Step-by-step Skyscanner price alerts setup for desktop, mobile web, and the app in 2026 — including why the option sometimes disappears and how to fix it.
Skyscanner's price alerts email you when fares change on a route and date you're tracking — one of the easiest free tools for catching a fare drop. But the setup differs between desktop, mobile web, and the app, and the alert option has a habit of "disappearing" if a few conditions aren't met. Here's exactly how it works in 2026.
Price alerts require a Skyscanner account. If you're browsing logged out, the alert options either won't appear or will prompt you to sign in the moment you tap them. This is the single most common reason travelers report the price alerts button missing — create a free account or log in first, and the options reappear.
Search your route with specific dates. On the results page you have two ways in: click Get Price Alerts at the top left of the results, or scroll until you see the "Like these flights?" banner and click Track prices. Either creates an email alert for that route and date combination. That's it — Skyscanner emails you when the price moves.
On the mobile site, search your route and dates as usual, then tap the heart icon next to a flight. When it turns blue, the flight is saved and price alerts for it are active.
In the Skyscanner app, search your route and tap Show all flights. Then either tap the bell icon in the top right corner, or find the "Like these flights?" banner in the results and flip the toggle. Both create the alert.
On desktop or mobile web, log in, click your profile icon, and select Price Alerts — every active alert is listed there and can be removed. In the app, alerts live under Profile → Your trips. The fastest way to kill a single alert is the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any alert email.
One important limitation: you cannot edit an existing alert. If your dates or route change, delete the old alert and create a new one — there is no amend function.
Three usual suspects. First, you're logged out — alerts are account-bound, so the option hides or bounces you to login. Second, you're searching flexible dates: alerts track a specific route and specific dates, so "Whole month" or "Cheapest month" views won't offer tracking until you pick actual dates. Third, aggressive ad blockers and privacy extensions occasionally strip the banner on desktop — try a private window or the app if the button is missing while logged in with fixed dates.
Set alerts for nearby airports as well as your first choice — a fare drop from an alternative airport is often bigger than any drop on your primary route. And don't rely on one platform: Skyscanner's alerts cover many smaller booking sites, while Google Flights catches airline-direct price changes fastest. Running both on an important trip takes two minutes and covers nearly the whole market. For the full multi-platform workflow, see our complete price alerts guide.
Compare current prices on your route first, so you know what a genuine drop looks like:
Almost always because you're logged out — alerts require a Skyscanner account. It also won't appear on flexible-date searches like Whole Month; pick specific dates first. If it's still missing, an ad blocker may be hiding the banner — try a private window or the app.
No. Existing alerts can't be amended. Delete the old alert from your profile's Price Alerts section and create a new one for the changed route or dates.
Yes. Alerts are a free feature — you just need a free Skyscanner account so the emails have somewhere to go.
Click the unsubscribe or stop-alerts link at the bottom of any alert email, or log in, open your profile's Price Alerts page, and remove alerts individually.
Alerts work best when a trip is real but not urgent — you know the route and rough dates, and you'd book tomorrow if the price dropped. Setting alerts for half-formed ideas trains you to ignore the emails. A practical ceiling is three or four active alerts: your main route, one alternative airport, and one backup date. When an alert fires, verify the fare's conditions — baggage, provider, connection time — before treating it as a win.
Skyscanner adjusts its interface regularly, and button placement can shift between updates. The steps here reflect Skyscanner's own documentation as of mid-2026. If something looks different on your screen, the logic stays the same: log in, search specific dates, and look for the track, bell, or heart control on the results page.
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