I envy all the eastcoasters who can get a roundtrip ticket for under $250.
Me too. Who's offering rt flights for $250 from the east coast???
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Jessica - Apr 14, 2006 8:43:45 am PDT #8305 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
SailAweigh - Apr 14, 2006 8:46:27 am PDT #8306 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Couldn't tell you, but Vortex said she got hers for $129 each way, so $258 total. Not bad.
Tom Scola - Apr 14, 2006 8:47:26 am PDT #8307 of 10001
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Before taxes, mine came to $282. After, it was $320.
SailAweigh - Apr 14, 2006 8:52:37 am PDT #8308 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Sounds like very few folks are getting really good deals. Perhaps it's the website they book through. I've tried Expedia and Orbitz, sometimes CheapTickets, but I usually end up with Expedia because I get closer to what I want than with the others. Does anyone have a different one to recommend?
Fred Pete - Apr 14, 2006 8:54:04 am PDT #8309 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I hate living in Madison when it comes to buying airplane tickets.
Sail, is your Madison in Wisconsin? IIRC, there's a bus from your city to O'Hare. I rode one many times between O'Hare and Janesville, and I think it continues to Madison.
Downside: Three-hour bus ride on top of the flight. Plus, O'Hare crowded and very confusing to the uninitiated.
EpicTangent - Apr 14, 2006 8:54:07 am PDT #8310 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Does JetBlue have a flight you guys can use? They won't help me when I'm staying on the same coast, but they were awesome when I flew San Diego to NYC.
edit: This was in ref to the NYCers. No idea whether they're active in the middle.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2006 8:55:18 am PDT #8311 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Airfare rises with the price of oil, so I'm not surprised that good deals are hard to find these days.
I use Travelocity. (The prices are the same as Orbitz/Expedia, but I prefer their interface, and since I use them for everything, I get a few Preferred Member perks, like discounts on car rentals and some hotels.)
Jessica - Apr 14, 2006 8:55:57 am PDT #8312 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Does JetBlue have a flight you guys can use? They won't help me when I'm staying on the same coast, but they were awesome when I flew San Diego to NYC.
I am flying JetBlue, and my ticket is over $300.
[eta: That's with taxes/fees]
EpicTangent - Apr 14, 2006 8:59:34 am PDT #8313 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'm using Southwest this time out, something like $160 with taxes (from a much closer start obviously). I was looking at what they've got in the midwest. They fly out of Chicago (Midway) if that helps anyone, since they've got some decent fare sales going on.
SailAweigh - Apr 14, 2006 9:01:31 am PDT #8314 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Yes, indeed, Fred Pete, that's where I'm at. Yeah, Van Gelder runs a bus that I could take, and it would save me around $40 in airfare, but I hate carting luggage around on a bus. It's more hassle than I want to handle. If I was 20 and full of vim and vigor, I'd probably consider it. Nowadays, I'm all about comfort.