Bookworm1985 Posted May 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Just for fun I was messing around with Travelocity and putting in mirror flight times for a cruise in 2020 (I know it won’t be exactly the same 2019 vs 2020 but it can generally give you an idea on prices to expect). They were over $1000! That is as much as my flight to Barcelona was! Does anyone have experience flying Detroit to Texas? This just seems crazy to me! I also tried Chicago, Toledo and Windsor just for fun...same thing. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops, Esq. Posted May 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Check Southwest into HOU (they don't fly into IAH and they don't show up on Travelocity). As an example, I plugged in an August round trip and could get you to Houston and back for less than $250 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted May 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2018 You can fly there today for as low as $200 American, $300 Delta, $500 JetBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted May 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I'm also from Detroit ..... I mock book your flight for 2019 on saturday 1-19-2019 non-stop on way to Houston from DTW at $210 on United or $414 round trip for a saturday to saturday on Kayak. Don't use Travelocity ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbgd Posted May 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I know it won’t be exactly the same 2019 vs 2020 but it can generally give you an idea on prices to expect No it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPiglet Posted May 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Last August, we flew from Detroit to Houston on Spirit which for the round trip, cost about $560 before baggage, which felt a bit expensive. We took the Carnival transfer from Houston to Galveston, and that cost needs to be added in, that was an additional $188 total for two people. The flight back was cancelled due to the Hurricane, and we debarked in New Orleans, but that is a whole different story. Carnival did reimburse us the unused transfer back to Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted May 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2018 OP- what actual travel dates (2019) are you searching and finding $1000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherman Posted May 18, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2018 We also live in Detroit area and have cruised out of Galveston. One "problem" is the distance from IAH to the Galveston terminal, and also having to get back to the airport. I think Hobby airport is closer, but not all airlines fly to Hobby. Galveston is the only place we have ever booked our hotel and transfer through the cruise line. Hotel Galvez was very nice and it all worked well. Every time I look at cruising from Galveston I consider all of the "extra" costs involved and the transfer time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted May 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2018 We also live in Detroit area and have cruised out of Galveston. One "problem" is the distance from IAH to the Galveston terminal, and also having to get back to the airport. I think Hobby airport is closer, but not all airlines fly to Hobby. Galveston is the only place we have ever booked our hotel and transfer through the cruise line. Hotel Galvez was very nice and it all worked well. Every time I look at cruising from Galveston I consider all of the "extra" costs involved and the transfer time. HOU (Hobby) is about 40 miles from the port while IAH is about 75. (With the main part of downtown Houston in between the two). Delta and American both fly into HOU (as well as IAH). You (anyone reading this) can go to the "Gulf coast" departure section of the website, the topic of getting from the airport, which airport are discussed over and over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted May 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Just for fun I was messing around with Travelocity and putting in mirror flight times for a cruise in 2020 (I know it won’t be exactly the same 2019 vs 2020 but it can generally give you an idea on prices to expect). They were over $1000! That is as much as my flight to Barcelona was! Does anyone have experience flying Detroit to Texas? This just seems crazy to me! I also tried Chicago, Toledo and Windsor just for fun...same thing. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Don't torture yourself doing this. You can't even see what flight costs are for half of 2019 are yet, and trying to guesstimate what prices "might" be in 2020 is a complete waste of time. Watching cat videos on youtube is a better use of time. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4182 Posted June 26, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2018 HOU (Hobby) is about 40 miles from the port while IAH is about 75. (With the main part of downtown Houston in between the two). Delta and American both fly into HOU (as well as IAH). You (anyone reading this) can go to the "Gulf coast" departure section of the website, the topic of getting from the airport, which airport are discussed over and over and over. SWA is also a major carrier at Hobby. Various shuttle services are available from HOU. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted June 28, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2018 SWA is also a major carrier at Hobby. Various shuttle services are available from HOU. Sent from my iPad using Forums It's WN not SWA. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted June 28, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 28, 2018 It's WN not SWA. ;)Both are correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan4182 Posted June 28, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) It's WN not SWA. ;) Go to any web browser and type in wn.com and see what pops up. Then go to the same browser and type in IFlySWA and see what pops up. Which one takes you to Southwest Airlines?:confused: Edited June 28, 2018 by dan4182 correct typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted June 28, 2018 #15 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Go to any web browser and type in wn.com and see what pops up. Then go to the same browser and type in IFlySWA and see what pops up. Which one takes you to Southwest Airlines?:confused: To be fair, don't type in iflyswa......type in swa.com, the same way to want wn.com to be entered. That will give you - not Southwest Airlines - but rather Simpson Weather Associates. As Globaliser states, you are both correct. WN is the two character code for Southwest while SWA is the three character code. But if you try to use SW in a two-character application, you won't get Southwest. But you will get flights from Windhoeck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted June 30, 2018 #16 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) {deleted} Edited June 30, 2018 by TruckerDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostedthreads Posted July 8, 2018 #17 Share Posted July 8, 2018 We flew DTW to Houston during spring break. We flew Spirit. It was around$250 a person. We like to keep our flights to Florida or cruises under $200. What bothered us more was the rental car charges in Houston going to Galveston. We were not able to do a one way car rental to the car port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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