Return flights to florida
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As title, whens the best time to book flights to orlando florida in terms of cheapest prices possible? From now until say november.
Been looking but every month with virgin seems
To be the same at around £650... Was hoping to get a flight for max £500 so if anybody can give any tips its much appreciated! Preferable dates are early to mid september...
Can anybody recommend any decent but cheapish hotels near disneyland parks aswell please?
Thanks for any help in advance hope it isnt too vague! General jist is just looking for a week in florida or one (visiting gf) for hopefully a max of £750! Is it possible?
Been looking but every month with virgin seems
To be the same at around £650... Was hoping to get a flight for max £500 so if anybody can give any tips its much appreciated! Preferable dates are early to mid september...
Can anybody recommend any decent but cheapish hotels near disneyland parks aswell please?
Thanks for any help in advance hope it isnt too vague! General jist is just looking for a week in florida or one (visiting gf) for hopefully a max of £750! Is it possible?
US Airways have one of the better reputations amongst American carriers - but that is like saying Bristol City are the best football club in the Southwest...
£380 is extremely good value, and if budget is a deciding factor has to be a winner.
Sanford airport is definitely in the Orlando area (to the north in fact) and isn't much worse than Orlando Int'l. Again, if it's considerably cheaper you'd be daft not to use it.
Oh, and if you don't get seats in a sale, you'll be 99% more certain to pay more if you wait around for cheaper tickets.
£380 is extremely good value, and if budget is a deciding factor has to be a winner.
Sanford airport is definitely in the Orlando area (to the north in fact) and isn't much worse than Orlando Int'l. Again, if it's considerably cheaper you'd be daft not to use it.
Oh, and if you don't get seats in a sale, you'll be 99% more certain to pay more if you wait around for cheaper tickets.
Id rather just have direct flights as i dont really like flying ... So the least take offs and landings is what appeals to me lol.
Okay so its best tojust book rather than wait for a sale to arrive that may never? Il check orlando sanford then
Thanks for the advice so far guys its much appreciated, more advice is just as welcome though!
Okay so its best tojust book rather than wait for a sale to arrive that may never? Il check orlando sanford then
Thanks for the advice so far guys its much appreciated, more advice is just as welcome though!
c0ldpl4ya said:
Been looking but every month with virgin seems
To be the same at around £650... Was hoping to get a flight for max £500 so if anybody can give any tips its much appreciated! Preferable dates are early to mid september...
Don't overlook the charter flights/holiday companies who don't always advertise on Expedia etc.To be the same at around £650... Was hoping to get a flight for max £500 so if anybody can give any tips its much appreciated! Preferable dates are early to mid september...
21 of us are going to Florida in 2 weeks (
) , we looked for ages for flights and Virgin were always the most expensive, we ended up booking through Thomas Cook Airlines flying to Sanford for a smidgen over £500 - and we get seats with a 33" seat pitch and seat back TVs, so as good if not better than Virgin/BA and a hell of a lot cheaper.We found the cheapest prices were to be had by booking early, irrespective of airline, we held off and saw them all climb and climb - unless you go really last minute when you might get a bargain.
Scheduled airlines fly into Orlando International and vacation charters into Sanford.
Be aware that Sanford is NE of Orlando, OIA is S and the attraction areas are SW - so you have more distance between wheels-down and your hotel when flying into Sanford.
US Airways are no better/worse than any other domestic carrier if you are flying economy. They charge you for drinks and and the cabin crew are miserable, wrinkled old crones. They don't fly direct into Orlando, so you'd have to transit through Philly or Charlotte NC (not full of screaming children, is the trade-off). Their Envoy (business) class is good value, in that it's a much cheaper upgrade than competitors like Delta United/Conti and American. Virgin and BA coach is crap too. Virgin use bigger aircraft, but it's still hell.
If the flight is going to be an integral and enjoyable part of your holiday, versus something to be endured in order to get there, you really need to bite the bullet and pay for a business class seat.
Be aware that Sanford is NE of Orlando, OIA is S and the attraction areas are SW - so you have more distance between wheels-down and your hotel when flying into Sanford.
US Airways are no better/worse than any other domestic carrier if you are flying economy. They charge you for drinks and and the cabin crew are miserable, wrinkled old crones. They don't fly direct into Orlando, so you'd have to transit through Philly or Charlotte NC (not full of screaming children, is the trade-off). Their Envoy (business) class is good value, in that it's a much cheaper upgrade than competitors like Delta United/Conti and American. Virgin and BA coach is crap too. Virgin use bigger aircraft, but it's still hell.
If the flight is going to be an integral and enjoyable part of your holiday, versus something to be endured in order to get there, you really need to bite the bullet and pay for a business class seat.
It's just something to be endured im afraid. Im only going out there for a week to see my girlfriend whose working at disney on placement for 6 months....
Yeah have been trying to do research on all this but its stressing me out big time. Sanford is completely the other side of where I want to be but the flight is about £200 cheaper, but then I dont know costs of getting from Sanford to the hotel/villa which will be in the south west!
Car rental is killing me too as im 21, so theyr adding at least $20 a day to my rental which is just too much.
Can anybody tell me roughly how much taxis are and is public transport pretty accessible? having been to orlando around 8 years ago Id have thought driving in the car was the only option!
Yeah have been trying to do research on all this but its stressing me out big time. Sanford is completely the other side of where I want to be but the flight is about £200 cheaper, but then I dont know costs of getting from Sanford to the hotel/villa which will be in the south west!
Car rental is killing me too as im 21, so theyr adding at least $20 a day to my rental which is just too much.
Can anybody tell me roughly how much taxis are and is public transport pretty accessible? having been to orlando around 8 years ago Id have thought driving in the car was the only option!
Last time I flew Virgin into Florida the plane was an absolute shi*ter. Last time I flew Delta / KLM into Florida it was much better. Not very often that's the case, and they may well have upgraded it since last year, but it really was pap - especially compared to other Virgin planes.
c0ldpl4ya said:
Can anybody recommend any decent but cheapish hotels near disneyland parks aswell please?
It's DisneyWorld in Florida - make sure you don't end up booking a hotel in California!Perhaps your gf could advise on a suitable location depending on where she's billeted, but if you don't have a hire car then somewhere in the Lake Buena Vista area will give you access to DownTownDisney and you can then use the Disney bus service to get around.
She might be right on the other side of the theme park areas though.
Re the flights - the tax etc is about £250 now, so really cheap deals are less likely than they used to be.
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