BEG to SJJ use Star Alliance?
Feb 23, 2017, 2:39 pm
#1
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BEG to SJJ use Star Alliance?
Hello,
I am going to use a miles ticket to go to both of these cities. Obviously on a UA award roundtrip I can get the flights included however they are very close together and using a connecting in lets say VIE would be a waste of time. Would you just buy a 1 way non stop flight between the cities to save time or use the award in the roundtrip? Another potential drawback is since they are smaller cities very limited flights in general so could be issues with the schedule too.
I am going to use a miles ticket to go to both of these cities. Obviously on a UA award roundtrip I can get the flights included however they are very close together and using a connecting in lets say VIE would be a waste of time. Would you just buy a 1 way non stop flight between the cities to save time or use the award in the roundtrip? Another potential drawback is since they are smaller cities very limited flights in general so could be issues with the schedule too.
Feb 23, 2017, 3:46 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2009
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I think it depends on how much you value your time. A direct flight with Air Serbia is probably around 45 minutes long and cost around $185.
I could be wrong, but I believe the shortest travel time with Austrian via Vienna is in the 6-7 hour range.
I could be wrong, but I believe the shortest travel time with Austrian via Vienna is in the 6-7 hour range.
Feb 23, 2017, 3:51 pm
#3
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Slight correction to my previous post. The airfare from BEG to SJJ is around $125 with Air Serbia. The previous amount I posted is for the reverse flight (SJJ to BEG.)
If it was me, I would buy the one-way ticket and save one day of traveling.
If it was me, I would buy the one-way ticket and save one day of traveling.
Feb 23, 2017, 7:59 pm
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Unless you're usually flying between mega-cities, you should perhaps look up where you're going to: Sarajevo (urban area) has a population of about 700K, while about 1.4 million people live in Belgrade. I would not call these small, certainly not by European standards.
Feb 26, 2017, 6:24 am
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