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Opodo Reviews Summary

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Negative Highlights

  • Unauthorized Opodo Prime charges occur and refunds are difficult to obtain.
  • Customer service is described as unresponsive, with long wait times and generic replies.
  • Advertised benefits like Best Price Guarantee and flexible tickets often fail to deliver.
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Oct 19, 2025

I booked a return flight Amsterdam–Alicante for 5 people via Opodo, choosing the most expensive flexible tickets and even signing up for Opodo Prime. What they don't tell you is that all changes or cancellations apply to all passengers together and only ONE change/cancellation is possible. These crucial details are buried deep in the fine print. Furthermore, after making the one change, Opodo unilaterally changed our flight on the new day from 12:00 to 17:20 and after weeks of waiting for this "internal Call Request" claimed I had "approved it over the phone" — which is false. When I asked for proof of this call, they said it I would have to submit this Call request on their site and it would take 6–8 weeks for me to receive, long after the flight! I still have not received it, 2 months after this, again empty, promise. Customer service is more than appalling: endless hold times, agents barely speak English or Dutch, and all they say is "company policy." I lost money, lot's of energy, and half a day of my trip. Advice: Always book directly with the airline — Opodo is a scam and the so-called flexibility is pure illusion.

Dec 21, 2025

I've had multiple terrible experiences with Opodo and especially with Opodo Prime. The "benefits" they advertise felt like false promises in my case. 1. Best Price Guarantee: I was entitled to a refund but had to spend hours on phone calls and email chains to get it. It was extremely stressful, and it genuinely felt like they tried everything possible not to pay what I was owed—though they eventually did. 2. Prime Cancellation "Guarantee": They advertised guaranteed cancellation of two flights with an 80% refund, but when I tried to use it, they refused and instead charged me a large amount for a flight change. 3. Passenger Name Change: I paid £23 for a name change and later discovered they never even contacted the airline. More wasted time and now I'm chasing a refund. 4. Customer Service: Repeatedly poor. Long waits, no updates on ongoing requests (so I always had to follow up with them), inconsistent answers depending on who you speak to, and multiple instances where it felt like they were trying to avoid providing the services they promise to Prime customers. This whole experience has wasted so much of my time and caused needless stress. Based on my experiences, I strongly recommend avoiding Opodo.

Feb 22, 2026

I used opodo in 2024 to book flights. I did not realise I had signed up to an annual £90 fee until I saw an email reminder this year (2026). I filled in their online form two weeks ago (early Feb 2026) to claim back the fee for 2025 as I hadn't used their service - but have had no reply. Be warned! They bombard you with advertising emails so it's easy to miss the renewal email. Plus, our flights in 2024 were delayed and opodo passed on our details to 'Air help'. This sounds benign but actually is a scam as they take 33% of refund claims! It's very easy to claim a refund from the airline directly. In short, I found opodo unhelpful and disingenuous. If you use to book cheaper flights then cancel any subscription immediately afterwards. They're not out to help you but just want to help themselves to your money!

Jul 27, 2026

I booked a flight through Opodo. During the booking process, Opodo's baggage allowance screen clearly stated: Personal item — Included Cabin bag — Included Checked bag — Not included After the booking was completed, the cabin bag was not included in the issued reservation. I contacted Opodo and supplied screenshots. I later also provided an uninterrupted screen recording reproducing the same problem: it shows the selected flight, the baggage screen stating that both a personal item and cabin bag are included, and then continues through the booking process to the final payment page. Instead of properly investigating the issue, Opodo repeatedly sent generic template responses. They even advised me to check the booking confirmation to see whether the baggage was included — despite the difference between the information shown before payment and the final confirmation being the entire subject of my complaint. They then demanded a timestamped screenshot of the final payment page from the original booking. No ordinary customer would think to take screenshots of every checkout step before discovering that the final reservation contradicts what was displayed during purchase. Their responses repeatedly ignored the evidence and suggested that I may simply have selected a different fare, while failing to explain why their own booking interface continues to display the cabin bag as "Included". This handling appears designed to exhaust the customer rather than investigate a documented problem. I am escalating the full correspondence, screenshots and recording to the relevant European and Spanish consumer authorities. My advice is not to rely on baggage information displayed by Opodo. Record the entire checkout process, carefully compare the final airline confirmation, and book directly with the airline whenever possible. They behave like a true scam, selling services that do not exist!

Jan 11, 2026

Just received notification from tesco credit card that opodo prime had charged me £99.99 for a travel membership that I did not want. I called the Indian call center and they told me that they could not cancel or offer a refund. The payment was pending on my credit card. They offered a 50% discount. I said that a refund was all I wanted as I had no plan to travel. I called tesco credit card and they have blocked further payment being made to opodo. I have asked they tesco bank team to request a refund. Do not use opodo as you cannot cancel. Really poor. Nothing more than thieves. I will update if I get a solution as an update Tesco credit card got me a full refund. So this is the route you must take if you want your money back

Jan 12, 2026

Unfortunately, while searching holidays, I ended up with Prime Membership by OPODO. They took money from my account which was big shock! Cancellation request NOT accepted, Keep charging from my Account. There is NO WAY you can disable or STOP payment going out of your bank account. On their website, there is no any option to cancel. Keep ringing them. Automated Tape makes you feel frustrated. Government should be strict with such misleading company to operate.

Aug 23, 2025

This is really the worst of travel agencies. I paid 3500 pounds for a ticket and had to make a change, because of an unforseen medical circumstance. In the app I requested the change, and was told I could make the change for 170 pounds. Very reasonable, I accepted it. Then I got an email saying actually it would be 2,000 pounds. The followed a long four days, with seven long distance calls, over and over again without being able to even accept or pay the aburd price. I would call go over what I wanted ( again and again) and I was told over and over, someone would call me back. Once someone did and they sent me a payment link. I tried three, three! Different debit and credit cards, and none would be accepted. My ¨review" "collapsed", so once again I asked for the change. This time it came back, that I would have to pay 3200 pounds. It seems to me that this is very much a scam. There was no intention of reserving until they managed to push the price to the Moon. Terrible experience. Probably the worst ever

Jan 28, 2026

It's the biggest scam ever. They didn't refund the money for the best price guarantee. Didn't call us, but said they call us. Then they just added a new flight without baggage and told us that we never added it. Even after we send them the proof. Then we wanted to change the flight with flex prime. Amount to pay was 0 (in the app and online) they called us and told us that we have to pay 1000.-, then 700.- and then 390.- (for the exact same flight). Which was all much more then compared to the other airlines

Feb 3, 2026

Opodo is the worst travel-related customer service-related experience I've ever had. This is the kind of company which takes advantage of customer's unawerness. Customer service is a parody of customer service - they are unreachable, and at the end they only copy-paste identical answers without referring to customer's request.

Jan 30, 2026

OPODO PRIME SCAM ALERT Don't be fooled by the "Best Price Guarantee"! I am a Prime member and I found a cheaper public price on Agoda. Even though I sent screenshots within 24h, Opodo keeps inventing excuses to avoid paying. First they lied about the 24h deadline, then they lied about the discount being "private" (it's a public AGODASALE available to everyone). Now they've closed their Twitter support and left Resolver just to hide from complaints. If you don't honor your T&C and refund the 2x difference, I will continue to warn every customer on this page. Shameful business practices! #Opodo #Scam #PrimeMember #TravelScam

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Poland
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Please avoid OPODO like a fire.
June 25, 2018

It's an ordinary gang with a strange sounding accent. I bought a ticket from them for a flight from Europe to Chicago performed by Lufthansa Airlines. After a few hours I noticed a mistake on the date of departure. I called them to change it, citing that 24 hours had not yet passed since the time of a ticket purchase. They refused me by pleading that Lufthansa did not agree. I called Lufthansa and obtained assurance that I have the right to return the ticket or make any changes within 24 hours. They recorded it as an information at my booking. I called OPODO again but again they refused to make a flight change or cancellation. I asked for a manager conversation. My call was taken on hold for 45 minutes, but nobody picked up the phone. I called Lufthansa again and explained the situation. They changed my flight without any problems and with no charge. Because of the OPODO, I lost $ 100 on a phone call and it cost me a lot of nerves.

Date of experience: June 25, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Jaroslaw,

We would like to thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Although this is not the level of service we expect for our customers, the knowledge we gain from our customers plays a valuable role in the future development of our product and service.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Christos - Customer care.

GB
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Be very careful
June 22, 2018

Be very careful - advertises cheap fares that aren't. Booked via Opodo - charged £911 - received booking confirmation from Easyjet for £785. Charged £126 - for nothing. I'll take the financial hit and chalk it up to experience, but this is the first and last time I use this site. That's what happens when you trust advertising!

Date of experience: June 22, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Bob,

We are very sorry to read of your experience with Opodo. This is certainly not the level of service that we expect for our customers.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

Thailand
1 review
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Worst customer service ever
June 19, 2018

Booked a return flight. Never got confirmation. Took the money so presumed it was ok. Tried to check in at the airport, was told I had no reservation. Called them from overseas, "it's been cancelled" had to buy a super expensive flight. Only got an email saying booking cancelled AFTER my return flight was scheduled. Ridiculous!

Date of experience: June 19, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Amy,

Thank you for your feedback which is taken very seriously and will support continuous improvement of Opodo.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

GB
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DO NOT USE OPODO
June 18, 2018

DO NOT USE OPODO!

I have called customer services to edit the name on my flight over 10 times, over 12 days, totalling over 3 hours on the phone and the problem has still not been resolved.

I have been lied to numerous times, I have been 'promised' return calls and never received them, I have had agents disconnect my calls whilst I was speaking.

Please do not book with Opodo, the customer service is the worst I have EVER experienced.

Date of experience: June 18, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Richard,

We are very sorry to read of your experience with Opodo. This is certainly not the level of service that we expect for our customers.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Better not to go than book with opodo
June 12, 2018

Took money, claimed booking was confirmed. 48 hours later, changed last leg of flight from 1h30 layover to 12hr layover, and *broke* the connection by switching airline so now 12hr layover having to go landside and collect baggage. Call centre "pretend" can't hear call, hang up.

Will never ever ever use them again. Ever.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Stuart,

We would like to thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. Although this is not the level of service we expect for our customers, the knowledge we gain from our customers plays a valuable role in the future development of our product and service.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

Australia
1 review
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SHAME ON YOU OPODO - I need explanations!
June 10, 2018

I booked with opodo awaiting confirmation. Theyd processed my payment and for some unknown reason rejected my payment. Then they tried to process it at a later time but got declined therefore cancelling my booking. Upon investigation with my bank I was advised the above and that I would need to wait 10 working days for the funds to be refunded back to my account. When trying to approach opodo several times I got hand balled to machines and waiting in lines unattended. Who even know if Ill be refunded at this stage because I keep getting told they never processed my card! Furious to say the least and will never recommend this service EVER! I want my money back! This company needs to be SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD!

Date of experience: June 10, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Stacey,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, my apologies that you had this experience.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Christos - Customer care.

New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Bunch of Crooks
June 10, 2018

Compared to Final Pice of 746 Euros for a purchase of airline tickets,
They hit me with almost 200 Euros more when I was about to pay through my credit card. I had to cancel the deal. Make sure, you read the amount you are paying when you are completing the transaction.

Date of experience: June 9, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Govind,

Thank you for your review and detailed comments which, your feedback is important.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Christos - Customer care.

Iraq
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Not even worth one star
June 2, 2018

Took out "any reason guarantee" but when I needed to claim on it, I had to keep trying for ages on the phone from abroad to get through - long wait times, and when I finally got through and they promised to email me the contact details of the refund team, they did not, which meant even more waiting on hold from abroad. I will never use them again. Be warned!

Date of experience: June 2, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Hanan,

Thank you for your feedback which is taken very seriously and will support continuous improvement of Opodo.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

Cyprus
1 review
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Frauds!
May 31, 2018

Booked a flight that offered free cancellation in the next 24 hours. Above that I paid extra insurance for cancellation. When I tried to cancel my flight even within the 24 hour period of course they didnt offer what they promised... I was in the phone for 1 and a half hour to no avail... scammers... plus they gave me a number of the insuarance agent which denied even working with them... then they said the airline if they can cancel. Of course the airline said that i should seek cancellation through opodo who is the agent that made the bookings... blah blah blah...

Date of experience: May 31, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hello Christina,

We are very sorry to read of your experience with Opodo. This is certainly not the level of service that we expect for our customers.

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.

New York
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Avoid at ALL costs - appalling company!
May 25, 2018

Misleading flight prices pull you in, credit card gets charged, and no tickets issued.
Fortunately I was not one of those who turned up at the airport to find out that there was not a reservation, I discovered this prior to my flight (supposed flight). Customer service is a total joke, trying to get through to them for an explanation of what was going on took about three hours on the phone. Eventually did get my money refunded but with absolutely no explanation of why I had been conned like this. Avoid this company at all costs. I cannot imagine just how name disappointed travellers there are out there who have fallen victim to this company. One star is one star too high.

Date of experience: May 25, 2018
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over a year old

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Spain
1 review
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Ridiculous situation
April 26, 2018

I booked a trip to London from Tenerife on Monday this week. When I received the email from them, the return flight was confirmed however the departure flight was pending for confirmation. I thought it was just a matter of time to get it confirmed, nonetheless, one day before traveling with them I didn't have a confirmation yet so I decided to call. What a surprise I got when they said my flight won't get confirmed and I had to sort myself out somehow!

Date of experience: April 26, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Adrian,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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GB
1 review
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Baggage
April 24, 2018

I booked a flight to Gran Canaries through this company. I was charged double the price of baggage if I had gone directly through the airline company themselves. The baggage offered while booking was for 20kg only and cost £81.22 with no offer of upgrading the KG weight. I then received my booking from Thomson who I will be travelling with and checked their site and I would have been able to take 2 x 20kg bags for this amount and I also could have bought a 25kg weight at £62. I used SKYSCANNER as a reputable online flight checked to get the best price but lesson learnt go directly to the company themselves.

Date of experience: April 24, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Paulyne,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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GB
1 review
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APPALLING - AVOID!
April 13, 2018

Avoid OPODO, they ruined our holiday.
Sent me my flight confirmations, downloaded the App that confirmed our booking.
Got to airport and they hadn't actually booked the flight, claimed the card had been declined (no reason why!-probably my bank trying to protect me!) said they sent me an email (NO SIGN OF THIS WHATSOEVER!) and had to purchase last minute flights to the tune of £500 - supervisor that I eventually got through to was aggressive and rehearsed. Didn't listen to the customer, didn't show any understanding for stranding people in a foreign country trying to get home to their children, accepted fault in the situation but said there was nothing he would do.
I urge you to avoid - we won't stop until we get our money back, devastated.

Date of experience: April 12, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Madeleine,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Christos - Customer care.

Florida
1 review
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Opodo flight insurence is a scam
April 7, 2018

I bought my tickets through opodo, and add a 61 euro insurence for flexible flight dates.
When tried to use it, was told i can't. Tried speaking with different costumer server people with same result. Not once was i offered an explanation. When asked they just said that's the way it is

Date of experience: April 6, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Nimrod,

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GB
1 review
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Awful
April 5, 2018

Booked a flight which i found didn't exist, but it took them 2 day to let us know. Then we started getting emails saying not long now till your flight, tried to ring but i guess no one answers the phone. Avoid at all cost. They really don't deserve one star.

Date of experience: April 5, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

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GB
1 review
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Dreadful
March 30, 2018

I don't know how a company like this survives in the age of open and instant data and communication. How it takes them 24 hours to tell you that your booking hasn't gone through, even though they know you're flying within the 24 hours, is astonishingly bad. One email, that's it. A carrier pigeon would have got the message to me quicker than they did (they didn't actually give me the message, I had to hound their call centre - if you need to do the same, strap in it's awful).

Date of experience: March 30, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

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Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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GB
1 review
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Disgusting Service
March 30, 2018

Booked a flight and then unfortunately needed to change the flight for two days later. After four phone calls totalling 1 1/2 hours and just being left on hold with a promise of someone will talk to me, I just had to give up and stick to original date, even though I had paid for a flexible flight and cancellation insurance.
A shameful company! I would never use them again! I feel I was conned and there was nothing I could do about it, they had my money and you cant talk to anyone only listen to music and eventually get cut off. I have yet to find out if the phone calls were at a premium rate and that they made more money from me, by making me wait!
A total disgrace!

Date of experience: March 29, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

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Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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GB
1 review
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Terrible- Did not reach destination
March 15, 2018

Direct flight was rerouted and landed midway to actual destination. We were told the next flight to actual destination was in 3 days! Told I would be given a refund as we decided to hire a car and drive the 10 hours to our destination after spending a night at a hotel. Now I am told to deal with the airline directly who will not pick up the phone or answer any emails! Utter disgrace!
16 March Opodo sent reply saying customer service would contact me. Never did! I have been calling them and they have been giving me the run around - telling me to call in 48hrs then again in 24hrs. They constantly hang up ithe line when they say please hold. Unbelievable!

Date of experience: March 15, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Aki,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Thailand
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Failed to deliver flights yet took our money
February 12, 2018

Paid for return flights. Only to be emailed on the day of flying and told the return flight isn't booked and they will refund the return flight. They then refused to acknowledge how they have made it difficult to take this trip and then tried charging me 3 x the original cost to book the same flight we were returning on. It is disgusting at such short notice and they refuse to recognise how bad are. I want compensation for this

Date of experience: February 11, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Ricky,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

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Portugal
1 review
2 helpful votes
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D'not touch & you w'not get upset
February 11, 2018

Just before purchase button looked at flight details (no date), purchased, then received
Confirmation, wrong month!, I had no interest in any other month, yes you guested it! Had to pay extra, Dearer for july than Aug in The Algarve? Opodo ref stayed the same & so did the Ryanair Ref, I used a ladtop and found their site extra sensitive & not user friendly.

Date of experience: February 10, 2018
Opodo I. Opodo Rep
over a year old

Hi Des,

Can you please update your profile with your booking reference number so we can have an agent contact you privately regarding your concerns.

Best regards,
Christos - Customer care.