Originally Posted by
tauphi
I've been researching flights in/out of JZH recently. Indeed JZH/CTU seems to get very little discount if any. However, JZH/CKG appears to be a lot more reasonable. If the final destination is elsewhere in China the connections from CKG also appear to be superior to CTU.
In general, for a given time period (let's say summer/fall busy times):
1) Most expensive route: CTU-JZH and vice-versa, often all-in's of RMB 1200-1300+ each way.
2) Next most: CGK-JZH and vice-versa, much more reasonable and can often find this for under RMB 1000 all-in each way. Sometimes under RMB 900 if you book about a month in advance.
3) Cheapest: XIY-JZH and vice-versa, About 830 all-in each way and that's with a full economy fare. This despite the fact that it's the longest distance.
I had an XIY-JZH ticket for this trip but cancelled it when I decided to put Jiuzhaigou after the Silk Road. It's true, routing to/from JZH through CGK or XIY can save some cash.