Best way to book a transatlantic flight?

European: Best way to book a transatlantic flight?
Every other year I fly from the D.C area to Vilnius, Lithuaia to vist family. We fly June or in July- the most expensive time to fly transatlantic.

Would it be better for me to book for example since there are no direct flights to Vilnius, a flight to Copenhagen, and then seperately a flight from Copenhagen to Vilnius.
Instead of buying them together.

Its just when you buy together the airline will help you if you miss your flight due to a delay or something. But if you book seperate they most likely won’t help you, correct?

Answers and Views:

Answer by jmp78
If you book on 2 different airlines (like a bigger airline and a no frills one like easyjet, or 2 airlines with no baggage agreements) then if there is a delay or you need to take your luggage back and you end up missing your connection, there will be no compensations or rebooking. It’s always preferable to book everything together, just to save the hassle of stressing out thinking something might happen.

I’m not too sure but maybe there are a few other airlines you could check to see if they can beat the competition?

Answer by Mr. T’s Pretty Cuzzin
You have to price it both ways to see if the savings is worth it to you. In peak season (June-Aug, and around Christmas) it sometimes is much cheaper to fly to a major city first, then use a low-cost airline to your actual destination. It would depend if LAL and Air Baltic have good fares from, say, Copenhagen or Stockholm or London.

You are right about doing 2 tickets. If airline 1 is late, airline 2 does not have to help you, so if you do this, allow plenty of time for a connection (4+ hours).

If you can depart in early June, it’s sometimes a little cheaper. Try consolidators via https://www.bookingbuddy.com — especially Mobissimo and AllCheapFares, as well as Lufthansa’s “We Fly Home” special fares to some countries, https://www.weflyhome.com