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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 9:16 am
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I am going to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby the first weekend in May. Flights to SDF are usually pricey but they are particularly so for Derby weekend already.

Does anyone have any brilliant suggestions of routes or ways to get the price down? I'm told we HAVE to fly to SDF so that friends who are picking us up don't have to drive hours away to get us (too bad - flights to BNA and CVG are pretty cheap, relatively).

Any other advice? I'd use AA miles but there is zero availability for nonstops from NYC.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 9:47 am
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Try UAL from EWR? I believe they have a non stop.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 9:58 am
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whats a rent car cost from the cheaper cities?
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 9:59 am
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Yes, that was included in my initial search on Kayak. $1200 is ridiculous. I was hoping for other ideas - alternative airports (I've tried HPN, the three NYC airports, SWF, Hartford), different routings...anything.
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:12 am
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
Yes, that was included in my initial search on Kayak. $1200 is ridiculous. I was hoping for other ideas - alternative airports (I've tried HPN, the three NYC airports, SWF, Hartford), different routings...anything.
the prob is sdf....look at lex,ind,bna....rent a car....
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:21 am
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Rent a car and drive yourselves?
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:24 am
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there are $300 fares lga-ind rt....fri-mon...iirc its about 2 hr drive....

lex is $400....75 mi or so...
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 10:47 am
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orbitz shows $400 lga-sdf.....where did the 1200 come from....
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 12:04 pm
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Originally Posted by clacko
orbitz shows $400 lga-sdf.....where did the 1200 come from....
Flying in Thursday night after work (5/2) and leaving Sunday. The secondary race, The Oaks, is on Friday, so we're flying in Thursday.

What dates did you search for?
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 12:10 pm
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 1:21 pm
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Fly into Cincinnati for under $400 and rent a car there for the weekend for $141 or so. Even if you just drive it the hour and a half or so to your friend park it and don't move it until you drive back to the airport you are still way ahead.
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