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What is an open-jaw flight

An open-jaw flight flies you into one city and back from a different city, on one ticket. Example: Singapore to Tokyo, then Osaka back to Singapore. You cover the gap between Tokyo and Osaka yourself.

How it is priced

Airlines often price an open jaw like a round trip when the two foreign cities are in the same region. Two one-way tickets can also cost less. Price the open jaw, a round trip into each city, and two one-ways before you book.

Open jaw, stopover, and two one-ways

• Open jaw. Out to city A, home from city B, one ticket. The ground trip is yours.
• Stopover. You stay in a city along the way, then continue on the same ticket. The fare rules decide whether that stop is included.
• Two one-ways. Two tickets. Each airline looks after its own flight.

From Singapore

An open jaw fits a trip that enters one city and leaves from another, such as into Tokyo and out of Osaka, or into Bangkok and out of Chiang Mai. Check the baggage rules on the ticket, and leave enough time for the ground trip.

The open jaw can also sit on the Singapore end: out of one airport and home to another, for example out of Changi and home to Kuala Lumpur. That is a different plan from a positioning trip, which is how you reach the airport you depart from.

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Frequently asked questions

Is an open jaw cheaper than a round trip?

Sometimes, when a round trip into either city is expensive and the open jaw pairs a cheaper outbound with a cheaper return. Compare the open jaw, both round trips, and two one-ways.

Do both flights have to be on one airline?

On one ticket, the airline or its partners sell the trip together. You can build the same shape with two one-way tickets on different airlines. Those are separate bookings.

Who gets me between the two cities?

You do. The open-jaw ticket covers the two flights. The train, bus or flight between the cities is a separate plan.

Can the open jaw be out of Singapore and home to another airport?

Yes. Flying out of Changi and home to another airport, such as Kuala Lumpur, is an open jaw on the departure end. You still need a way home from that airport to where you live.

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General travel advice, last reviewed 28 Oct 2026.