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travel dates are flexible but I can only get away for a few days, and not for a whole week like most of the roundtrip cheap tickets are.
LOUIS
travel dates are flexible but I can only get away for a few days, and not for a whole week like most of the roundtrip cheap tickets are.
LOUIS
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We don’t travel by air too often but when we do we always check Orbitz.com and travelocity.com - they both have great prices and I have bought tickets from both sites without problems. The thing to do though is after you check their prices go to the individual airline’s websites. The same airline will often have cheaper prices than travel websites. I have found the best prices for tickets to or around the pacific northwest on Alaska Airlines website If you can manage to leave on Thursday late night and return on Tuesday you’ll get better prices than if you fly on Fridays or Mondays. For example, on Alaska if you have to travel on Friday and Monday you will pay $85 more round trip between LAX and SeaTac than if you left on Thursday night and returned Tuesday morning.
I fly into and out of Seattle frequently, and occasionally I need a last minute ticket or one for a trip of only a few days. Most of my trips are to the US East Coast or to California.
I generally find the best place to check first is as I find Alaska is frequently the cheapest carrier, and it gives you an index price to compare with other fares.
For fare comparisons, try a site that lists fares for a variety of different sources, including expedia and orbitz. I frequently use expedia for convenience, but remember that there is a booking fee ($5-7 per ticket), and sometimes that can be saved by going directly to the airline website.
By the way, unlike a some other people I do not find Southwest a cheap carrier into Seattle more often than not. I can usually get a better fare and schedule on some other airline.
I live in Seattle and I travel frequently.
I always check farecompare.com first!
Then I check travelocity.com, orbitz.com, cheapoair.com, alaskaair.com, hotels.com, and expedia,com.
Also, sometimes it’s cheaper to buy two one way tickets. I know Alaska doesn’t give a discount if booking roundtrip.
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One stop for all the suggestions, ONETIME.COM. Onetime compares Orbitz, Travelosity, Kayak, Cheaptickets, and many more. I frequently travel and always use Onetime. Just like the name says… you only have to search one time.
Note: After you plug in your info and rates appear, there’s a tab at the top that will show a graph of the up & down rate by day. If your schedule allows some flexibility it can save you a lot of money.
Ashley points out a good tip: check 2 one-way tickest for comparison.
Hope that helps!
I would:
1st) Use a service like Kayak.com to get an idea of what the prices are. I like Kayak because it includes the taxes in the final price.
2nd) After looking at Kayak, try visiting the individual airline websites that Kayak suggests. I would avoid travel agency websites for flights (i.e Orbitz, Cheap Tickets, Expedia etc.) because the majority of the time they just mark up the price/include fees not listed in the kayak price. Expedia is great for combined vacation packages; but wouldn’t recommend for direct flights.
3rd) Visit those specific airline websites and see the fares offered. The majority of the time, they might be cheaper than the listed Kayak price.
4) Also visit Southwest.com; Southwest is the only airline not listed on travel agency websites and is independent from all other carriers.
5) If your travel date times are flexible and you don’t mind not getting air miles/don’t care about seat preference, the one online travel agency I do recommend is priceline.com. Try using the ‘name your price’ feature and you can save up to 40% depending upon occupancy of flights coming/going to Seattle. You will have to be flexible in your flight plans — meaning taking connecting flights, longer layovers, etc. Hotwire.com is also another good option, too. O
6) Once you’ve done your shopping, purchase the tickets.
I can go on about hometown hubs, airports with non-stop flights, etc. but I think I covered what you’re looking for.