D.C. Travel-or-Which way to go?

[SadGeezer]

For those contemplating the trip, or just curious about the cost of getting to Atlanta for Dragon Con next August, here’s food for thought(keeping in mind it still is 300+ days away,and the prices in the travel industry are notoriously volatile!)
By Air-Delta airlines is the official carrier for Dragon Con, entitling qualified passengers a slight discount.Here is a sampling of fares from random b.b. member’s places of origin. All fares quoted are round trip, non stop flights, per person, no discount applied.
from Chicago-$216.50
from Des Moines-$253.50
from Halifax-requires a change of planes-$650.36 (CAD)
London,Gatwick U.K.-#496.40 (GBP)
L.A.-$414.50
Miami-$208.00
Minneapolis/St.Paul-$228.00
Newark-$226.50
N.Y.’s Kennedy-$233.50
Sacramento-$312.00
Tampa-$198.00
Toronto-$407.80 (CAD)
Vancouver-$752.OO (CAD) [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] most expensive

or, plug in your own point of origin at
[url=http://www.atlanta.net/member.asp?gotoPage=www.delta.com]www.atlanta.net/frame_atlanta_home.html[/url]

or, go by rail- check out schedules/fares at[url=http://www.atlanta.net/member.asp?gotoPage=www.amtrak.com]www.atlanta.net/frame_atlanta_home.html[/url]

I’ll plug in bus info when I complete it. No surprise, car-pooling is probably most economical-until you get there and have to pay for parking. Or…you could always [i]walk! [/i] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[ 23-10-2002: Message edited by: Trini_T ]

[Jhevz]

Hi Trini_T,
Flying to Dragon*Con isn’t cheap, but I used my AAA membership & flew on America West; it was cheaper than flying Delta Air, but for those with limited income, it’s cheaper, quieter & gets you there on time or there abouts. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
The web site for AAA is: [url=http://www.aaa.com;]http://www.aaa.com;[/url] & the web site for America West is: [url=http://www.americawest.com.]http://www.americawest.com.[/url] The prices on airlines vary from day to day; I’d suggest to make flight reservations a months before, for cheaper rates.
Trini_T, take care, have a great Halloween & Fall.

Lexxian to Lexxian,
Jhevz [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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