Where to buy air ticket? (for San Diego to Austin)

I'm leaving from San Diego, CA to Austin, TX in mid August.
Is there any suggestion where I can buy cheap air ticket? What is the
reasonable price for one passenger?

If you fly on Monday the 16th you can go for around $100 on Southwest
one way on a late flight. It changes in Las Vegas. The weekend will go
up considerably.

Peng Yu wrote:
I'm leaving from San Diego, CA to Austin, TX in mid August.
Is there any suggestion where I can buy cheap air ticket? What is the
reasonable price for one passenger?

If you fly on Monday the 16th you can go for around $100 on Southwest
one way on a late flight. It changes in Las Vegas. The weekend will go
up considerably.

Peng Yu wrote:
I'm leaving from San Diego, CA to Austin, TX in mid August.
Is there any suggestion where I can buy cheap air ticket? What is the
reasonable price for one passenger?

Peng Yu wrote:

I'm leaving from San Diego, CA to Austin, TX in mid August.
Is there any suggestion where I can buy cheap air ticket? What is the
reasonable price for one passenger?

One way or round trip?

Assuming one way, there are a number of carriers that pretty well match
fares with each other.

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

They all require a change somewhere.

Right now they are about $175 for early August, up to the 15th. The
fares drop to about $110 for the rest of the month, a bit higher on
weekends.

Peng Yu wrote:

I'm leaving from San Diego, CA to Austin, TX in mid August.
Is there any suggestion where I can buy cheap air ticket? What is the
reasonable price for one passenger?

One way or round trip?

Assuming one way, there are a number of carriers that pretty well match
fares with each other.

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

They all require a change somewhere.

Right now they are about $175 for early August, up to the 15th. The
fares drop to about $110 for the rest of the month, a bit higher on
weekends.

One way or round trip?
One way

Assuming one way, there are a number of carriers that pretty well match
fares with each other.

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

I checked those websites. There are substantial differences between
the prices shown on their websites, even for the same day similar
schedule flight. Why?
Is there hidden difference? Share I only consider the price,
stop-or-non-stop and the departure time of that day? Is there any
thing that I should consider when I buy the ticket?
They all require a change somewhere.
What is the change? Do you mean change to another air plane when it's
stop in the middle?

Right now they are about $175 for early August, up to the 15th. The
fares drop to about $110 for the rest of the month, a bit higher on
weekends.
What's the difference between Orbitz and Expedia's websites and those
airline companies' websites in term of searching for the lowest price
ticket?

One way or round trip?
One way

Assuming one way, there are a number of carriers that pretty well match
fares with each other.

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

I checked those websites. There are substantial differences between
the prices shown on their websites, even for the same day similar
schedule flight. Why?
Is there hidden difference? Share I only consider the price,
stop-or-non-stop and the departure time of that day? Is there any
thing that I should consider when I buy the ticket?
They all require a change somewhere.
What is the change? Do you mean change to another air plane when it's
stop in the middle?

Right now they are about $175 for early August, up to the 15th. The
fares drop to about $110 for the rest of the month, a bit higher on
weekends.
What's the difference between Orbitz and Expedia's websites and those
airline companies' websites in term of searching for the lowest price
ticket?

Peng Yu wrote:

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

I checked those websites. There are substantial differences between
the prices shown on their websites, even for the same day similar
schedule flight. Why?

There is no single fare. They charge more as the aircraft fills up, or
as the date of the flight approaches. Early morning or late evening
flights will probably be less expensive than flights operating at peak
times of the day.

Is there hidden difference?

Not really. Southwest doesn't assign seats, but has a bit more legroom
than Continental. Those sorts of differences typically aren't reflected
in the price.

Share I only consider the price, stop-or-non-stop and the departure time of that day?

That's pretty well it. I think Southwest is the only airline that
offers a non-stop flight.

Is there any thing that I should consider when I buy the ticket?

If you are unsure of when you want to travel, or if you feel you might
miss the flight, check the airlines' rules for changing their tickets.
Some are much more expensive and less flexible than others.

What's the difference between Orbitz and Expedia's websites and those
airline companies' websites in term of searching for the lowest price
ticket?

Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia are travel agencies. They will offer
you tickets on pretty well any airline, and charge a small fee for the
service. You will sometimes find cheaper fares on these sites than the
individual airlines', because of the timimg of fare increases or
specials, but typically the airline sites will offer the same or lower
fares.

The individual airline sites will only offer tickets for their own
flights, or those of partner airlines. Note that Southwest airlines
doesn't appear on the travel agency sites, so you have to specifically
check their web site for their schedules and fares.

Peng Yu wrote:

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

I checked those websites. There are substantial differences between
the prices shown on their websites, even for the same day similar
schedule flight. Why?

There is no single fare. They charge more as the aircraft fills up, or
as the date of the flight approaches. Early morning or late evening
flights will probably be less expensive than flights operating at peak
times of the day.

Is there hidden difference?

Not really. Southwest doesn't assign seats, but has a bit more legroom
than Continental. Those sorts of differences typically aren't reflected
in the price.

Share I only consider the price, stop-or-non-stop and the departure time of that day?

That's pretty well it. I think Southwest is the only airline that
offers a non-stop flight.

Is there any thing that I should consider when I buy the ticket?

If you are unsure of when you want to travel, or if you feel you might
miss the flight, check the airlines' rules for changing their tickets.
Some are much more expensive and less flexible than others.

What's the difference between Orbitz and Expedia's websites and those
airline companies' websites in term of searching for the lowest price
ticket?

Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia are travel agencies. They will offer
you tickets on pretty well any airline, and charge a small fee for the
service. You will sometimes find cheaper fares on these sites than the
individual airlines', because of the timimg of fare increases or
specials, but typically the airline sites will offer the same or lower
fares.

The individual airline sites will only offer tickets for their own
flights, or those of partner airlines. Note that Southwest airlines
doesn't appear on the travel agency sites, so you have to specifically
check their web site for their schedules and fares.

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:14:03 GMT, James Robinson
wrote:

Peng Yu wrote:

-Frontier
-Southwest
-Continental
-Delta

I checked those websites. There are substantial differences between
the prices shown on their websites, even for the same day similar
schedule flight. Why?

There is no single fare. They charge more as the aircraft fills up, or
as the date of the flight approaches. Early morning or late evening
flights will probably be less expensive than flights operating at peak
times of the day.

Is there hidden difference?

I have a lot of stuff to take with me. Do those airlines have the same
restrictions on luggages? Or some of them have stricter restrictions?