Top 10 budget-friendly, under $700 trips for Canadians revealed

With over three months of winter still left, many Canadians dream of a warm-weather escape.

Nearly half of Canadian travellers (47 per cent) start to plan and book vacations for 2025 in January, according to a new report from travel search aggregator Skyscanner.

A poll from INsauga.com found over 65 per cent of readers plan to travel in the next one to six months.

With inflation and high housing costs, many Canadians may put off travel this year.

But Skyscanner has just released its 2025 Cost-Effective Destinations from Canada list. The top 10 list includes hot spots in the Caribbean, Europe and the U.S.

All trips are under $700 return.

Here is the list:

Skyscanner analyzed millions of flight bookings and calculated the median return economy seat price for all departure cities in Canada. The analysis covers all departure and return dates in 2025, based on data available as of November 2024, including both direct and connecting flights.

The list aims to make life easier for those planning a trip.

“The Cost-Effective Destinations list is particularly useful for anyone trying to plan on a budget, as it highlights real, data-driven options,” travel expert Jennifer Weatherhead Harrington said. “These tools make travel planning more accessible and enjoyable, encouraging people to spend less time worrying about decisions and more time looking forward to their trips.”

Skyscanner noted that many people spend more time planning a vacation (65 per cent) than they do making a major life decision, such as choosing where to live (56 per cent).

“Planning a vacation can feel overwhelming, especially when each decision – whether it’s choosing a destination or booking flights, hotels, and activities – requires significant mental effort,” said neuroscientist Dr. Faye Begeti.

Would-be travellers can find themselves “wanderlost”, a state of fatigue where, instead of feeling inspired by the idea of travel, they are stressed out, Begeti said.

For more cheap trip ideas, see the 2025 Skyscanner Best Value Destinations report here.

Lead photo of Lagos, Portugal: julie aagaard