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Kiwi.com Reviews

1.1 Rating 1,425 Reviews
2 %
of reviewers recommend Kiwi.com
1.1
Based on 1,425 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 14%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 50%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better

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This is a terrible company to do business with. Recently they booked me a series of flight with very tight connections and when I raised a concern they said not to worry, as I would be rebooked with another flight by them immediately at no charge if I missed the flight due to delays at customs or by the carrier. Naturally this happened. When I informed them they offered me their re-bookings. ALL of them required an insane amount of additional layovers (well over twelve hours) in terrible conditions and late arrivals with more tight connections. There were much better options available but they refused to book me on those flights without a huge additional fee (well over 800 USD additional). When I complained about layover time they said they would be happy to pay for my meals and hotel room that day. They claimed that the average hotel in Bogota, Columbia cost 24 USD per day and that was all they were prepared to re-imburse me. When I said that was ridiculous they offered a tiny refund, but only in the form of Kiwi.com credit that I could only use with them for another terrible flight. I ended up booking new flights at my own expense and losing my other flights with them. I am partially to blame, as I should never have allowed them to talk me into those short layovers and they should never have offered them (two hours per international transfers is simply not enough time), especially with airport staffing issues common now. I put myself at their mercy and got burned. But I will never do business with them again. I am a frequent traveler and am always on the lookout for good agents online. There are many of them. I would strongly recommend you find one other than Kiwi.com. I hope this helped. I should also say my booking number was 315848731.
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Posted 2 years ago
Do not use this company, terrible customer service. Unable to honour what they were offering, technical difficulties when booking, got my name wrong when trying to communicate with me which made me wonder how secure they are. Save yourself time and hassle, do not use them
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Posted 2 years ago
Didn't get money back despite agreement Didn't get money back despite agreement Bought tickets from Egypt without luggage, but it said luggage could be checked in 36 hours before departure. Spoke to the help desk, English speaking insider, totally impossible to understand, however we were told that they would return the amount as we canceled within 12 hours. Of course that didn't happen. Wrote with support several times with no response. Should probably check trustpilot and facebook in the future before doing business with fraudsters.
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Posted 2 years ago
My flight was cancelled by carrier due to weather and since then I try to get my money back it's been 20 days. I think i should hire an attorney.
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Posted 2 years ago
Never book with them! They canceled my flight Malta to London February 2022. The options in website wasn’t working. I couldn’t change dates. I lost ticket. They never refund.
Kiwi.com 1 star review on 13th January 2023 Kiwi.com 1 star review on 13th January 2023
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Posted 2 years ago
Your app is useless. When you send the booking number you do not get the flight time included. Every other provider supplies the flight times You can not reference your booking number I’ll never use this company ever again Missed flights because of this and a $900 hotel room, $1500 loss. Thanks for nothing Kiwi
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Posted 2 years ago
I missed my flight from London to Dulles so I booked another flight that night thru Kiwi...The only problem I had was how long it took them to send me a confirmation code so I could get my boarding pass...I booked the flight around 11pm amd didnt get the code until 10am ...the flight left at 1pm...
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Posted 2 years ago
Yes, it feels like a scam. Everything people said online was correct. I experienced no any support from the kiwi.com, you don’t get any refund even within 24 hour of purchase. You pay $1700 for your flight and they cannot even guarantee anything. Its not secured, as I was traveling back to Nepal after 4 years and their flight doesn't allow checked baggage, only 6.8kg carry on allowed 😡are you kidding me? They could not even modify my booking after i requested within 24 hrs of booking, no refunds, no add baggage , in-short nothing. Everyone is like computer robots with same disgusting answers which is not helpful at all. I suggest everyone not to book with kiwi.com , you will feel helpless and your words will be useless.
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Posted 2 years ago
Horrible experience! They don't have people that are there to help you after they mess it up, it's like talking to robots. I was supposed to fly from Bucharest to Oslo, and from Oslo to Stavanger. One night before, they have decided to change my flight from Oslo to Stavanger to Oslo- Copenhagen- Stavanger, with a 50 mins layover. This means I m going to Norway, then they send me to Denmark and then they send me back to Norway. I have tried calling, I didn't find any number. So my only option was talking on the chat, with 3 different people. I even gave them the solution and search for another flight that goes to Haugesund( at least I m still in Norway, 2 hours by bus from stavanger and I don't risk staying in vopenhagen because it's not enough time to do the transit). The flight that I have found was through the same airline, which is SAS Airline. I have asked them to do the change for me because I cannot do it by myself and it's more logical to do one flight than two flights, which is paid by the airline anyway. Short long story, they said they cannot fix anything. I even called sas airline and they said the request for the flight change has to be done by the travel agency, which is logic. I advise anyone that wants peace of mind to avoid this travel agency... in my case, I have managed to change the flight exactly as I wanted and was more logical with the help of an awesome employee from Sas ( I am really grateful for his help 🙏). As about kiwi.com.... AVOID!!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Waited almost a year but yet to receive my refund.
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Posted 2 years ago
A highly unreliable and irresponsible website incapable of accepting responsibility for the errors they make. Check my booking details (322041368) and you'll be able to read the irregularities and misleading information. I advise any passenger to keep well away from this website. My conversation with Kiwi on 4/1/23 "Check-in & boarding passes Tel Aviv TLV – Athens ATH Processing check-in We’re processing your check-in with the airline We’ll notify you as soon as your boarding passes are ready. You’ll find them here and in the app. Isaac Benabu Regarding the last mail I received from you that you are unable to check me in despite all your undertakings that you would: I find your reply unacceptable. How do you allow yourselves to go back on the conditions of booking supplied at the time of booking and accepting my fare? At the very least send me a ticket no. and an Aegean PNR. That should make matters simpler for me tomorrow. What you seem to imply by warning me that the airline might exact an additional from me at the airport is that my reservation was never made. I have also noticed that you have provided a valid PNR for my return El Al flight, so you will to explain why you can’t do the same with the Aegean sector. I look forward to receiving the information requested above and your explanation why you haven’t been able to check me in. Please do not repeat that the outgoing flight is a charter flight because I have checked with Aegean who have told me that this is ascheduled service. Furthermore if you cannot fulfill your obligation, kindly refund my entire flight ticket ASAP. Sameera A. 15:11 Hello Isaac, I am sorry that one of our agents disconnected the call. As I checked that the booking is not accessible on Aegean airlines website, hence I have passed this case to our concerned team. They will investigate the case and update you accordingly at his registered email address. Please be informed that we will do the check-in for the route from Tel Aviv to Athens and send you the boarding pass at your registered email address. Note that for the route from Athens -Tel Aviv you have to directly check-in at the airport. today Isaac Benabu 16:12 Having written that your check-in failed, are you n ow assuring me that you will check me in and send my boarding pass? I do know I have to check in at the airport for the ATH TLV sector. Sohail S. 16:29 Hi Isaac, I apologise for any confusion this has caused. Your Aegean flight from Tel Aviv to Athens was booked through a partner, and since it is a charter flight, online check-in is not possible. You must pick up your tickets at the airline's check-in counter two hours prior to takeoff; you will need to show your travel documentation in order to receive your boarding pass. Isaac Benabu 16:34 SO is your "concerned team" checking me in and issuing my boarding pass as Sameera assure4d me at 15:11 today?"
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Posted 2 years ago
The website stutters and makes you mistype the passenger's name. When I approached customer support to alter 1 letter they took 9 days to respond and then offered to send me a payment link to make a change.
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Posted 2 years ago
Fraudulent company. Thiefs! Double charged my credit card never reimbursed.
Kiwi.com 1 star review on 31st December 2022
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Posted 2 years ago
Do NOT book with this company!! We flew transatlantic to Toronto ( 7 hr) to fly then from Toronto to Pittsburgh. We were NEVER notified that the flight to Pittsburgh was cancelled , rental cars sold out we were able to find a car a drive 5 hrs to Pittsburgh. By the time we reached our home we were up for 24 hrs . Plus the drive was laden with fog! Never book through this agency as we are still waiting to see if we get refunds for our flights! Not to mention it’s virtually impossible to reach these people. NEVER,NEVER USE THESE CROOKS!!!!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Avoid at all costs! I always had issues with booking flights with this company! Customer service is horrible and they are so disorganised! I have sent a refund request for a luggage that was charged eventhough the details on the e-ticket included that luggage! I no one could help me at their helpdesk, I talked to different people all the time and they didn't even bother to read my messages. I had to repeat myself a number of times. One assistant told me that I was eligible to receive the refund, but then it got refused be another assistant. They aren't worth your money! You're better off with paying a bit more and treated with decency!
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Posted 2 years ago
Booked a flight with them in a single package using two carriers. The first flight was delayed by two hours so missed the connection. Kiwi.com told me to take the fight anyway so I was stranded in a third city in another country. Then Kiwi.com's only solution was to make me buy another ticket at a higher price than the original ticket [in the range 450-650 euros]. The airline returned me to my home city so I could book a much cheaper flight, but Kiwi.com then said that this invalidated my return ticket too. I am at home having now had to spend over three times what I paid Kiwi.com, and Kiwi.com are so far refusing to refund me even though they did not get me to the destination I paid for at the agreed price. I am also out of pocket for accomodation and a tour I booked. DON'T RISK USING BOOKING.COM.
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Posted 2 years ago
SCAM AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Kiwi booked a trip from Costa Rica to Ottawa via Washington airports. This was fine until I realized that in Washington I am arriving at Dulles airport and departing from the Ronald Reagans airport - they are 45 minutes drive apart. I called Kiwi and there is NOTHING they can do for me!!! it's going to cost me and EXTRA C $250 in cab...!! Careful to read your itinerary very closely and don't assume you will arrive in one airport and depart from that same airport - Never doing business again with Kiwi
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Posted 2 years ago
Kiwi's customer service is the worst I have encountered. I worked in the service industry for years and understand that customer service can be difficult because customers are rude. I'm forgiving if I encounter someone in customer service who is not having the best day. However, I spoke with 3 different customer service agents and ALL were the most unhelpful individuals I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. Each kept repeating rote phrases from their policy that only vaguely addressed the questions I had and, when I tried to ask for clarification on those policies, interrupted me to recite the same phrases in louder and more insistent tones. The issue I had was never resolved.
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Posted 2 years ago
Never buy a ticket from Kiwi.com. Unfortunately, I purchased a ticket from DFW to YEG with a stop in LAS. When I arrived at LAS, I realized that my connecting flight to YEG has not been scheduled. I contacted the airline, and they confirmed that they do not have any flights from LAS to YEG that day! I contacted Kiwi's support, but they left us stranded to investigate the issue! Eventually, they admitted that they had a technical issue when they issued my tickets (invalid tickets!). I requested to talk to the Kiwi's support supervisor, but they hung up on me! I eventually bought a new ticket and departed for my destination. Because of Kiwi’s technical issue, we experienced huge stress, as we were supposed to travel to YEG for a very important meeting. We also missed one day of our hotel and car booking because of this Kiwi’s mistake. My advice: pay attention to their terrible review score. I regret that I did not. I wish I could give them 0 stars!
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Posted 2 years ago
Kiwi.com is rated 1.1 based on 1,425 reviews