FareLock

Use FareLock℠ to hold a seat on your flight for a set price.

Benefits

Hold period

Hold period

Choose to hold a flight for 3, 7 or 14 days.

Price guarantee

Price guarantee

Your ticket price won't go up during the hold period.

Flight guarantee

Flight guarantee

The flight won't sell out during the hold period.

Auto pay option

Auto pay option

Set up auto pay to buy your ticket at the end of the hold period.

See details below

Hold period

Hold period

Choose to hold a flight for 3, 7 or 14 days.

Price guarantee

Price guarantee

Your ticket price won't go up during the hold period.

Flight guarantee

Flight guarantee

The flight won't sell out during the hold period.

Auto pay option

Auto pay option

Set up auto pay to buy your ticket at the end of the hold period.

See details below

Buying Farelock

You can buy FareLock through united.com or the United app.

First choose your flights. Fill out the Traveler Info page and select FareLock. You can buy and hold for 3, 7 or 14 days.
To buy a ticket that you’ve put on hold, view your flight in My Trips before the hold expires and finish your purchase.
If you want to cancel your trip, do it before the FareLock hold expires. You’ll get an email reminder 24 hours before your FareLock hold ends.
FareLock is only available on select flights.

Auto pay option

You can set up auto pay when checking out during your initial FareLock purchase. The credit card you have on file will be used to buy your ticket when the Farelock hold period ends.

Auto pay option

You can set up auto pay when checking out during your initial FareLock purchase. The credit card you have on file will be used to buy your ticket when the Farelock hold period ends.

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Traveler pro tips

We have a few tips to help you travel by rail:

  • You will need to get any checked bags before going to the train station.
  • Wi-Fi is free and available onboard all trains as well as stored content of movies, TV, and music through the FRECCE portal app.
  • MileagePlus members can't earn or use miles for the train portion of their trip.

FareLock FAQ