Plane fares to Venice?
May 24th, 2005, 11:56 AM
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Plane fares to Venice?
I am on a daily hunt for "fair" airfare from Washington, DC to Venice in late September (leaving and returning mid-week). I'm hoping for $600/ticket. Can anyone advise if that is realistic?
May 24th, 2005, 01:06 PM
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Right now checking mobissimo.com the cheapest fare I see is $778 on Air France from Dulles through CDG. You should look at the of option of DC/JFK/VCE (Delta flies non-stop) DC/London/Venice. BMI flies from Heathrow to Venice for as little as 40-50e each way.
You should sign up for farewatcher alerts with travelocity and also with any carriers you think you would use. BA often runs sales.
You should sign up for farewatcher alerts with travelocity and also with any carriers you think you would use. BA often runs sales.
May 25th, 2005, 05:57 AM
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$800 range directly through Air France or USAirways; $550+ for IAD to London where you could use a budget carrier like EasyJet..and these were all searches for mid-week September (14th and 21/22).
I think you may have to revise your budget upward unless you want to change somewhere like London to a budget carrier.
I think you may have to revise your budget upward unless you want to change somewhere like London to a budget carrier.
May 25th, 2005, 08:00 AM
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On a newsletter of another publisher, there is mention of www.europeasap.com - - and this may indeed be a pretty good deal, if you can get it to fitr your desired dates (well, maybe/maybe not ideal for Venice - - but perhaps for others traveling to Northern Italy).
Oddly enough, I wasn't really looking for any such deals - - just clicked on their headline "Phi Slamma Amsterdamma" - - to see what it meant (if this is a pun, I don't really get it). I had trouble finding the "Amsterdam only" deals that they mentioned, and that's when I stumbled on to the alternatives.
They are offering - - http://www.europeasap.com/customizeT...velPackage=151 - - a fly/drive deal for two to Nice at $519 to $599 (specifically 519 NYC, 539 WAS, 579 ATL, 599 CHI are the three that I checked), taxes and "fees" excluded. The car is worth at least $100 per person (if it is of use to you - - that's why I said "maybe not" for Venice).
If you were hoping for $600/ticket AFTER taxes, that's going to take a pretty aggressive bargain hunt. Ths may or may not work for you.
They have other deals that are quite a bit better than average (as I see it) to Paris, Glasgow, Dublin, Shannon and Zurich - - and Amsterdam (I eventually found it) for September-October. The Ireland deals come with B&B vouchers. But who knows what dates are actually available?
Oddly enough, I wasn't really looking for any such deals - - just clicked on their headline "Phi Slamma Amsterdamma" - - to see what it meant (if this is a pun, I don't really get it). I had trouble finding the "Amsterdam only" deals that they mentioned, and that's when I stumbled on to the alternatives.
They are offering - - http://www.europeasap.com/customizeT...velPackage=151 - - a fly/drive deal for two to Nice at $519 to $599 (specifically 519 NYC, 539 WAS, 579 ATL, 599 CHI are the three that I checked), taxes and "fees" excluded. The car is worth at least $100 per person (if it is of use to you - - that's why I said "maybe not" for Venice).
If you were hoping for $600/ticket AFTER taxes, that's going to take a pretty aggressive bargain hunt. Ths may or may not work for you.
They have other deals that are quite a bit better than average (as I see it) to Paris, Glasgow, Dublin, Shannon and Zurich - - and Amsterdam (I eventually found it) for September-October. The Ireland deals come with B&B vouchers. But who knows what dates are actually available?
May 25th, 2005, 10:51 AM
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Bringing your question back up "to the top" lest you never find it... and since it is your first time ever here - - how do I know that? Click on your own name - - a valuable tip that Fodors fails to tell you when they send you that initial e-mail confirming your registration.
Best wishes,
Rex
Best wishes,
Rex
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