Last minute flight deals-where are they?

[tetra316 0]

So I'm trying to see if I can get a flight this weekend, Fri-Sun, to Perris. Where do you find last minute flight deals? The normal websites I use, travelocity, southwest, hotwire, all are like $500. How do you purchase decent last minute tickets?

[JohnMitchell 16]

From where are you flying?

[tetra316 0]

Portland, OR to Ontario.

[JohnMitchell 16]

Coming up with the same. Going into LAX would be $449 on Hotwire. Sorry. Got anyone who wants to share the drive with you?

[d_squared431 0]

I have searched several sites and cannot find anything less than $563.40 that is with taxes.

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[tetra316 0]

Same here. I always thought you could get some great last minute flights if you were willing to gamble on the availability. Maybe not.

[JohnMitchell 16]

Got any friends with standby passes? I've used those before.

[NWFlyer 2]

You could make a bid on Priceline or Hotwire; however you won't have a lot of say in the exact times or routings.

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[d_squared431 0]

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You could make a bid on Priceline or Hotwire; however you won't have a lot of say in the exact times or routings.

I was going to suggest the same thing as well.

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[virgin-burner 1]

www.cheaptickets.com

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[pcramil 0]

i like bookingbuddy.com

[k-dubjumps 0]

Travel Zoo has a last minute travel page for deals. It is on the top right corner of the page

http://www.travelzoo.com/

Side Step can have deals too, but usually works best on trips that are planned in advance. I found round trip airfare from Monterey to Atlanta for $308 today for the Fitzpatrick Boogie and that included all the taxes!
http://www.sidestep.com/

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[Rookie120 0]

How much are you lookin to spend?

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

[Rookie120 0]

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Got any friends with standby passes?

Goodluck with that! For how much buddy passes cost now you might as well buy that damn ticket.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

[NWFlyer 2]

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Side Step can have deals too, but usually works best on trips that are planned in advance. I found round trip airfare from Monterey to Atlanta for $308 today for the Fitzpatrick Boogie and that included all the taxes!
http://www.sidestep.com/

I logged on to check that out and thought it looked very familiar (e.g., almost exactly like kayak.com). Turns out the companies have merged.

http://www.sidestep.com/help/kayak-sidestep.html

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[JohnMitchell 16]

Stand by and buddy passes are 2 different animals, but Alaska Airline buddy passes are $50 to use, +taxes. Not too bad.

[Rookie120 0]

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Stand by and buddy passes are 2 different animals

Not really. Just a different priority in boarding. Alaska is only $50? Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats good. I never give buddy passes because of the cost and it's such a pain in the ass because they always seem to get stuck somewhere.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

[JohnMitchell 16]

Standby is standby, buddy pass is that, when I buy my ticket, I can get my buddy (or wife) a reserved ticket on the same flights for $50. I get 2 of those a year. Just used one for Chicks Rock.