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Kiwi.com has a rating of 1.1 stars from 2,162 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Kiwi.com most frequently mention customer service, full refund, and credit card problems. Kiwi.com ranks 236th among Plane Tickets sites.

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    1039
  • Value
    1001
  • Shipping
    674
  • Returns
    854
  • Quality
    909

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Thumbnail of user shikmakl
Israel
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August 15th, 2023

I bought an indirect flight with a shirt connection. I added a transfer guarantee, extra charge.
Although the first flight wasn't late, we (there 5 people in my situation) didn't make the flight and had to look for another flight, only 7 hours later.
Kiwi didn't take any responsibility and didn't reimburse me for the new ticket. They referred me to a hidden section in the contract that says I had to contact them first. I told them that they have no phone number, only a chat that can take up to 4 hours for them to get back to me and when I was looking for a flight, from the airport, there was one last ticket for that day so I went ahead and booked it. They didn't reimburse me for anything!
Another thing, I wasn't able to check in online via their app and in the airport in manchester, Ryan air told me I had to pay 55 gbp since I booked via Ota and not them. Of course i paid it.
My vacation was only 3 days and because of kiwi, I lost 1 day and paid double what I planned.

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Date of experience: August 15, 2023

Thumbnail of user antoniol109
New York
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March 18th, 2020

Your kiwi.com guarantee is just a scam. Offering 10 as reimbursement for a flight of £500+ is just insulting and you're taking advantage of the COVID-19 situation to release your responsibility and survive with your lies. You're AWFUL. Thieves!

Date of experience: March 18, 2020

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AE
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March 19th, 2020

I paid 2357. 59 AED for 2 ways travelling only for 7 days going to philippines and coming back to dubai. But as the situation is critical now i want them to refund my ticket cause saudi airlines is already lockdown and they dont have flights anymore.Kiwi.com are telling me that i can rebook and get a refund through manage my booking but the truth is i cant, we cant even rebook and refund our ticket, cancellation policy is nothing. I am calling time to time of thier contact numbers but they're saying the agents are busy. Please i am suffering of this situation please return my money I dont want to travel anymore. GOD is watching of what we are doing to others

Date of experience: March 19, 2020

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Croatia
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March 26th, 2019

They rip you off, even you are into the 24 hours of storno and refund request... they msg you they will email you inside 10 days and 30 days of decission... but i waited 40 days and need to call overseas that they told me just, sorry nothing. Bad company, this one will not survive on the market.

Date of experience: March 26, 2019

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Colorado
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September 16th, 2022
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DO NOT use this website. They booked me a flight that was for 13:40 on my itinerary, only to find out that it did not exist on my date of travel... cost me thousands of dollars, and now I cannot reach there customer service to get a refund. So I will leave negative reviews until they REFUND ME. Booking number 244 174 601 Look up the flight. LH 1282 Frankfurt to Athens DID NOT FLY on August 31!

Tip for consumers:
Do not use this website to book flights, you can use it to create itineraries, but book directly with the airline. Kiwi will never get you your money back if something goes wrong

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Date of experience: September 16, 2022

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GB
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September 26th, 2021

We booked flights with Kiwi.com, due to lack of support we lost our money.
Kiw.com don't respond to email, telephone call, live chat, etc.
If you want to risk loosing your money go to Kiwi.com.
At Kiwi. Com you don't save money, you lose money die to NO support, if you need it.

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Date of experience: September 26, 2021

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Poland
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December 22nd, 2023

Kiwi.com are scammers! Kiwi.com stole my money. Worst company in the world! Cheap tickets are a lie. If the flight is canceled, the money is lost. The company makes no attempt to recover the costs incurred by the customer. Kiwi.com steals your money! I do not recommend these thieves and fraudsters to anyone!

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Date of experience: December 22, 2023

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Pennsylvania
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March 2nd, 2019

The Kiwi travel documents stated: "It seems as if you do not need any visas for your journey." It does go on to deny any responsibility for travel documents... however. That statement is misleading... especially to a novice traveler who might not know that some airports require visas to have a layover there! Phone support was NOT available when boarding was denied! By the time they returned our call, it was too late to remedy the situation. First flight issues caused two more flights to be missed. Kiwi customer service did cancel those flights for "extreme reasons" so they said. Total cost was $1,300. We did receive a refund of $100... no explanation of which airline gave a refund. Kiwi accepted no responsibility for this fiasco despite their statement of "It seems as if you do not need any visas for your journey". If they do not want to be responsible for travel visas... THEY SHOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING THAT IMPLIES VISAS ARE NOT NEEDED!

Date of experience: March 2, 2019

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Bulgaria
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March 4th, 2024

They cancel my booking number 493 927 148
And refuse to refund my money due their polises which no one knows about it, SCAM website, mytrip(.)com much better and safe

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Date of experience: March 4, 2024

Thumbnail of user marians43
Canada
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June 19th, 2018

I am not sure why kiwi.com is still allowed to sell plane tickets and to act as third party agency. This agency is based in Czech Republic and cannot be taken respondible or sued anywhere in North America, for example. That is why it has to be banned from the flight companies and from Internet to opeate and continue its scam business.
I notified the flight companies about kiwi.com stealing and awful service. It is a shame that we enable such comanies to lure innocent people and steal their money.

Date of experience: June 19, 2018

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Tennessee
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November 1st, 2021

Improve your customer service. Improve your travel policy, I was unable to travel due to international regulations that changed AFTER I bought my ticket And kiwi did absolutely nothing to help to get the 2k back that I had lost. They said (and this is just laughable) "we can offer you 11.92 cents". Is that a joke? I just spent 2000 and they offered that? The "3rd party insurance " that I purchased on their site was a fraud. I tried calling and looking them up and they are not even a real company. So kiwi is an online scam company not a reliable way to travel I will only tell people to never shop with them.

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Date of experience: November 1, 2021

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Romania
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July 17th, 2021

I have bought a flight with this company one year and a half ago, the flight was cancelled and they said I couldn't change the destination but they will give me a refund! It has been more than one year and a half and i still did not received my refund. Moreover, they are not replying to any of my emails! They are literally scammers!

Date of experience: July 17, 2021

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California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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October 18th, 2018

They refuse to refund my money for the tickets bought with refund insurance. I called them a dozen times, and they "generously" agreed with refund about 10% of my money. They are located in Chech Republic, so chances of suing them are slim.

Date of experience: October 18, 2018

Thumbnail of user emilijam2
Lithuania
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March 21st, 2020

Bad! It looks like this company doesnt care about their customers! No customer service at all, they are not responding to the emails, in order to speak with human being on the phone you have to spend around 4 hours. They are not informing about the status changes if the flights were canceled. There is only two refund options with a handling fee of 10 or 20 euros even if you are paying this fee they are not willing to refund you a full amount!
By the way im still waiting for the response from kiwi, as my flight is in 4 days, and the airlines already informed about my canceled flights, but they are not changing the status, im trying to reach them for a week. I want a full refund, but probably they will keep ignoring me

Really bad experience, I want to think that it's not a SCAM, but... it looks like it is a SCAM.

Date of experience: March 21, 2020

Thumbnail of user mercedesc102
South Carolina
1 review
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February 14th, 2024

These people are very fraudulent. They will get your money get your information and when you get to the airlines, you will not be able to get on the plane. I had to buy another ticket because I booked round-trip and I couldn't even get on the plane, so do not book with these people. These people are very fraud. I don't care how cheap the ticket is booked with the airline. The real people do not book with these so-called promote people do not do it because they will rip you off.

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Listen to me do not use these people. I don’t care how cheap they if they are fraud they will not give you back your refund at all , got to the airline and couldn’t get on my flight couldn’t check in so I’m telling you I don’t care how cheap they is. Do not get these people your credit card do not book with these people I’m a witness to it you’re gonna regret it trust me and I’m not just saying it.

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Date of experience: February 14, 2024

Thumbnail of user stacya270
Florida
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September 25th, 2023

I was sleeping when I got a text that my flight had changed. They had canceled the flight I had picked and put me on a flight that leaves over 2 days later making me miss my connecting flight. They gave a list of alternative flights that I could take and the SAME flight that I was on was one of the options but now I had to pay $120 more to get it again! When I called the company to ask they said that they do not have any say in the flights but they are giving the best options and yes I would have to pay the difference. They suggested talking to the airlines but they had already sold my seat and that was no longer an option. So then I tried to cancel my flight 6 days before my flight and the day after they changed it on me and they said they could not give me a full refund. That this was not their error and they would do nothing to help fix their mistake. I will NEVER use this website again and will make sure people are aware of how terrible of a company this is.

Tip for consumers:
NEVER USE KIWI.COM

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Date of experience: September 25, 2023

Thumbnail of user rodw63
Florida
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December 17th, 2020

I would give a ZERO review if possible. Do yourself a favor and stir clear of this place. I purchased airline tickets with Kiwi for a trip in May 2020. All the flights were canceled by the carriers due to COVID-19 and now I'm trying to get my money back for over seven months and no luck. I contacted 1 of the airlines and they processed their portion of my refund back to Kiwi 4 months ago. I provided that refund info to Kiwi and they keep making excuses and refusing to refund the money. Absolutely no reason for them to keep my money!

Date of experience: December 17, 2020

Thumbnail of user robertc6753
California
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March 19th, 2023

I needed a flight out of Zimbabwe in order to get my boarding pass into the country. I was in a rush and bought a ticket from Zimbabwe to the USA but I hit the wrong month. A few minutes later my ticket arrived in email and I saw my mistake. I clicked on the "manage your ticket" and made the correction. I was charged for both tickets because I didn't pay an extra $179 on my super saver ticket. Even chatting with a manager I couldn't get a refund on the first ticket even though the change was made minutes apart.

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Don’t make a mistake with super saver ticket or you will get billed twice

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Date of experience: March 19, 2023

Thumbnail of user satyamc3
India
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December 2nd, 2022
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Hello, My name is Satyam

I booked a flight ticket from Kyiv to Mumbai on 26 Feb 2022 (Booking Number: 0 2 0 0 3 3 8 7 9 8) on Kiwi.com.

My Flight was canceled by the airline and I was supposed to get a refund but it's been more than 9 months now still I haven't got my refund. I have raised a ticket multiple times but every time they say the same thing like we are waiting for the airline to issue the refund.

I tried calling them on their helpline number ( *******159) but this call was not taking any refund requests.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid Kiwi.com at any cost, don't fall for there cheap tickets.

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Date of experience: December 2, 2022

Thumbnail of user sollee887
New Jersey
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June 28th, 2023
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Can I give 0 stars? Customer service agents clearly read word-for-word scripts expressing they can do nothing to help you when your flight changes so you have a 12+ hour layover instead of a 2 hour layover over a holiday weekend. If I'm taking off work, traveling with family over the weekend, and paying $600 for a flight, I expect some minimum standard of service when the airline changes the flight I booked months prior. DO NOT BOOK WITH KIWI. 80% chance you'll end up paying more money AND have a worse experience. This is hour 2 on hold with them again, but at least I get to write this review while I wait.

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Worst travel company, no refunds or help for 99% of cases, EVEN AND DESPITE when no customer fault.

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Date of experience: June 28, 2023

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GB
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November 13th, 2019

They said the flight was delayed but this was never true. Ended up missing the flight and got no refunds. This company should not be operating and should in fact be trialled for misguiding and thieving their customers.

Date of experience: November 13, 2019

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Massachusetts
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July 16th, 2023

Terrible customer service after being scammed by change fees. We had to change our flight due to unrest in Peru. They were going to charge double to change the flight. I went through my credit card to cancel and the charge was just reinstated. The person on the phone was beyond rude and ended up hanging up on me.

Date of experience: July 16, 2023

Thumbnail of user katiewu128
Georgia
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September 26th, 2023

I purchased two airline tickets with this company, and with connecting flights, it cost me $2600+. They notified me the second day that some of the flights got canceled, and they off me an alternative flight with one choice, which I didn't like, so I chose a refund. The company gave me credit for 10 euros. This is insane. Don't use this company, don't use it.

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Date of experience: September 26, 2023

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Colorado
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July 15th, 2019

I ordered a flight from Kiwi.com. When they sent the confirmation code from the airline, it did not work! When I asked for a cancellation, they did not refund me the whole amount. This was even within 24hrs!
I had to buy a plane ticket from the airline itself and then the amount that Kiwi kept.

Do not buy from Kiwi.com

Date of experience: July 15, 2019

Thumbnail of user codyd108
Tennessee
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August 9th, 2021

They will double charge you,
Have little or NO communication (you can only talk to a real person 14 days before your trip),
Lackluster customer service,
And they will make changes to your flights itinerary that will make your trip more expensive.
Enjoy your trip... if you can.

Tip for consumers:
Go anywhere else

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Date of experience: August 9, 2021

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