreciate your understanding.

Regards,
Team Smartfares

Australia
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I bought the ticket in Australian Dollars whilst overseas. Because we had daily limit on our credit card the payment was declined. I contacted my wife in Australia to change the daily limit. After she talked with you, the amount changed into American Dollars, which ended up an extra thousand Australian Dollars. Very shifty.

Date of experience: March 15, 2025
Costa Rica
1 review
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April 13, 2025

Your dedication and commitment are truly admirable. The result obtained is impeccable and reflects great effort. It shows how quickly the task was completed. Demonstrated efficiency is an example to follow. His professionalism is worthy of recognition. It is a pleasure to observe such a well-done work. This will undoubtedly contribute to the success of the project. We look forward to continuing to count on your valuable contribution in the future.
Their dedication and commitment are truly admirable. The result obtained is impeccable and reflects great effort. It shows how quickly the task was completed. Demonstrated efficiency is an example to follow. His professionalism is worthy of recognition. It is a pleasure to observe such a well-done work. This will undoubtedly contribute to the success of the project. We look forward to continuing to count on your valuable contribution in the future

Date of experience: April 3, 2025