And Atlanta or Jacksonville!!!

hey guys, has anyone seen any good deals out of any of the major airports in FL to either Paris or Amsterdam? im trying to find roundtrip from early june – mid august, but i can only find fares around $1500. this is my first time trying to plan a trip of this magnitude so clearly im not doing it right haha

I am looking at fares for end of May early June out of Chicago, landing in Paris or London with Chunnel to Paris. Any information you can dig up will be appreciated. I am searching as well.

i found some helpful info in another thread that said if u can leave the last week of may, u can save a bunch… so im aiming for that week now. still cant really see any noticeable price differences between Jax, Orlando, MIA and Tampa tho.

Ft. Lauderdale – FRA 604 Condor (new service, nonstop flights)
MIA – MAD 638 Air Europa (new service, nonstop flights)
Ft. Lauderdale – MIL 770 Condor
Ft. Myers – DUS 773 Air Berlin
Orlando – DUB 715 USair

Those Condor prices, as far as I can see, are in the $600’s one way.

If you look on Condor’s website they are indeed more expensive, but Orbitz has some dates for the $604.

I see the Condor flights FLL-FRA May 25-Jun 11 …
$597 Vayama.com
$604 Travelocity
Looks legit when I clicked-through to check availability.

Unfortunately, it’s not working for my son’s late April-into-May dates.
I’m just seeing this:

$605 + $428 taxes & fees = $1,033 USD per person

The routes go into effect May 14, and the USA destinations don’t especially work anyway.

I am still seeing the Ebookers fare that was halfway decent, I was just hoping to pay less for shoulder season.

One might try farecompare.com. It is a good website to search several possible landing points in Europe. For example I put in DFW (Dallas Fort-Worth) and under $1000. The results were 660 to Ireland, and multiple spots in Germany for under 800$ and Greece for $823. These are just examples but well worth a look. Also Kayak.com has been a bank of good fares for me also. Good luck and hope these help whoever needs them.

I am watching the various New England to France routes for July and August and they are at $1,000+ for the last 3-4 months.

When they get below $900 it will be time to book I think.

1/20/2010 Virgin Atlantic SALE
Sample one-way nonstop sale fares to London between Feb. 4 – March 18:
New York City (JFK or EWR) …$209*
Washington D.C. … $219*
San Francisco … $239*
Los Angeles … $249*
Las Vegas … $249*
Sample one-way nonstop sale fares to London between March 29 – May 23:
Boston … $279*
New York City (JFK or EWR) …$288*
Washington D.C. … $289*
San Francisco … $330*
Las Vegas … $388*
Other departure markets on sale include Miami and Orlando.

The lowest fares are available Monday through Thursday, and a Saturday night stay is required. An advance purchase of 14 days for $209 fares and seven days for other fares is also required.

Is January too early to book considering I’ll be travelling from May 1st to June 10?
I just saw 764$ CAN for a roundtrip from Montreal to Amsterdam. Usually, it’s more around 900$ CAN but I’m no expert. I remember paying over 1000$ CAN for the same route about 2 years ago (although I was travelling during the summer peak).

Hugo, is that a total price? If so, I think that’s not bad, and if the times work for you, might as well book it. It’s remotely possible the price will drop by $100 or so, but quite likely it will rise.

Yeah, that’s the total price. Actually, I’m thinking about coming back home from Kiev. I’m heading east anyway and I want to visit Ukraine. Total price would then be 918 $ CAN with a connection to Amsterdam; which still seems pretty good since I can’t find any one-way flight from Kiev to Amstedam under 250$.

Fort Lauderdale – Frankfurt $619 outbound by May 28, airline: Condor
Newark – Dublin $743 outbound by June 15, Continental
JFK – Madrid $799 Air Europa
LaGuardia-ZRH $730 by May 30, USAir
JFK-PRG / WAW-JFK open-jaw $871 outbound by June 9, LOT Polish Airways
JFK-CPH $625 outbound by May 21, Icelandair
JFK-LHR $693 outbound by May 25, Kuwait Airways

Remember: Airfares have a shelf-life! If any of these look good and fit your needs, I recommend you go ahead and book now.

ITA is showing BOS/JFK to GVA/BRU/MRS/ZUR in the $600-$800’s departing the second half of August. Airlines include:

US Airways
Iceland Air
Finn Air
Alitalia
Mixed Intineraries – Air Canada / Swiss, Jet Airways / Brussels Airlines

I got BOS-GVA for Jul28-Aug22 at $730/each for a family of four. That’s about 40% less than the prices in the $1,100 range from the past 3 months.

I searched all major Calif. airports with the original criteria (see first post in this thread):

SFO – LON $825 outbound by May 19 – Virgin Atlantic
SFO – LON $885 outbound by May 23 – Virgin Atlantic
SFO – MUC $843 outbound by June 9 – Air Berlin
SFO – VIE $845 “ “ “
SFO – DUS $737 (*$712) outbound by June 9 – Air Berlin. X-ref this with Airberlin.com, looks like you need to return to SFO by June 30 to get this price, and it does look like a special offer —meaning, as usual, a limited shelf-life. If it works for you, book it now. *It’s also a little cheaper than ITA shows — only $712 using today’s conversion rate and booking direct with AirBerlin.com.
SFO – WAW $979 outbound by May 18 – BA
SFO – BCN $962 outbound by May 17 – BA
SFO – MAN $949 outbound by June 2 – British Midland (op by United under codeshare)

Keep in mind that these are published fares currently offered. Consolidators might be cheaper; it can pay to shop around.

CHI-DUB $796 by May 31, American
CHI-LIS $766 by looks good midweek outbounds all summer long!, USAir
CHI – IST $787 by May 16, Turkish Airways
CHI-WAW $987 by June 5, LOT Polish Airways
NYC-LON $614 outbound by May 22, Kuwait Airways

I saw that SFO-DUS earlier this week, and was tempted, but I’d have to add DUS-LON and ROM-DUS on Easyjet or Air Berlin. I’m telling myself that if I wait for a sale I’ll find something comparable without having to piece together separate flights. In the last week I’ve gotten e-mails from Aer Lingus advertising first winter and then spring sales, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll see something for summer soon.

please keep us updated on any sales! my flight dates are holding steady at $932

Batty, the $750 to ZRH departing 4 nights earlier won’t work for you, then?

Las Vegas – FRA 860 Condor
Las Vegas – LGW 920 by May 18, Virgin
Omaha – LHR/DUB open-jaw 1039 by May 31, American
Houston – DUB 827
Houston – GLA 929 early June
Houston -GVA 756 outbound by May 17 (BA), 786 by May 23
Houston – LHR 974 early June (AC + others)
Houston – BCN 894 by May 17 (BA)
Houston – Zagreb 925 by May 31 (BA)
Houston – Bucharest 856 by May 18 (BA)
Houston – Istanbul 922 by May 31 (KLM)
Houston- Warsaw 909 by May 19 (BA)
Houston – CPH 777 by May 15, SAS+
Houston – OSL 851 by May 22, BA
Houston – OSL 791 by May 19, BA
New Orleans – CPH 829 by May 15, SAS +

Going to Spain (Malaga, Seville, or Madrid) mid to late June 2010 from the Midwest (probably Chicago.)

I’ve found fares just over $1000, but nothing under. Best fare is on Iberia.

I’ve looked at aer lingus, british airways, air france, and on and on. No problem going to another city and transferring, but I haven’t found anything better.

Should I wait it out?

Catroo, please start a new thread with your question, and be sure to check out our new user thread at the top of this forum.

Catroo, I’d wait it out since Madrid and Barcelona have been two of the cheapest European destinations the last couple of years. Last year I bought in March and paid about $600 for San Francisco to Barcelona returning from Madrid. I’m not expecting to get anything quite that cheap this year, but I’m sure you should be able to get under $1000.

Hi Don, I can’t find these prices anywhere.. I’m traveling May 23-July 4 as Sunday was the only lower fare day I found. $1300. Please help me find a cheap flight. I’m leaving from Boston going to Budapest…Anywhere from May 20th returning early July…Thank you for any help.. Alizka

I’m flying from Seattle into Paris mid June, out of Dublin mid July and I’ve been watching the fares for a couple of months. I finally went ahead and bought tickets at around $1200 each directly with the airline. Felt a little dizzy after that I’ll tell you. Friends kept telling me that I might hit a sale later but given that I’m flying peak season and from the west coast it would probably only be for $100 or so lower and sometimes the fares just keep going up. Anyway, the cheaper fares on sites like kayak, 1800flyeurope ended up not panning out. I’m flying open jaw so I expected it to be more expensive but flying out of Dublin actually cut down the price for me. I hope there is a sale in the future for people waiting to buy for summer 2010!
Good luck to everyone!

Alizka, please start a new thread with your itinerary and where you’ve already checked (so we don’t repeat efforts). Note that I checked stays departing late May-early June staying only about 3 weeks. Since you need to stay over 30 days, coming back during peak season pricing, and since the sales from that original thread from several months ago are probably long gone, we need to start fresh with yours. Put it in a new thread and we’ll help ya’ get sorted out.

Seaprof, thanks for letting us know your itin. and the best you found. I would have suggested 2 things for you: 1. a simple round-trip to Dublin, with add-on to Paris to see if that would have been significantly cheaper; and 2. PacNW consolidator Travelteam.com, as well as other consolidators with multi-city searches (Cfares, Airdeals, EconomyTravel, etc.).

Thanks Don! Yes, flying RT to Dublin and adding on Paris was about $50 cheaper so would have been a good option for others. Flying Ryanair would have been even cheaper. I just didn’t want to make another stop (or take the chance of getting bumped with Ryanair!) as I’m flying with kids.

MIA – GVA 727 JULY! Usair

Thank you for your help and reply Don. You were ALWAYS A GREAT HELP HERE. ALIZKA

What about any deals from Edmonton to Calgary? Around July? Any ideas on where to fly to ? London ? Munich or Dublin? Which one is cheapest?

Raya, check out our new user thread at the top of this forum — especially Canadian Affair and Flight Center — and start a new thread if you need more help with your itinerary.

Just FYI for anyone looking to fly out of the middle of the US to central Europe.

Just booked a rate of $893.61/per person from Kansas City to Krakow, Poland, May 19th to June 7th with onetravel.com. Only one stop in Chicago on the way out, but coming back is a little weird (one stop in Chicago, and one stop in Milwaukee).

There are some other fees charged by onetravel.com, but it puts the ticket at around $900. For getting all the way to Poland from a smaller airport like MCI, I thought this was a fairly decent ticket.

We played with the dates a little, and coming back on Monday, June 7th saved us a bunch of money (instead of the weekend).

I have looked extensively on every website I know of and listed on the thread for the past 5 months for flights from Atlanta leaving on June 14th landing in Amsterdam and returning on july 20th coming from Barcelona, but I cannot find ANYTHING under 1200. I can’t even find roundtrip flights to any city in Europe from Atlanta apart from Dublin for less than 1200. I am so stumped. Can anybody help?

Just found some good Air France fares to Edinburgh:
SFO-EDI $719-789 outbound by May 27, lowest fares by May 26
JFK-EDI $679-$860 lowest fares if outbound by May 26, higher good until May 31

If you’re outbound that last week in May it looks like you have to return in about three weeks or less to get these fares.

Newark-Shannon 540 by May 31 – Continental
Newark-DUB 542 outbound by May 31 – Continental
Newark – Belfast 602 by May 31 – Continental
Newark – Stockholm 659 by May 14 – SAS
Newark – GVA 686 by May 13 – Continental
Newark – MAN 703 by May 31 – USAir

BOS – ZRH 684 by May 21 -USAir (704 by May 26)

JFK-MAD 667 outbound by May 31 – Iberia
JFK-HEL 788 by May 31 – Finnair

I was hoping there would be some good Continental fares from elsewhere, but didn’t find anything from SFO, LAX, IAH, or CAE. Still gives me hope that I’ll find a sale soon.

Fort Lauderdale – FRA $557 outbound by May 25 – Condor
Ft. Lauderdale – HAM 653 by May 25 – Condor
Ft. Lauderdale – MUC 669 by May 25 – Condor
Ft. Laud. – Hamburg 873 out by June 8 – Condor
Ft. Laud. – Munich 889 by June 8 – Condor
Ft. Laud. – Krakow 693 by May 25 – Condor
Ft. Laud. – Prague 725 by May 25 – Condor
Ft. Laud. – Zagreb 824 by May 25 – Condor

MIA – MAD 658 by May 31 – Iberia (op by Air Europa)
MIA – Istanbul 978 by May 25 – Delta
MIA – Malaga 678 by May 24 – American
MIA – Alicante 786 by May 24 – American
MIA – Sevilla/Malaga open-jaw 786 by May 24 – American

San Francisco-Dublin $696 on American. You must depart on May 19 or 26 for stays of three weeks (exactly three weeks, not up to three weeks), or a one month stay if outbound on May 19.

St. Louis – MAD 832

DFW – DUB 774
DFW-FRA 870

MSP-GLA 848
MSP-LHR 793
MSP-CPH 925
MSP-STO 813
MSP-FRA 796
MSP-AMS 827
MSP-CDG 865

Can I ask where you are finding these? This would be a great option for me but I don’t get that through British Airways.

Blally, take a look at itasoftware, if you haven’t already. Not sure which flight interests you. I saw the $832 STL to MAD on ITA using the 30-day search tool. That flight is through Iberia departing in May for 12-13 days.

Rates jump in June. I’m still holding out for a better fare in mid-June.

Where am I finding these? …

LAS – FRA 859 Condor
LAS- BSL 941 BA
LAS-GVA 937 BA

DEN – ABZ 908 Continental

SEA-ABZ 928 Delta

SFO-ORK 952 Virgin Atlantic

SEA-HEL 873 Icelandair
SEA-ARN 738 “
SEA-CPH 784 “
SEA-OSL 919 “

Well I booked it up last night… My ideal flight was from Tampa to Amsterdam direct for the dates of May 17 – July 22. But I comprimised and I’m now gonna depart outta Orlando. I got the tickets for $870 RT with one stop in Philly. I really couldn’t budge on the dates, or the fact that I had to start and end my 67 day trek in Amsterdam, so I’m happy I was able to lock in at this rate considering some of the prices I’ve seen this summer. It woulda been nice to score a $500 ticket, but I’m just glad the waiting game is over. Now I’ve just gotta book my 2 intercontinetal flights (easjet and aegean) and ill be done! Just wanted to say thanks guys for the help… especially Don!

Amen. About a week ago my wife and I booked our tickets to Europe for May/June using miles we were originally saving for tickets to Thailand for summer of 2011. I’m so glad to not be looking anymore.

Surprisingly, I just found a very cheap summer flight from New York (JFK) to London (LON) on SwissAir. The flight departs June 11 and returns July 7. Total cost, including all taxes, is just $661. This was booked directly on the Swiss Air web site.

Hope that helps someone out there.

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