Booking open ended trips
Jul 6, 2014, 9:36 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 7
Booking open ended trips
I will be flying to Madrid the end of August, staying for 3 months before traveling back to the U.S. I'm not sure if I want to fly back from Madrid or do some additional travel. Should I book a one-way or an open ended ticket and how do I do this? Do I need to go through a travel agent?
Jul 6, 2014, 10:03 am
#2
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 704
Do you mean a prepaid ticket where you can choose your date and point of return? Dont think theres anything like that around!Would be nice though,like Barcelona to Madrid,returning from wherever I wanted,for a Barcelona to Madrid fare,that is,offcause.
Jul 7, 2014, 7:38 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Formerly at PIT, now planted near MSP.
Programs: No flights since April 2019 (Medical Issues). Lost all my status.
Posts: 1,483
Assuming you are departing and returning to a major US hub airport, round trips to MAD are running $750 to $1500. One ways to MAD and one ways from major European hubs to the US are running $750 to $1500 each way.
So .... are you willing to double the cost of your airfare for the scheduling convenience
or
are you willing to fly obscure airlines at off-peak times and endure long layovers to reduce the overall costs of two one-ways?
So .... are you willing to double the cost of your airfare for the scheduling convenience
or
are you willing to fly obscure airlines at off-peak times and endure long layovers to reduce the overall costs of two one-ways?