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Kayci 05-22-2011 04:51 PM
Best website for deals on tickets? Help please
 
I am going to Kyusyu, using Fukuoka airport. Around July 30th, 31st.

I will come back from there on August 15th.
I have been looking all over online for really great deals, but the best I found was hotwire.com, for around $1250.30
I wanna save money, for various reasons, but its hard. I tried using three different aiports. (Fresno- my hometown, and San Fransisco and Los Angeles...San Fransisco was cheapest.)

If I am missing anything to help save more money, please let me know. I know going in July is usually more expensive anyways, which is why I chose end of the month. (Also, I cannot change date. I NEED to be in Hita-shi, Oitaken around this time.)

Any advice would be much appreciated.

samokan 05-24-2011 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 865840)
I am going to Kyusyu, using Fukuoka airport. Around July 30th, 31st.

I will come back from there on August 15th.
I have been looking all over online for really great deals, but the best I found was hotwire.com, for around $1250.30
I wanna save money, for various reasons, but its hard. I tried using three different aiports. (Fresno- my hometown, and San Fransisco and Los Angeles...San Fransisco was cheapest.)

If I am missing anything to help save more money, please let me know. I know going in July is usually more expensive anyways, which is why I chose end of the month. (Also, I cannot change date. I NEED to be in Hita-shi, Oitaken around this time.)

Any advice would be much appreciated.
try Kayak.com

Kayci 05-24-2011 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by samokan (Post 866035)
try Kayak.com
Kayak? Okay. Thank you.

godwine 05-24-2011 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 866076)
Kayak? Okay. Thank you.
You can also check with IACE: IACE TRAVEL Travel Flights Search

Nyororin 05-24-2011 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by godwine (Post 866077)
You can also check with IACE: IACE TRAVEL Travel Flights Search
I`m also going to recommend IACE. I always use them - if you get lucky on the dates, they have some really good deals.

Kayci 05-24-2011 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nyororin (Post 866079)
I`m also going to recommend IACE. I always use them - if you get lucky on the dates, they have some really good deals.
Thank you both. I really appreciate the help ^^

Kayci 05-24-2011 05:24 PM
Sorry to double post...But do deals sometimes get better the closer to date? And why is airport affecting price?

JohnBraden 05-24-2011 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 866086)
Sorry to double post...But do deals sometimes get better the closer to date? And why is airport affecting price?
Sometimes flights don't originate from where you'd like. If you're closer to SFO, but the better deal is out of LAX, you have to factor the flight from SFO to LAX. You'll find better deals flying into major hubs too, like KIX Osaka or NRT Tokyo because the flight into Fukuoka has to be taken into consideration as well....

Kayci 05-24-2011 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnBraden (Post 866091)
Sometimes flights don't originate from where you'd like. If you're closer to SFO, but the better deal is out of LAX, you have to factor the flight from SFO to LAX. You'll find better deals flying into major hubs too, like KIX Osaka or NRT Tokyo because the flight into Fukuoka has to be taken into consideration as well....
But I dont have the money to take bus/shinkansen to fukuoka...I know its smarter, but not as convenient.

Actually, correction, not that I dont have the money, I dont have the willpower for constant travel beyond a flight.

Gahhhh

tokusatsufan 05-24-2011 08:56 PM
I flew with KLM [typed NHK for a moment there!] to Amsterdam and then went from there to Narita. It was good value for money,the vegetarian food was brilliant,but Amsterdam is not for me. Still,whatever's cheapest.

Pinkshadie 06-14-2011 10:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 865840)
I am going to Kyusyu, using Fukuoka airport. Around July 30th, 31st.

I will come back from there on August 15th.
I have been looking all over online for really great deals, but the best I found was hotwire.com, for around $1250.30
I wanna save money, for various reasons, but its hard. I tried using three different aiports. (Fresno- my hometown, and San Fransisco and Los Angeles...San Fransisco was cheapest.)

If I am missing anything to help save more money, please let me know. I know going in July is usually more expensive anyways, which is why I chose end of the month. (Also, I cannot change date. I NEED to be in Hita-shi, Oitaken around this time.)

Any advice would be much appreciated.
Kayak seems to be the way to go. I'm looking for a flight during October/November from SFO and the price is ~1,000$ after tax which isn't so bad. However, you're flying at more of a peak time than I will be so, good luck. :)

A good option I'm looking into is buying miles from someone off of Craigslist for a discount rate. However, I'm not sure how lucrative it is since I haven't actually done that but it's an option I'm looking into personally.


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