It’s as easy as 1-2-3 with Expedia. First, enter your travel dates and destination and click the “Search” button. Next step? Check the “No change fee” box directly under the “Flexible change policies” subheading on the left-hand side of your screen. Step 3. Snag your cheap and flexible ticket to Alaska.

When you’re ready to reserve your flight to or near Alaska, these top airlines are waiting to welcome you aboard:

• Alaska Airlines - 2,437 flights to or near Alaska each month, including 1,604 flights to Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl. Airport (ANC) per month.
• Air Excursions - 1,151 flights to or near Alaska each month, including 1,151 flights to Juneau Intl. Airport (JNU) per month.
• Alaska Seaplanes - 1,055 flights to or near Alaska each month, including 1,055 flights to Juneau Intl. Airport (JNU) per month.

Book well ahead, fly with budget airlines, avoid school holiday time — there are lots of ways! One more is to make use of Expedia’s “flexible dates” function. Find an Alaska flight, then compare the cheapest prices for nearby dates. In the last seven days, the best price for a flight to Alaska was S$476.

One-way flights departing from Seattle (SEA) sold for as low as S$238 in the last seven days. During this time, the price of a return ticket to Alaska ranged between S$476 and S$1,493. If you find a deal, book fast — these prices don’t hang about.

You’re not starved for choice in Alaska. Once you’ve planned your final destination, picking one of these leading airports will be easy:

• Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl. Airport (ANC) - 3,443 flights per month.
• Juneau Intl. Airport (JNU) - 2,692 flights per month.
• Fairbanks Intl. Airport (FAI) - 992 flights per month.

Leave for Alaska early in the week and you’ll usually be rewarded with lower-priced fares. Tuesday is known for being the cheapest day to fly out, closely followed by Monday. If you want to avoid the priciest flights, stay away from Saturdays.

In the last seven days, fares cost between S$476 and S$1,493. Scroll through our fantastic deals to Alaska, make a booking and then start packing your suitcase.

If you want to discover Alaska’s most populous city when it’s at its busiest, head for Anchorage sometime during March, April and May. Like most locations in the Northern Hemisphere, summer here starts June 20, with temperatures ranging between 10ºC and 16ºC.

Snap up your ticket in February to unlock awesome flight deals to Alaska. The month of December is generally the most expensive time to purchase an airfare.