Why so expensive to Vancouver?
Nov 19, 2013, 9:37 pm
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Why so expensive to Vancouver?
We have recently moved to SFO and I really want to do a couple of nights in Vancouver. The wife is off in April and checking dates even during the week, the prices are coming out around $450 plus per person?? Any reason its so high? Anyone got any tips or hints on how to do this cheaper?
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Nov 19, 2013, 10:23 pm
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Just be glad that it's still as cheap as that... I had to make a rather short notice booking for YVR-SFO-YVR this upcoming Thursday/Saturday, and the cheapest direct Y cabin tickets were around $1100.
... so I booked YVR-LAX-SFO / SFO-LAX-YYC-YVR in J for $1300 instead. I wasn't planning on doing a MR, but hey, spending $200 extra to fly in comfort *and* end the year with 35k AQM instead of 30k AQM? I wouldn't want to do the extra segments in Y, but I'm perfectly fine with spending extra time in J. :-)
... so I booked YVR-LAX-SFO / SFO-LAX-YYC-YVR in J for $1300 instead. I wasn't planning on doing a MR, but hey, spending $200 extra to fly in comfort *and* end the year with 35k AQM instead of 30k AQM? I wouldn't want to do the extra segments in Y, but I'm perfectly fine with spending extra time in J. :-)
Nov 19, 2013, 10:24 pm
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We have recently moved to SFO and I really want to do a couple of nights in Vancouver. The wife is off in April and checking dates even during the week, the prices are coming out around $450 plus per person?? Any reason its so high? Anyone got any tips or hints on how to do this cheaper?
Cheers ^
Cheers ^
fly from bli.
Nov 19, 2013, 11:53 pm
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Cheaper? Fly to SEA, then rent a car or take the train/bus on the last leg. It can be a pain, but that's what I used to do when I had the extra time.
Sorry to chuckle a bit at this being seen as expensive - its not really for a short-haul transborder fare. To contrast, try a mid-size midwestern US city to YYZ. For example, CVG-YYZ is hard to find for $500 these days, even in advance, and that's about half the mileage of SFO-YVR.
Sorry to chuckle a bit at this being seen as expensive - its not really for a short-haul transborder fare. To contrast, try a mid-size midwestern US city to YYZ. For example, CVG-YYZ is hard to find for $500 these days, even in advance, and that's about half the mileage of SFO-YVR.
Nov 20, 2013, 8:41 am
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Thanks for the reply guys...
So in general, if there is a sale on what does this fare normally come out at? From checking this morning a direct flight with UA and AC is $650????
I checked flying to SEA and that is only $179 round trip so doing that and getting a train might work!!!
So silly because if those seats are not sold then thats two seats they could have sold...if however, most of the seats get bought up then obviously I can understand why they are at those prices!
So in general, if there is a sale on what does this fare normally come out at? From checking this morning a direct flight with UA and AC is $650????
I checked flying to SEA and that is only $179 round trip so doing that and getting a train might work!!!
So silly because if those seats are not sold then thats two seats they could have sold...if however, most of the seats get bought up then obviously I can understand why they are at those prices!
Nov 20, 2013, 9:27 am
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Usable smartphone plans are actually more expensive down here, and the networks are not nearly as good as Rogers/Bell/Telus.
Nov 20, 2013, 10:12 am
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I don't know much about SFO-YVR fares other than they are expensive.
I do know YVR-LAX can be had for $300 round trip during seat sales.
Nov 20, 2013, 10:33 am
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Thanks for the reply guys...
So in general, if there is a sale on what does this fare normally come out at? From checking this morning a direct flight with UA and AC is $650????
I checked flying to SEA and that is only $179 round trip so doing that and getting a train might work!!!
So silly because if those seats are not sold then thats two seats they could have sold...if however, most of the seats get bought up then obviously I can understand why they are at those prices!
So in general, if there is a sale on what does this fare normally come out at? From checking this morning a direct flight with UA and AC is $650????
I checked flying to SEA and that is only $179 round trip so doing that and getting a train might work!!!
So silly because if those seats are not sold then thats two seats they could have sold...if however, most of the seats get bought up then obviously I can understand why they are at those prices!
And don't worry, AC will sell those seats. It is a matter of at what price they will sell them, but that plane will take off packed to the gills.
