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Are cheap flights to Vegas an urban legend?

Seriously! Trying to do a Vegas weekend next month. I realize a Thurs-Sun is prime travel time but DUDE! Any secret airlines/sites I'm not aware of?

Thanks.

Re: Are cheap flights to Vegas an urban legend?

  • i feel teh same way...DH is there this week for a work trip and I was going to fly out for 2 days and join him...but not for the prices!!!! they USED to be cheap!!!
  • I believe so.  Some friends and I were just talking about this over the weekend.  One of them had to go for a work thing last month and it was $500 roundtrip.

    Have you tried kayak?  Or cheap tickets?  I always use Expedia, it's always been the cheapest for me.

  • DH has lived here since 2005 and has had to go to at least 1 bach party in Vegas every year.  The cheapest he's ever flown was a little over $300, even with months of notice and frequent flier status.  So, IMO, yes, a myth.

    The cheapest are usually Southwest from Baltimore, if you're willing to make that trek.

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  • A lot of the cheap tix to Vegas you hear of are on smaller airlines, out of smaller airports.  They take advantage of excess capacity - and move around to fit their business model - offering good fares with limited schedules for leisure travelers.  One month, they'll have cheap tix from DesMoine to Vegas.  A few months later, they might have cheap tix from Flint to Orlando.

  • We did a Thurs-Sun trip to Vegas last October; the cheapest tickets we found were in the $400 range (and that was looking on Kayak, Expedia, etc).  We ended up spending $530 on United direct flights from Dulles.
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  • Ugh! Thanks ladies. Guess we'll just suck it up.

  • I just got back and paid nearly $700 for a direct flight (work-trip, so not my dime!) Thurs-Sun.  Wed night I got a call that my direct flight out was cancelled and I had to get rebooked and connect in either Newark, NJ or Houston, TX.  I was TICKED.  If I wanted to save a few bucks, I would have did a connection from the beginning.
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  • Try Virgin America.  I am not sure if they fly to Las Vegas, but we flew to LA last month and my ticket was under $400.  
  • I recommend airfarewatchdog.com

    Tues/Wed/Sat travel - $258 to $308 roundtrip

     

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