SGF-ELP
Oct 3, 2008 | 9:07 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 252
SGF-ELP
Planning on going to El-Paso and found that I can drive (rental) or fly based around the same price. (flying requires a rental once I land) lodging is required regardless of type of trip took.
Would you reccomend flying or driving? I was thinking of driving just because I can plan a trip to stop at various sites in New Mexico and Texas. Based on driving, is there any reccomended stops? The drive I planned would be to drive threw NM and then down to El-Paso.
Would you reccomend flying or driving? I was thinking of driving just because I can plan a trip to stop at various sites in New Mexico and Texas. Based on driving, is there any reccomended stops? The drive I planned would be to drive threw NM and then down to El-Paso.
Oct 4, 2008 | 10:40 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Springfield,MO,USA
Programs: UA 1K MM, HH Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,637
Since its flyertalk, naturally I'd fly but either way if you have a car once you get to ELP, I really like Mesilla NM around 40 miles away as it has a time warp old town area:
http://www.oldmesilla.org/index.html
Back to flying, If my work is buying I go from SGF on UA for the miles but if I was paying I'd compare the $ for Southwest from TUL.
http://www.oldmesilla.org/index.html
Back to flying, If my work is buying I go from SGF on UA for the miles but if I was paying I'd compare the $ for Southwest from TUL.
Oct 5, 2008 | 1:07 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 252
Apples to oranges
$200+ depending on a ding fare
$100 for minimum 3 day rental in ELP
lodging is required regardless of travel mode decided
fuel is avoidable
1 week rental is $200 and allows the freedom to go wherever. With the addition of the usaa rate and a $30 coupon gives me the rental for under $180 including taxes.
This is a leisure trip so the flight from SGF is not even close to an option.
MCI would have been but now that is is a week away, the fares have started there steady climb.
$200+ depending on a ding fare
$100 for minimum 3 day rental in ELP
lodging is required regardless of travel mode decided
fuel is avoidable
1 week rental is $200 and allows the freedom to go wherever. With the addition of the usaa rate and a $30 coupon gives me the rental for under $180 including taxes.
This is a leisure trip so the flight from SGF is not even close to an option.
MCI would have been but now that is is a week away, the fares have started there steady climb.