Need advice - NJ to Vegas
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Plat, *A Gold (all peacefully retired)
Posts: 623
Need advice - NJ to Vegas
Hi all, it has been a while since actually flying United (CO).
I still have 37,000 miles left. No rush though.
I need to go from central Jersey to Vegas on 3/5 (any time), returning on 3/8 (evening or late afternoon)), so either EWR or PHL is fine for me.
Looking at the possibilities, non-stops are very difficult to find out of either, and prices spiral up if I think about Econ+ (I need the legroom). I'm not sure yet what my budget will be yet, but I'm seeing rates closing in in $600 RT in econ+
I'd love to use miles to upgrade, but I have no idea how the rules work these days.
Even thinking of Jetblue, but their runs seem to only be out of JFK, which is not going to happen.
What would you do? Best miles booking I could find was one way in business and that would kill the rest of the miles, with the return being stuck in the back regardless. Back in the day, econ+ was only a minor increase in cost, and sometimes the kiosk would offer an upgrade to the front for a little more.
I suppose those days are long gone.
I'm not familiar with any other airlines for domestic flights since all my eggs were in the OnePass bucket for the longest time.
Confused.
I still have 37,000 miles left. No rush though.
I need to go from central Jersey to Vegas on 3/5 (any time), returning on 3/8 (evening or late afternoon)), so either EWR or PHL is fine for me.
Looking at the possibilities, non-stops are very difficult to find out of either, and prices spiral up if I think about Econ+ (I need the legroom). I'm not sure yet what my budget will be yet, but I'm seeing rates closing in in $600 RT in econ+
I'd love to use miles to upgrade, but I have no idea how the rules work these days.
Even thinking of Jetblue, but their runs seem to only be out of JFK, which is not going to happen.
What would you do? Best miles booking I could find was one way in business and that would kill the rest of the miles, with the return being stuck in the back regardless. Back in the day, econ+ was only a minor increase in cost, and sometimes the kiosk would offer an upgrade to the front for a little more.
I suppose those days are long gone.
I'm not familiar with any other airlines for domestic flights since all my eggs were in the OnePass bucket for the longest time.
Confused.
#3
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Platinum Elite, National Executive, United Gold
Posts: 1,181
Hi - I am showing $267 R/T (with additional ~$200 for E+) departing 7pm from EWR on 3/5 and the return on the redeye on 3/8 - same fare on the ~4:35pm departure.
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Plat, *A Gold (all peacefully retired)
Posts: 623
#5
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: UA Million Mile, Mileage Plus Premier 1K, SkyMiles Gold Medallion, AAdvantage Gold
Posts: 875
Just quickly searching those dates, I found a rt @37.5k miles for economy (EWR) and rt @25k miles with 17 hr travel time outbound (2 stops) for economy good connection time back (PHL). E+ will be an additional cost. Someone above already posted the UA fares in dollars.
Nothing looked good on B6. DL also looks more expensive than UA. On AA from PHL, it is $225 rt (one stop outbound, nonstop inbound) or $260 rt nonstop both ways, plus additional costs for Main Cabin Extra.
Nothing looked good on B6. DL also looks more expensive than UA. On AA from PHL, it is $225 rt (one stop outbound, nonstop inbound) or $260 rt nonstop both ways, plus additional costs for Main Cabin Extra.
#8
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: KEWR
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat, National Exec, GE/Nexus
Posts: 501
From the UA website:
$$ ($271 total)
7:00pm EWR-LAS 3/5 $149
11:10pm LAS-EWR 3/8 $122
4:37pm LAS-EWR 3/8 $122
Miles (25k total)
5:30pm EWR-IAH-LAS 3/5 12.5k
11:10pm LAS-EWR 3/8 12.5k
4:37pm LAS-EWR 3/8 12.5k
$$ ($271 total)
7:00pm EWR-LAS 3/5 $149
11:10pm LAS-EWR 3/8 $122
4:37pm LAS-EWR 3/8 $122
Miles (25k total)
5:30pm EWR-IAH-LAS 3/5 12.5k
11:10pm LAS-EWR 3/8 12.5k
4:37pm LAS-EWR 3/8 12.5k