Jul 5, 2017, 8:33 am
Last edit by: wolfpacktrojan
Transportation options from HGH to Hangzhou city center or PVG. Please add your name and your itinerary if you are interested in meeting other fellow FTers.
1) Taxi to Hangzhou city center, about 100 RMB ($15) for the entire party, not per person, walking from international terminal to domestic terminal (i.e., right turn after you get outside of the international terminal building), you will see taxi queue.
2) Shuttle bus, 20 RMB ($3), to Wulinmen CAAC Ticket Office or East Railway Station Line (two most popular options). The waiting hall for the shuttle bus is at Gate 10 (you can purchase ticket at Gate 14, too) Arrival Hall, on the first floor of the terminal building. Further details, see https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cit...ation.htm#hang
3) Shuttle from Hangzhou city center to PVG, 110 RMB, 3.5 hours: a) Wulinmen Ticket Office Central Hangzhou to PVG: (5:30, 6:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00)
b) Hangzhou Dragon Sports Center to PVG, 110 RMB, (7:00, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:00 ). Further details, see https://traveladept.com/bus-pudong-hangzhou/
4) Train from Hangzhou East station to Shanghai Hongqiao; less than 100 RMB (~1 hr); then you can take Subway Line #2 to PVG, ~10 RMB and 2 hrs; or shuttle bus (Airport Line #1), about 1 hr, 30 RMB ($4.5), every 15 - 25 minutes. The Hangzhou East ticketing windows are located on 1st Floor, EAST Area of the station. Please allow 20-30 minutes for walking to 2nd floor departure, and security check. The frequency of Hangzhou-Hongqiao trains is as good as that of subways in many US cities.
5) Getting cash at HGH The international terminal at HGH (where you arrive) only has an exchange vendor with hefty fees that is open limited hours. However, the adjacent domestic terminal has a bank ATM. To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.
6 Getting TWOV without issues The advice is to print out your itinerary, hotel reservation, etc., to speed up the procedure at the entry point in China. At SFO, the check-in agents were clueless, so be prepared to get there very early and fight for your boarding passes. Please read the last few pages on this thread for first-hand experiences. Good luck. There is a thread on FT for further details. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hread-231.html
ATM To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.
Travel information for Beijing and airport:
Beijing will have 2 hubs starting Sept 30,2019. PEK (Beijing Capital International Airport) is original main hub and will continue for Star Alliance flights and Cathay Pacific (including subsidiary Cathay Dragon Air). PKX (Beijing Daxing International Airport, will debut Sept 30, 2019) planned for airlines of the SkyTeam alliance and One World Alliance (AA, BA, etc. except Cathay Pacific) will be relocated to the new airport. Most flyers taking advantage of this China OJ deal will continue fly through PEK. Some people who use positioning flights through Beijing using non-Star Alliance airlines need to make sure you are flying into PEK, or else need 2hr ground transportation from PKX to PEK.
PEK allows TWOV within 24hr to stay inside security zone airside. This is more convenient for immediate turn than Shanghai-PVG, which force all passengers to exit immigration and customs, then re-check in from land side, even if you have immediate turn within 24hr.
Who are going? When for outbound and inbound? Routing from major hubs:
July 2017
August 2017
Quinlanty: Aug 3, ORD-HKG-HGH; Aug 7, PVG-LAX-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ (see post #284 for a brief report on TWOV procedure at HGH).
September 2017
Kmxu: 1 Sept, IAD-HNL-GUM-, 3 Sept, GUM-PVG; 4 Sept, PVG-SFO-ORD
Quinlanty; Sep 1, IAD-HNL-GUM; Sept 3, GUM-PVG, Sep 4, PVG-SFO-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Sept 1; SFO-HNL-GUM-HKG Sept 3rd: HKG-HGH, Sept 4th: PVG-SFO
X31: 8 Sept BTV-EWR-SFO-HKG-HGH; 11 Sept PVG-NRT; 12 Sept HND-SFO-IAH-EWR; 13 Sept EWR-YUL
Kmxu + 3: 9 Sept, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH; 12 Sept, PVG-SFO-IAD
techdarko: 12 Sept, SFO-HKG; 14 Sept, HKG-HGH; 16 Sept, PVG-SFO
Quinlanty: Sep 14; SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-YVR
bencanfly: Sep 14, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-IAD
tde211: Sept 17, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 18 - PVG-SFO-YVR
Fishleafer: Sep 20, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 26, PVG-SFO-YVR
X31: 21 Sept BTV-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG; 23 Sept HKG-HGH; 25 Sept PVG-SFO-IAH-EWR; 26 Sept EWR-YUL
985X: Sept 22, LAX-SFO-HKG; Sept 23, HKG-HGH; Sept 25, PVG-LAX; Sept 26, LAX-YVR
flyingstudent: Sept 23: SFO-HGH
netoreisinger: 30 Sept, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; 4 Oct, PVG-SFO-ORD-YUL
October 2017
gba: Oct 22, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 29: PVG-NRT-SEA-YVR
beyounged: Oct 24, SAN-SFO-HKG, Oct 26, HKG-HGH, Nov 8, PVG-HND-YVR
as219: Oct 26, LGA-ORD-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-SFO-EWR-YUL (+1)
X31: 26 Oct BTV-ORD-HKG; 28 Oct HKG-HGH; 30 Oct PVG-SFO; 31 Oct SFO-ORD-YUL
riphamilton +1: Oct 27, BOS-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-GUM-NRT; Oct 31: NRT-ORD-YUL
November 2017
Quinlanty: Nov 3, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; Nov 6, HGH-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Nov 19: BDL-ORD-HKG-HGH, Nov 27 HGH HKG-SFO-(YVR)
Davistev: Nov26, LAX-NRT-PVG
December 2017
Kmxu: Dec 1, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG; Dec 3, HKG-HGH, Dec 4, PVG-SFO-IAD
X31: Dec 1, YUL-IAD-IAH; Dec 2, IAH-LAX-PVG; Dec 4, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Dec 4, HNL-EWR-BTV.
January 2018
Kewldude21: Jan 14 IAH-EWR-HKG Jan 16 HKG-HGH Jan 22 PVG-SFO-IAH
mpiotrow: Jan 21, ORD-SFO-KIX; Jan 23, KIX-HGH; Jan 24, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL-DEN-YYZ
February 2018
March 2018
Davistev: Mar03, PVG-SFO-YVR
flyer777lr: Mar 20, DEN-HNL-GUM; Mar 23, GUM-KIX (NH)-HGH; Mar 26, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Mar 27, HNL-EWR-YYZ
Kewldude21: Mar 22 IAH-EWR-HKG Mar 24 HKG-HGH Mar 28 HGH-PEK-SFO-IAH
flyme2: Mar 28, BTV-ORD-HKG; Mar 29: HKG-HGH; Apr 17: HKG-EWR-YUL
JetSetDave: Mar 29, EUG-SFO-HKG-HGH; April 3, PVG-SFO-EUG
Coeur 05: March 31, bos-sfo-hkg-pvg; April 5, PVG-lax-ord-yow
April 2018
ttyl: Apr 01 BTV-IAD-EWR-HKG; Apr 02 HKG-HGH; Apr 04 PVG-SFO-IAD-LGA-YUL
Toronto1970: April 6, EWR-ORD-HKG-HGH; April 13, CTU-SFO-EWR-YYZ
Exiled in Express: April 18, ORD-HKG-HGH; April 30, WUH-NRT-SEA-YVR
X31: Apr. 28 : BTV-EWR-HKG-HGH; May 1st : PVG-KIX; May 15th : ITM-HND-YVR-YYJ
May 2018
Kewldude21: May 3 IAH-SFO-HKG May 13 PEK-SFO-IAH
October 2018
KMXU, Oct. 18, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH, Oct. 25, PVG-SFO-IAD
November 2018
KMXU, Nov. 14, ORD-HKG-XIY, Nov. 19, PEK-ORD
September 2019
xinliz Sept 4 SFO-NRT-PVG Sept 25 PEK-EWR-YOW
Flying Machine Sept 9 LAX-SFO-HKG Sept 10 HKG-HGH Sept 16 PVG-SFO-IAD
October 2019
kmxu: Oct 26, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG, Oct. 27, HKG-XIY, Oct 30, CTU-SFO-IAH
wolfpacktrojan: Oct. 26, EWR-SFO-PVG, Oct. 28, PVG-NRT-SFO-YVR
November 2019
kmxuand his colleague: Nov 9, IAD-PEK, Nov 12, PEK-NRT-HNL-SFO-YYZ
kmxu's colleague: Nov 13, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 16, PEK-ORD
kmxu: Nov. 20, IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 22, PEK-EWR-YYZ
kmxu: Nov. 23, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 26, PEK-ORD
aquanine Nov 28: LAX-SFO-KIX, Nov 30: KIX-PEK, Dec 2: PEK-SFO-YVR
December 2019
kmxu: Nov. 30, IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 2, PEK-ORD-YYZ
kmxu: Dec. 3, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 6, PEK-ORD
jskang Dec 5, EWR-PVG, Dec 8, PEK-NRT-IAD-YOW
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
1) Taxi to Hangzhou city center, about 100 RMB ($15) for the entire party, not per person, walking from international terminal to domestic terminal (i.e., right turn after you get outside of the international terminal building), you will see taxi queue.
2) Shuttle bus, 20 RMB ($3), to Wulinmen CAAC Ticket Office or East Railway Station Line (two most popular options). The waiting hall for the shuttle bus is at Gate 10 (you can purchase ticket at Gate 14, too) Arrival Hall, on the first floor of the terminal building. Further details, see https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cit...ation.htm#hang
3) Shuttle from Hangzhou city center to PVG, 110 RMB, 3.5 hours: a) Wulinmen Ticket Office Central Hangzhou to PVG: (5:30, 6:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00)
b) Hangzhou Dragon Sports Center to PVG, 110 RMB, (7:00, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:00 ). Further details, see https://traveladept.com/bus-pudong-hangzhou/
4) Train from Hangzhou East station to Shanghai Hongqiao; less than 100 RMB (~1 hr); then you can take Subway Line #2 to PVG, ~10 RMB and 2 hrs; or shuttle bus (Airport Line #1), about 1 hr, 30 RMB ($4.5), every 15 - 25 minutes. The Hangzhou East ticketing windows are located on 1st Floor, EAST Area of the station. Please allow 20-30 minutes for walking to 2nd floor departure, and security check. The frequency of Hangzhou-Hongqiao trains is as good as that of subways in many US cities.
5) Getting cash at HGH The international terminal at HGH (where you arrive) only has an exchange vendor with hefty fees that is open limited hours. However, the adjacent domestic terminal has a bank ATM. To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.
6 Getting TWOV without issues The advice is to print out your itinerary, hotel reservation, etc., to speed up the procedure at the entry point in China. At SFO, the check-in agents were clueless, so be prepared to get there very early and fight for your boarding passes. Please read the last few pages on this thread for first-hand experiences. Good luck. There is a thread on FT for further details. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...hread-231.html
ATM To get to the entrance of the domestic terminal, exit the international terminal and keep walking right, past the taxi stand. Then enter and take the escalator to the second floor. The bank ATM will be on your left, next to the escalator.
Travel information for Beijing and airport:
Beijing will have 2 hubs starting Sept 30,2019. PEK (Beijing Capital International Airport) is original main hub and will continue for Star Alliance flights and Cathay Pacific (including subsidiary Cathay Dragon Air). PKX (Beijing Daxing International Airport, will debut Sept 30, 2019) planned for airlines of the SkyTeam alliance and One World Alliance (AA, BA, etc. except Cathay Pacific) will be relocated to the new airport. Most flyers taking advantage of this China OJ deal will continue fly through PEK. Some people who use positioning flights through Beijing using non-Star Alliance airlines need to make sure you are flying into PEK, or else need 2hr ground transportation from PKX to PEK.
PEK allows TWOV within 24hr to stay inside security zone airside. This is more convenient for immediate turn than Shanghai-PVG, which force all passengers to exit immigration and customs, then re-check in from land side, even if you have immediate turn within 24hr.
Who are going? When for outbound and inbound? Routing from major hubs:
July 2017
August 2017
Quinlanty: Aug 3, ORD-HKG-HGH; Aug 7, PVG-LAX-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ (see post #284 for a brief report on TWOV procedure at HGH).
September 2017
Kmxu: 1 Sept, IAD-HNL-GUM-, 3 Sept, GUM-PVG; 4 Sept, PVG-SFO-ORD
Quinlanty; Sep 1, IAD-HNL-GUM; Sept 3, GUM-PVG, Sep 4, PVG-SFO-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Sept 1; SFO-HNL-GUM-HKG Sept 3rd: HKG-HGH, Sept 4th: PVG-SFO
X31: 8 Sept BTV-EWR-SFO-HKG-HGH; 11 Sept PVG-NRT; 12 Sept HND-SFO-IAH-EWR; 13 Sept EWR-YUL
Kmxu + 3: 9 Sept, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH; 12 Sept, PVG-SFO-IAD
techdarko: 12 Sept, SFO-HKG; 14 Sept, HKG-HGH; 16 Sept, PVG-SFO
Quinlanty: Sep 14; SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-YVR
bencanfly: Sep 14, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 18, PVG-SFO-IAD
tde211: Sept 17, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 18 - PVG-SFO-YVR
Fishleafer: Sep 20, SFO-HKG-HGH; Sep 26, PVG-SFO-YVR
X31: 21 Sept BTV-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG; 23 Sept HKG-HGH; 25 Sept PVG-SFO-IAH-EWR; 26 Sept EWR-YUL
985X: Sept 22, LAX-SFO-HKG; Sept 23, HKG-HGH; Sept 25, PVG-LAX; Sept 26, LAX-YVR
flyingstudent: Sept 23: SFO-HGH
netoreisinger: 30 Sept, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; 4 Oct, PVG-SFO-ORD-YUL
October 2017
gba: Oct 22, SFO-HKG-HGH; Oct 29: PVG-NRT-SEA-YVR
beyounged: Oct 24, SAN-SFO-HKG, Oct 26, HKG-HGH, Nov 8, PVG-HND-YVR
as219: Oct 26, LGA-ORD-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-SFO-EWR-YUL (+1)
X31: 26 Oct BTV-ORD-HKG; 28 Oct HKG-HGH; 30 Oct PVG-SFO; 31 Oct SFO-ORD-YUL
riphamilton +1: Oct 27, BOS-EWR-HNL-GUM-HKG (+1); Oct 30: HKG-GUM-NRT; Oct 31: NRT-ORD-YUL
November 2017
Quinlanty: Nov 3, BOS-EWR-HKG-HGH; Nov 6, HGH-SFO-IAH-ORD-YYZ
pushmyredbutton: Nov 19: BDL-ORD-HKG
Davistev: Nov26, LAX-NRT-PVG
December 2017
Kmxu: Dec 1, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG; Dec 3, HKG-HGH, Dec 4, PVG-SFO-IAD
X31: Dec 1, YUL-IAD-IAH; Dec 2, IAH-LAX-PVG; Dec 4, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Dec 4, HNL-EWR-BTV.
January 2018
Kewldude21: Jan 14 IAH-EWR-HKG Jan 16 HKG-HGH Jan 22 PVG-SFO-IAH
mpiotrow: Jan 21, ORD-SFO-KIX; Jan 23, KIX-HGH; Jan 24, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL-DEN-YYZ
February 2018
March 2018
Davistev: Mar03, PVG-SFO-YVR
flyer777lr: Mar 20, DEN-HNL-GUM; Mar 23, GUM-KIX (NH)-HGH; Mar 26, HGH-HKG-GUM-HNL; Mar 27, HNL-EWR-YYZ
Kewldude21: Mar 22 IAH-EWR-HKG Mar 24 HKG-HGH Mar 28 HGH-PEK-SFO-IAH
flyme2: Mar 28, BTV-ORD-HKG; Mar 29: HKG-HGH; Apr 17: HKG-EWR-YUL
JetSetDave: Mar 29, EUG-SFO-HKG-HGH; April 3, PVG-SFO-EUG
Coeur 05: March 31, bos-sfo-hkg-pvg; April 5, PVG-lax-ord-yow
April 2018
ttyl: Apr 01 BTV-IAD-EWR-HKG; Apr 02 HKG-HGH; Apr 04 PVG-SFO-IAD-LGA-YUL
Toronto1970: April 6, EWR-ORD-HKG-HGH; April 13, CTU-SFO-EWR-YYZ
Exiled in Express: April 18, ORD-HKG-HGH; April 30, WUH-NRT-SEA-YVR
X31: Apr. 28 : BTV-EWR-HKG-HGH; May 1st : PVG-KIX; May 15th : ITM-HND-YVR-YYJ
May 2018
Kewldude21: May 3 IAH-SFO-HKG May 13 PEK-SFO-IAH
October 2018
KMXU, Oct. 18, IAD-SFO-HKG-HGH, Oct. 25, PVG-SFO-IAD
November 2018
KMXU, Nov. 14, ORD-HKG-XIY, Nov. 19, PEK-ORD
September 2019
xinliz Sept 4 SFO-NRT-PVG Sept 25 PEK-EWR-YOW
Flying Machine Sept 9 LAX-SFO-HKG Sept 10 HKG-HGH Sept 16 PVG-SFO-IAD
October 2019
kmxu: Oct 26, IAH-HNL-GUM-HKG, Oct. 27, HKG-XIY, Oct 30, CTU-SFO-IAH
wolfpacktrojan: Oct. 26, EWR-SFO-PVG, Oct. 28, PVG-NRT-SFO-YVR
November 2019
kmxuand his colleague: Nov 9, IAD-PEK, Nov 12, PEK-NRT-HNL-SFO-YYZ
kmxu's colleague: Nov 13, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 16, PEK-ORD
kmxu: Nov. 20, IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 22, PEK-EWR-YYZ
kmxu: Nov. 23, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Nov. 26, PEK-ORD
aquanine Nov 28: LAX-SFO-KIX, Nov 30: KIX-PEK, Dec 2: PEK-SFO-YVR
December 2019
kmxu: Nov. 30, IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 2, PEK-ORD-YYZ
kmxu: Dec. 3, YYZ-IAD-NRT-PEK, Dec. 6, PEK-ORD
jskang Dec 5, EWR-PVG, Dec 8, PEK-NRT-IAD-YOW
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
UA, USA to China OJ from $303 ai
Aug 9, 2017, 1:19 pm
#316
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 609
I'd suggest you do some proactive homework then call UA for alternate route/date arrangement. For me, I found about schedule change myself online as UA canceled EWR-HKG non-stop flight for several days in late November. When I called they suggested routing via SFO but that means 2 long segments in Y from east coast. In the end, I choose to travel on a different day when UA 179 nonstop EWR-HKG is available.
Aug 9, 2017, 3:31 pm
#317
Join Date: Oct 2002
Programs: United Premier 1K
Posts: 1,230
UA actually just left me a message this morning about the cancellation of my HGH-SFO leg booked under this fare for next April. I plan to research my options before calling them back and rerouting (I'm currently thinking PVG-GUM-HNL(23h stop)-Mainland but we'll see if they go for that).
Aug 10, 2017, 3:56 am
#318
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: YUL
Posts: 37
There are still dates available for this deal around $300 after over a month, incredible!
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by FamTaYul; Aug 10, 2017 at 5:03 am Reason: Formating
Aug 10, 2017, 6:36 am
#320
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NY
Programs: The local deli gives me 1 free sandwich after I buy 10
Posts: 4,026
There are still dates available for this deal around $300 after over a month, incredible!
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
Aug 10, 2017, 7:44 am
#321
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: YUL
Posts: 61
There are still dates available for this deal around $300 after over a month, incredible!
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
Since this thread is getting a little old and more quiet, maybe you can forgive me for asking a question a little off topic but still related to United. (Or fell free to redirect me to a more pertinent thread if necessary or PM me.)
United’s Web Site returns different flights/prices depending on the country selected.
Does anybody have experience using a different country than their billing address?
I’m a Canadian citizen using a card with a Canadian billing address.
What would happen if I selected United States as a country and buy a ticket?
Would I get an error at the last minute when completing the purchase?
Could I be denied boarding at some point along the journey until I pay the "corrected" price?
Or if I get a completed transaction with an e-ticket number, I'm all set?
Thanks in advance.
When it was time to pay, United wouldn't accept my canadian billing address, so I had to use a little trick. I have the canadian Amazon credit card (Chase bank), and they do a little trick so you can use your card in the US. When they ask you for ZIP Code, you can use your postal code, remove all of the letters, then add zeros (random example: H2L 5P2 => 25200). Then, after that, you can google the ZIP Code and try to find a matching address (only the city and state are important, for the address you can use "567 2nd Street" or anything you'd like).
Worked like a charm, and I am now ticketed on that trip, and only paid the amount in USD, even when logged in my canadian MileagePlus account, which has my canadian address linked to it. I don't think they really care about the way you pay, as long as it is not fraud, and the credit card I have specifically allows this usage - they do this so you can use your credit card at some USA gas stations that ask you for ZIP Code when you pay.
Aug 10, 2017, 8:38 am
#322
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: YUL
Posts: 37
Thanks for replying "X31"
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
Aug 10, 2017, 9:22 am
#323
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 894
Thanks for replying "X31"
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
Aug 10, 2017, 9:36 am
#324
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: YUL
Posts: 61
Thanks for replying "X31"
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
The fact that you supply a fake billing address to buy something that you could not have bought otherwise doesn't worry you?
I wish someone who has actually returned without trouble from a trip bought this way would chime in.
I wonder if Paypal would work.
I also wonder why UA's Web Site doesn't give the same flights depending on the country you select.
I saw PayPal as a payment method, but I did not try it. I don't know if they check if the PayPal account is american ? Anyway, PayPal's exchange rate is quite bad.
Aug 10, 2017, 11:13 am
#326
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: YUL
Posts: 37
I meant as a way of circumventing the country selection thing.
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Aug 10, 2017, 4:05 pm
#327
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: United Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 284
UA 869 (SFO-HKG leg) removed from reservation
A little nervous here...they just removed my SFO-HKG leg (UA 869), even though the flight hasn't been canceled. Booked for 9/7, LAS-SFO, SFO-HKG, HKG-HGH. UA 869 departs at 13:10, so 1:21 doesn't violate any MCT rules. The E+ seats I reserved are now available as well...
Now I see this message:
Inbound is SFO-LAX-YYZ.
Obviously I'd rather not call. There is a 50/50 chance I'll be taking the LAX-YYZ portion, but no need to mention that now.
Since the flight that's been removed (UA 869) is still operating, and still bookable now, I'm not sure why there's been a "modification." Any advice for my call? Would sending a message over twitter help?
Thanks for your time and help!
Now I see this message:
Inbound is SFO-LAX-YYZ.
Obviously I'd rather not call. There is a 50/50 chance I'll be taking the LAX-YYZ portion, but no need to mention that now.
Since the flight that's been removed (UA 869) is still operating, and still bookable now, I'm not sure why there's been a "modification." Any advice for my call? Would sending a message over twitter help?
Thanks for your time and help!
Aug 10, 2017, 4:28 pm
#328
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SJC / DPS
Programs: AS G75K, UA Silver
Posts: 1,756
A little nervous here...they just removed my SFO-HKG leg (UA 869), even though the flight hasn't been canceled. Booked for 9/7, LAS-SFO, SFO-HKG, HKG-HGH. UA 869 departs at 13:10, so 1:21 doesn't violate any MCT rules. The E+ seats I reserved are now available as well...
Now I see this message:
Inbound is SFO-LAX-YYZ.
Obviously I'd rather not call. There is a 50/50 chance I'll be taking the LAX-YYZ portion, but no need to mention that now.
Since the flight that's been removed (UA 869) is still operating, and still bookable now, I'm not sure why there's been a "modification." Any advice for my call? Would sending a message over twitter help?
Thanks for your time and help!
Now I see this message:
Inbound is SFO-LAX-YYZ.
Obviously I'd rather not call. There is a 50/50 chance I'll be taking the LAX-YYZ portion, but no need to mention that now.
Since the flight that's been removed (UA 869) is still operating, and still bookable now, I'm not sure why there's been a "modification." Any advice for my call? Would sending a message over twitter help?
Thanks for your time and help!
Personally I'd just play dumb and reach out on Twitter. Curious for the reason.
Aug 10, 2017, 4:37 pm
#329
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 894
Aug 10, 2017, 4:57 pm
#330
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: United Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 284
That's actually really odd. My first thought would be a schedule change on UA869 causing a misconnect, but that's not the case. Even so, you'd think they'd change the short-haul or reroute via SFO-HGH.
Personally I'd just play dumb and reach out on Twitter. Curious for the reason.
Personally I'd just play dumb and reach out on Twitter. Curious for the reason.
