Originally Posted by
PWMTrav
I would never, under any circumstance, stop 3 times to get to Europe. My butt would be in a coach seat on one of the European carriers if I were departing SFO. For me it's way more of a hassle to stop 3x than it would be to sit in coach, check a bag or whatever else. For the most part, I avoid stopping twice if it's at all possible (it isn't to most secondary cities in Italy).
This.
I drive Sacramento to SFO to avoid one stop. Will only book one stop to final destination.
When I lived in LA I took n/s to any reasonable destination in Europe and arranged my own way to final destination, usually folding in a visit to the flight destination.
(Obviously, booking myself for non business travel.)