ok, WTF is this shit-- 718$ for a roundtrip SLC/Eugene, OR ticket?

[WindRavenX]

2+ weeks in advance, and THAT'S the cheapest? :wtf:


So, um, anyone have a better way to get cheap tix? Because, quite frankly, this is fucking bullshit.

[RedCloud]

1. You could try flapping your arms...

or a hot air balloon.

Or carry some medical body part as a courier...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Is it a nonstop?

That's way out of line if it has stops.......

My tickets to Ohio and back are around $350 with one plane change on the way out, and nonstop on the way home......

And I bought them about a month ago......from CheapTickets.com..

Weird......must be either the fact that you are nonstop, or the fact that you are this close to your departure date...... :shrug:

[WindRavenX]

8. thanks for the link

And I even tried multi-city stops-- still 500 + :wtf:

[Midlodemocrat]

3. I got a $555 on expedia.

[hyphenate]

4. It depends on the popularity

of a route.

Your best bet is to look at other local airports--the bigger ones will be the cheapest.

Airlines pay for prime locations, and so there is always competition on the larger routes, keeping the prices lower. For smaller airports, only a handful of airlines might do the route, so it becomes more expensive.

Check out Expedia, Travelocity and places like Priceline which might have more information.

[hyphenate]

5. Run a search at Travelocity

I didn't know your flying dates, but I came up with $418. And it's even got a fare of $373 listed. I had August 18 and return on August 25. That's a big difference from $718!



I don't know if it will work, but here's a link to the search I ran:
http://travel.travelocity.com/flights/AirSearch.do?SEQ=1154552429328722006

[Reciprocity]

6. Good grief I can go to Sydney Australia r/t from L.A. for $798.00

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/us/specials/webDeals305

[seemunkee]

7. Not sure what dates you are looking at but I just got $340 with Sidestep

I entered 8/25-30 Came up with a dozen options under 400 with different airlines.

[WindRavenX]

9. thanks guys! I got one for 350!

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[GalleryGod]

10. Eugene. Not exactly Paris or Chicago.

Might be the ticketing problem.
Guess you'll have to get along w/o your Oregonian fix this Summer.

[mark414]

11. fly into/out of portland

it'll probably be cheaper, eugene's a much smaller airport...

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Sites to try

http://www.cheapflights.com

http://www.cheapair.com/

I used http://www.priceline.com a few years back.

Had to enter a credit card number and make offer on the total trip. Got a round trip ticket from Reno, NV to Alexandria, LA for $100. That was my offer, and I was giventhe ticket. Not a stand-by, but a confirmed trip ticket.

[GOPisEvil]

13. No shit. What's with air fares?

The cheap ones are extremely inconvenient and the convenient ones are ungodly expensive. x(

[WindRavenX]

14. my SO has flexible times...

...but my wallet isn't so flexible x(

Well, I'm gonna bite the bullet and go for the 350 one. Ouch. I was expecting 200 r/t.

[GOPisEvil]

15. Yeah, I thought I found a good deal, but, uh...the return flight sucks.

Why is this so damned hard? x(