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- Aug 8, 2014
Just booked our tickets for BUF to MCO in May. $113 US each way
Just booked our tickets for BUF to MCO in May. $113 US each way
Which site and airline did you book with? Most of the flights are not open yet for when we go in August but its good to gather up the information early.
Thanks
We got $113 from Buf to MCO on Dec 20th return Dec 27th.
Amazing! When did you book that? We are also flying out from Buffalo that day. We booked early October and paid $204 down.
I booked them in August. But just went on this morning and extended my trip by 3 days. We are now leaving on Dec 17th at $115. I couldn't beat it.
Hopefully this ugly weather gets out of it's system before we need to go.
We got $113 from Buf to MCO on Dec 20th return Dec 27th.
I have to ask....are you flying at an strange hour? I am seeing these amazing prices and would love to know who you got these prices??? We paid $560 per person from Toronto and when we looked at the option to drive to Buffalo and fly out of there instead, the savings wasn't significant. Would LOVE to return to Disney but we'd need to get better price on our fight.
We always fly from Buffalo on SW and often get these prices. It's usually a direct flight down and we try to take the 8am flight down and the latest flight back. We always fly down in August and get similar prices down and back, but we are flexible with our travel days.
So the trick is to travel end of August for those kind of prices? From time off work/school, that time works well since it standard vacation time at work (and I always take the last week off with the kids) and our kids don't return to school until September as we're in Canada. I've heard that the crowds are lower as well since I think the kids in the States do return last week. So would definitely consider going this time on a future trip. Main concern/downside is weather (hot and rain)
We've done end of August several times. Weather will be HOT, but it's manageable and there are usually discounts available (sometimes free dining, or room only).
As far as the flights, you want to be looking at Southwest and Jetblue the day their schedules open (and they might be already.. I haven't looked for this year). Sometimes flights will be cheapest the second they open, or over the following days. They will go up as time goes on. We've never paid more than $1300 return for our family of four out of Buffalo. You may want to try weekdays rather than weekends as they can be cheaper, and you definitely want to be ready to buy when you see a price you can live with.
So the trick is to travel end of August for those kind of prices?
You mention to check when their schedules open. Do you remember how much in advance this would be (e.g. so for August travel)?