Internal flights whilst in America

Noto · 17 Apr 2010 at 22:19

Good evening all,

Wheres a good place online to book internal flights in America. Particularly interested in the Vegas to San Fran to LA Triangle.

Thanks in advance!

No1newts · 17 Apr 2010 at 22:21

We done exactley what you are planning (some mates and me) and we just turned up at the airport and booked then, the flights were nowhere near full. Apparently the majority of internals in America arent

mavers · 17 Apr 2010 at 22:26

i used expedia and virgin.

IceBus · 17 Apr 2010 at 23:43

Search the forums as we had a thread on this recently

PMKeates · 17 Apr 2010 at 23:49

kayak.co.uk are pretty good for just about any flights.

[TW]Fox · 17 Apr 2010 at 23:49

Drive instead. It isn't particularly far between either of them and what would you rather have memories of - sitting in a Boeing 767 or driving through the Mohave Desert?

Tomsk · 18 Apr 2010 at 00:01

[TW]Fox;16383780 said:
Drive instead. It isn't particularly far between either of them and what would you rather have memories of - sitting in a Boeing 767 or driving through the Mohave Desert?

I agree, and you may get to drive along PH1 too.
It's always handy to have a car in LA, SF or LV anyway.

Noto · 18 Apr 2010 at 00:35

but its like half a days drive between sanfran and LA or vegas aint it?

I dunno just driving on the right hand side of the road never done it before...

[TW]Fox · 18 Apr 2010 at 00:38

Yes but its a drive which in parts encompasses some of the most stunning sights on the planet! Highway 1 along the coast is fantastic.

The driving is SO good my entire trip in September is based around driving from LA to Vegas up to SF and back to LA.

Rotty · 18 Apr 2010 at 00:39

those flights are pretty much covered by US Air / american west

oh and american airlines /american eagle

generally they are very cheap

Tomsk · 18 Apr 2010 at 00:43

Noto said:
but its like half a days drive between sanfran and LA or vegas aint it?

I dunno just driving on the right hand side of the road never done it before...

LA or LV to SF can be done in a day. I've done LA<->SF a few times (~7 hours) and it's not too bad. Just stick the cruise control on and it's easy. Freeways in USA aren't like the motorways in the UK where everyone is trying to get ahead.

As for driving on the right, just tell yourself to keep right especially when turning onto larger roads. First day I ever drove (actually I rode a motorbike) in a America I told myself to keep right, only to end up on the left as I pulled out of the docks!

thedoc46 · 18 Apr 2010 at 01:06

Noto said:
but its like half a days drive between sanfran and LA or vegas aint it?

I dunno just driving on the right hand side of the road never done it before...

Don't be a homo.

Seft · 18 Apr 2010 at 08:33

If you do want to fly, Virgin America is having a sale this weekend:

http://fly.virginamerica.com/dm?id=98CF8A307B41764583C646B33690D755

Noto · 18 Apr 2010 at 15:31

thedoc46 said:
Don't be a homo.

id do it if i was on my own... but travelling with other people, well lets say we're gonna have a good time and if something happens then its all on me. And all the other three have already chickened out of driving.

Marky · 18 Apr 2010 at 15:57

I would do a road trip between them

Would be awesome

manoz · 18 Apr 2010 at 16:32

This is the way to go

http://www.greentortoise.com/adventures/hostel.vegas.zion.LA.html

we were on one of the adventure tours but it also picked up and dropped off people doing the above. Great way to meet people too and share stories.

edit: just realised, it only operates in a certain time frame...shame

qqg3 · 18 Apr 2010 at 16:39

manoz said:
This is the way to go

http://www.greentortoise.com/adventures/hostel.vegas.zion.LA.html

we were on one of the adventure tours but it also picked up and dropped off people doing the above. Great way to meet people too and share stories.

Thanks for the link. Looks useful.