I’m not sure if you’ll find anything cheaper; it’s always possible. If you decide that $860 is about the best you’ll do and are still planning on visiting both London and Madrid, I’d seriously consider an open-jaw fare into London and home from Madrid for about $900.

thanx again austin. i have been really researchin the open jaw. we are actually going to seville and then flying out london. i would do train from madrid-seville and ironically it pretty much takes the same amount of time to fly from stn. add the bus ride from heathrow to stansted it takes a 1 1/2 more hours but in the end its pretty close to the same arrival. the open jaw to seville and out london is still over $1000. its looking like as we get a bit closer the jun 30th flight will hope fully get cheaper.

Generally, the earlier you can depart in June, the more likely you might save ~$200 on this trip. $1000+ for June transatlantic airfares is typical.

So, your ideal itinerary would be TPA-SVQ, LON-TPA.? You need to depart Fla. 30 June, and stay about how long? Outbound date determines fare season; length of stay can affect which fare classes apply — that’s why I ask.

I’m seeing BA with TPA-LGW for $880 r/t total for nonstop flights — sounds like you might have already found that one. Adding Sanford, Orlando, and Jacksonville to the search turned up … 880 still cheapest, but also this price from MCO with Virgin. Taking LON out, MCO-MAD 957 Delta.

MCO-DUB comes up 657 (Delta)

thanks again guys for your time. here is my travel itinerary if it helps at all:

leave june 10-12: tpa, jax, gnv,or mco to seville or malaga or even madrid

come back june 30: lon to tpa, jax, gnv, or mco

don you seem to be getting slightly les prices than me. where are you getting them? do you go to the actual sights. i have using kayak mainly. is there a better way?

I used ITA and guessed your stay at 13-14 nights. With the updated info, best I see is $983 TPA-AGP, LHR-TPA on Delta. Expedia has this itinerary for $990; Delta.com has it $989.

good to know. 983 is still a bit more than i would like to pay, but i feel that it is getting closer. do you think i am too optimistic to wait for something closer to $800? i am still so tempted by by tpa-dublin $671 and dublin-malaga $81. $752 vs $983 especially when i am paying for myself and my wife. and iam there only 2 1/2 hrs later. am i crazy?

tpa mad mad tpa=786
tpa mad lon tpa =861
mco-mad lon mco=861

mco mad mad mco=786

awesome stuff!!! contemplating taking action on one of these…but thinking about waiting a week or so. fares are dropping. want to take action fast! any idea when the basement might come? thanx for all your info

Another open jaw option I saw is TPA-LON, MAD-TPA for $786 on American.

its dropped again. wooohoo.

mco-mad lon-mco=$796

right price however, my ideal would still be:

mco-svq lon mco…which is $921

American has JAX-SVQ, LHR-JAX for $857.

but thats w/o taxes.

You’re right. Forgot I wasn’t searching Kayak or another site that shows prices after taxes.