Airfare woes

[halocline]

I'm trying to find a decent fare to get to Roatan for a couple of weeks, leaving sometime after Dec 26th and returning to Texas around or before Jan 12th. Best fare I have found so far is the Houston nonstop (with a connection from San Antonio) for $830....ouch. There's got to be a cheaper way, especially with flexible dates. Any suggestions?

 

[Gtoph]

I'm trying to find a decent fare to get to Roatan for a couple of weeks, leaving sometime after Dec 26th and returning to Texas around or before Jan 12th. Best fare I have found so far is the Houston nonstop (with a connection from San Antonio) for $830....ouch. There's got to be a cheaper way, especially with flexible dates. Any suggestions?

I assume you've tried all the usual sites... sidestep.com farecompare.com (just did it from Houston and it had it for 570)

 

[parrotheaddiver]

Looks like airfare has really jumped up....we usually drive to Houston and fly out of IAH to Roatan saves a little bit.....Dec and Jan are usually expensive months to fly....you might try
Yapta Yapta - What is Yapta? this site will track your flight you want and let you know when it goes down....not sure when you want to book... I even checked TACA they were higher this morning than CA...good luck

 

[magnetic]

(just did it from Houston and it had it for 570), I wish I could get this price from San Francisco :V

 

[diversteve]

Try Spirit Air - They have a flight leaving the 27th and returning the 12th for $343 total.

But it's to/from Ft. Lauderdale. And the return leaves at 2AM...

Maybe Southwest has a cheap flight from San Antonio to FLL? We can get there from here for $200 r/t. on SWA. But maybe not over the holidays...

Spirit, Southwest, TACA and some of the other regionals don't always show up on the major travel sites.

 

[DeputyDan]

Most expensive time of the year to fly.

I have free lodging in Aruba for the week after Christmas but am not going due to airfare.

 

[GrandpaScuba]

Airfare to Roatan is frequently in the $900+ range from Seattle.

A lot of people seem to forget to consider calling a travel agent. This year, I called a travel agent to set up my trip to Roatan. She was able to get me a direct flight (from Seattle, that means Seattle to Houston, then Houston to Roatan) for $730. From Seattle, that is a very good price.

Instead of jumping from website to website. You might try calling a travel agent who specializes in dive travel and let them do all the leg work. I recommend South Pacific Island Travel at 1-877-773-4846 or South Pacific Island Travel.

I know... the name says South Pacific... but they have a Caribbean specialist on staff.

 

[cowdog77]

Kayak is showing $690 out of SA this week on a one-stop flight of fairly short duration.....Delta.