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Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:59 pm
by llachans
What's the best sites for keeping down flight costs for ASW visits?

So far, I'm really liking Sidestep.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:03 pm
by catwomangirl
I always go with kayak


ETA: saw that your site includes kayak. Pretty cool!

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:03 pm
by JennaX007
jetblue on tues. / wed. off peak hours

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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:55 pm
by AmandaPB
I don’t know if this is something they do every week, but I bought American Airlines tickets on a Friday night that were really cheap. Maybe Friday night is a weird time to buy plane tickets. But mostly, I just check prices a lot at different times of the day.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:57 pm
by descartesb4thehorse
momondo ftw.

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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:03 pm
by Curious1
Always buy on a Tuesday afternoon--that's when most airline sales come out.

And Kayak is great.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:38 pm
by llachans
Curious1 wrote:Always buy on a Tuesday afternoon--that's when most airline sales come out.
I've never heard that. I'll definitely try it : )

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:37 pm
by paul34
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:11 pm
by landla
paul34 wrote:you could try spirit airlines, but they don't fly everywhere, and they'll charge you even for a carry on. But if you can fit your weekend stuff into a personal bag, you could give it a go (if they fly to where you're going). It can be pretty cheap at times.

disclaimer: I've never flown with spirit before, but know people who have.
Spirit is great, but don't depend on them to be on time... and they charge fees for everything. However, they are super cheap, so if you are flexible, they are a great option.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:49 pm
by ilovesf
http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:53 pm
by imjustjoking22
I like orbitz, and they've been good to me in terms of cancellations and stuff.

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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:34 am
by llachans
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Wow. I can't find anything cheaper than $450 and I'm only going Chicago >> Portland.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:17 am
by vpintz
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Tagging for future reference--thanks for posting the link.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:20 am
by Curious1
llachans wrote:
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Wow. I can't find anything cheaper than $450 and I'm only going Chicago >> Portland.
Smaller airports are sometimes more expensive since less supply for more demand.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:35 am
by ilovesf
Curious1 wrote:
llachans wrote:
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Wow. I can't find anything cheaper than $450 and I'm only going Chicago >> Portland.
Smaller airports are sometimes more expensive since less supply for more demand.
Yeah, this. Also I use the option that's something like "check for flights three days in advance and three days after" to see what days are the cheapest

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:52 am
by Curious1
ilovesf wrote:
Curious1 wrote:
llachans wrote:
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Wow. I can't find anything cheaper than $450 and I'm only going Chicago >> Portland.
Smaller airports are sometimes more expensive since less supply for more demand.
Yeah, this. Also I use the option that's something like "check for flights three days in advance and three days after" to see what days are the cheapest
Sometimes what you can do is buy a flight from SF to NYC that STOPS in Chicago, get off in Chicago, and not take the second leg. But airlines frown upon this and it only works if you do it one way--since if you don't get on the second leg, you void the entire contract, including the return flight.

Edit: oops, you're going to Chicago-Portland, not SF-Chicago. Above doesn't apply :(

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:26 pm
by citygirl000
Hipmunk.com or bing.com/travel - both pretty great

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:30 pm
by rinkrat19
llachans wrote:
ilovesf wrote:http://www.cheaptickets.com
booked my nonstop flight from SF to NYC last week for March - around $350.
Wow. I can't find anything cheaper than $450 and I'm only going Chicago >> Portland.
Basically Portland to/from anywhere will be $400+, unless it's Portland to Vegas or San Jose. Even flights to hub cities are ridonk from here.

I see a Frontier Portland-Chicago-Portland ticket (stop in Denver, both ways) flight for $311 right now. Maybe the reverse trip is also lower.

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:34 pm
by imjustjoking22
Curious1 wrote:Always buy on a Tuesday afternoon--that's when most airline sales come out.
Suddenly everything makes sense!

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:00 pm
by caminante
citygirl000 wrote:Hipmunk.com or bing.com/travel - both pretty great
I have to second the bing travel thing. It's actually really nice how it tells you whether prices have been increasing or decreasing. I got a super steal $140 round trip ticket from DC to chicago thanks to the magical world of Bing.

I'm also a big fan of kayak, though. Especially for international travel.

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:28 pm
by splitbrain
http://www.skyscanner.com was a big one for me back when Kayak was just starting out

It's great because it's really flexibile with how you search (by month or even the whole year).

Edit: Just found SF <-> NYC in March for $280 non-stop via Virgin America, for example.

Also, I've seen good deals on "airfarewatchdog"

Re: Cheap plane tickets?

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:12 am
by dolfan0516
splitbrain wrote:http://www.skyscanner.com was a big one for me back when Kayak was just starting out

Edit: Just found SF <-> NYC in March for $280 non-stop via Virgin America, for example.
Non law school related, but I just booked a Ft Lauderdale to San Fran nonstop for $210 roundtrip in May on Virigin. Plus virgin is the best airline I have ever been on in my life.

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:35 pm
by thegoodpart
I find sometimes booking 2 one-way tickets instead of round trip can knock money off. For ASW I just booked my flight with one-way tickets and saved $60.

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:40 pm
by sach1282
kayak.com has been the best for me

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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:37 pm
by rinkrat19
thegoodpart wrote:I find sometimes booking 2 one-way tickets instead of round trip can knock money off. For ASW I just booked my flight with one-way tickets and saved $60.
Expedia shows you search results with mix-and-matched airline 1-way tickets. Sometimes they're cheaper, sometimes they're not.