What is the cheapest place to book a flight from WI to San Diego, CA for three weeks from now?
My friend is having a last minute wedding in CA - and asked me to be a bridesmaid/witness. I live in Wisconsin, so need to fly out of either Milwaukee, Appleton, or Green Bay. I am flying to San Diego, CA. The dates are May 15-17. I need to arrive in CA by 6pmish (or before). Someone help me please??? I am a full-time student if that saves any on fares.
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Most of the internet websites are not charging booking fees currently. I always use kayak.com as a first reference point, then if there's a booking fee, move direct to the airline website to book/buy the ticket. David Rowell http://www.thetravelinsider.info
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Try Jet Blue, Southwest, and TravelZoo. There have been some fantastic rates lately.
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I've found that Southwest has the best prices for last minute flights.
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Your best bet is to go to Sidestep.com and do a search. It searches numerous sources at once. You can also try Priceline.com, but use the name your own price and go about $100 less than the lowest price on Sidestep for a starting price. You may get lucky. The regular search on priceline, by the way, usually won't reveal anything cheaper than other mass search sites. Sidestep has been, for me, far more helpful than orbitz, expedia, travelocity, etc. It's more thorough, and usually finds better deals. Also, there are several sites that do "last minute travel" searches for weekend trips that can find sometimes cheaper flight packages. Flying midweek is always cheaper, because there's less demand. Being willing to take a red-eye flight can save you a lot of money as well. My husband saved $211 by taking a flight that went through the night. We figured, he'd be sleeping anyway, so why not save the money?
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try midwest airlines from green bay to la and then take a commuter plane down from la to sd
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Sometimes your friends/family might get discount rates if they are union members or are AAA members. You might check with your family to see if you can get a discount if they buy the ticket and you re-imburse them.
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there are quite a few sites that you can search that will likely give you the best prices available. just go here: http://bookme.com/flights.php and you will be able to compare prices on all the reputable travel sites in just a couple minutes. it's very convenient and will save you a bunch of time and money. Also, make sure you buy them online... otherwise they charge much higher fees for phone orders. good luck.
