Cheapest way?

[Vegeta99]

Okay, sorry to ask, but lets face it, you guys are the experts! I've only flown TWICE, and I didn't have anything to do with getting the plane tickets. Anyway.

This summer I plan to go to Moscow, Idaho. They've got an airport there, but I can get picked up in Spokane. I'm departing from Williamsport, PA (IPT), but I can go to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre Scranton, JFK, or LaGuardia if need be. Is there any way I can get round-trip for rougly $300? I really don't care HOW many times I'm connected, as long as I (eventually) get there.

[dbaker]

What days do you have planned for this trip? That might allow us to help a bit more. Additionally, if we're talking August/September here, it may be benefitial to hang on a bit and try and purchase closer to the date of travel. I think that the best deals are available 3-4 weeks ahead of time. Generally, once you're purchasing a ticket more than a month in advance, you're not taking advantage of any promotions that the airline may be running besides avoiding any general advance purchase restrictions.

To look for fares for you, I started fiddling with travel on June 22 with a return on June 29. Safely within "summer" and all flying on Saturdays, which is generally one of the cheapest days of the week to fly, if not the cheapest.

For $494, I see Northwest as an option. Harrisburg(MDT)-Detroit(DTW)-Seattle(SEA)-Lewiston(LWS) with the reverse as the return.

For $418, I see Northwest as an option out of LGA. Laguardia(LGA)-Minneapolis(MSP)-Boise(BOI)-Lewiston (LWS)

I don't know how far Seattle is from your destination and I suspect that JFK is a bit out of the way for you, too, but if you're willing to cope with that, I see $285.60 if you fly Jetblue JFK-SEA non-stop.

Failing any other options, if you're willing to be flexible with your schedule (which it sounds like you will be), you could wait a bit until it gets slightly closer to the date of travel and go to Priceline (http://www.priceline.com/), which lets you bid on airfare. You can't select the airline or flight time, but you can select airports, travel dates, etc. It may be a good option for you. If you haven't already, you might want to take a moment to check out the site and get a feel for it. It may help you out in the future.

I hope this helps. Let me know some more specifics and what you think of the Jetblue option and maybe we can help more. Cheers.

[Vegeta99]

Thanks dbaker! I'm thinking of leaving around July 31st and returning August 14th. I was told that flying on Wednesdays was cheaper.

I checked out Priceline. They refuse to tell you if your bid will get you tickets unless you purchase them! :cry: