Cheapest US City to Europe
Oct 7th, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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Be careful if your plan is to book separate tickets from hometown to 'hub', then from 'hub' to Europe. If tickets are not booked straight through (one reservation), you might get stranded if something happens to delay/cancel one of your 'legs'.
Oct 7th, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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According to farecompare.com NY airports (JFK) have the most airlines and, often, the cheapest deals to Europe. Then again, there are certain cities, i.e. Boston to Shannon that are often cheaper then flying within the Continental US.
...and reconsider Newark as a cheap place to fly out of. The airport taxes and hence, the ticket prices have skyrocketed flying out of EWR. I should know, I use it almost every other week.
...and reconsider Newark as a cheap place to fly out of. The airport taxes and hence, the ticket prices have skyrocketed flying out of EWR. I should know, I use it almost every other week.
Oct 7th, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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Usually NYC - except for the Boston to Ireland route. But it can vary due to specials - and ir you;re willing to us consolidators all bets are off.
And do heed the note about separate tickets. If you're not traveling on a single ticket and miss the international flight no one but you is responsible - and the cost of a last minute ticket can be enormous.
And do heed the note about separate tickets. If you're not traveling on a single ticket and miss the international flight no one but you is responsible - and the cost of a last minute ticket can be enormous.
Oct 7th, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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I would imagine most East Coast cities would be cheaper than the West normally since the distance is shorter, but if you have to fly to get there too -- the cost has to be factored in.
For us in the middle, it really depends, since BA flies direct from Denver to London, and we've done that ...but last time, we found a cheaper route by flying from Denver to Newark, then changing planes to Virgin Atlantic to London.
The downside was that we didn't have a non-stop flight as the Denver-London route, and we had some delay in Newark, so we were very tired by the time we arrived. It also took much longer (9 hours from Denver-London direct, but with a stop in Newark and a 2-hour delay, it was about 14 hours at least).
I like to go to a multi-airline site like Orbitz and get some of the flight costs, then go directly to the airline's site and see if I can do any better. It really depends -- sometimes BA.com is better, sometimes not.
Who's cheaper changes by the hour I think sometimes, so it just pays to shop around.
Jules
For us in the middle, it really depends, since BA flies direct from Denver to London, and we've done that ...but last time, we found a cheaper route by flying from Denver to Newark, then changing planes to Virgin Atlantic to London.
The downside was that we didn't have a non-stop flight as the Denver-London route, and we had some delay in Newark, so we were very tired by the time we arrived. It also took much longer (9 hours from Denver-London direct, but with a stop in Newark and a 2-hour delay, it was about 14 hours at least).
I like to go to a multi-airline site like Orbitz and get some of the flight costs, then go directly to the airline's site and see if I can do any better. It really depends -- sometimes BA.com is better, sometimes not.
Who's cheaper changes by the hour I think sometimes, so it just pays to shop around.
Jules
