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Business trip, fly vs drive cutoff for you?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:45 pm
I fly to Orlando on Monday (then drive to the coast for a meeting), fly back Tuesday...meeting in Birmingham Thursday, not sure of the time. Birmingham is less than 4.5 hours from my house. Thinking of just driving up Wednesday evening late, hitting the meeting, then either staying the night or driving home. The thought of flying and renting a car and doing the hotel just to bring the damn car back and wait in the airport for the fourth time in a week sounds exhausting. Rather just be in my own environment I think. I get paid $.53/mile so it's not out of my pocket on that side.
Thoughts? Too far to drive for a meeting? The airport is 30 minutes away if that matters. I can work on the plane, but it's such a short flight compared to all the waiting and bullshite.
Thoughts? Too far to drive for a meeting? The airport is 30 minutes away if that matters. I can work on the plane, but it's such a short flight compared to all the waiting and bullshite.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:52 pm
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:47 pm to Gaston
Not enough details. If it's a direct flight, I'd consider flying at 4.5 hours. Otherwise, I'm driving.
.53 a mile on top adds more incentive to drive, though
.53 a mile on top adds more incentive to drive, though
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:47 pm to Gaston
5 hours drive time is my cut off. I routinely drive 4 hours one way to meet clients anyway.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:47 pm to Gaston
That's right below the cutoff for me. Personally, I'd drive that.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:48 pm to Gaston
I am at 6 hours, each way.
Airports are miserable places.
Airports are miserable places.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:48 pm to Brageous
I haven't looked. Most of my flights go through Atlanta or Dallas. Good point though.
ETA: I get 14 mpg, so there's that. Still though, I'm in my own place.
ETA: I get 14 mpg, so there's that. Still though, I'm in my own place.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:49 pm to Gaston
yeah out of BR, you're only going to 4 airports anyway...if it's not direct, no doubt I'd drive 4.5 hours...that'll end up being pretty close to the same amount of time spent traveling anyway.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:49 pm to Gaston
Anything within 6 hours, I'm driving.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:50 pm to Gaston
My boss flys IAH to BTR or MSY all the time, I drive it just b/c I would rather have my truck. Pretty much anything further I fly
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:51 pm to Gaston
4 hours. I actually drove to Dallas instead of flying this week and it wasn't bad. Listen to my jams and don't deal with airpoets
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:51 pm to Gaston
Over 4 I'm flying
Houston is the farthest I'll go from br
Houston is the farthest I'll go from br
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:51 pm to 3deadtrolls
not me
baton rouge to Houston is around 4 hours driving...or a 40 minute flight and getting to the airport 45 minutes early...on top of the fact I don't have to pay attention to anything like driving...this is all under the premise of money not factoring into all of this.
baton rouge to Houston is around 4 hours driving...or a 40 minute flight and getting to the airport 45 minutes early...on top of the fact I don't have to pay attention to anything like driving...this is all under the premise of money not factoring into all of this.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:53 pm to Gaston
Depends on the circumstances.
If I'm going over for one meeting I may fly there and back in the same day. But my general cutoff is 4 hours. Our company policy is to drive to Houston.
If I'm going over for one meeting I may fly there and back in the same day. But my general cutoff is 4 hours. Our company policy is to drive to Houston.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:53 pm to Brageous
Money not factoring. None of it's my dime. My local airport is golden, no lines, little waiting, nice bar...it's just the ones on the other end that I'm not familiar with.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:54 pm to Brageous
6 hrs is my cutoff. I avoid the airports whenever I can.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:58 pm to Bushmaster
to me it's more about the difference in time I save from flying...sometimes I'd rather fully drive than get on two planes and then drive another hour or so to the middle of nowhere and do the same thing on the way back...
Posted on 8/22/14 at 9:59 pm to VetteGuy
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Airports are miserable places.
If you fly commercial I agree. After you fly private with no TSA you will see the light. From your car, through the FBO, to the plane is less than 75 yards with nobody bothering you. After you do that, you'll see how bad flying commercial is.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 10:00 pm to Gaston
I'd fly... I need the segments/miles
Posted on 8/22/14 at 10:01 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
there's that, too 
I'm not going to hit platinum for next year. It's depressing
Too much work in town.
I'm not going to hit platinum for next year. It's depressing
Too much work in town.Posted on 8/22/14 at 10:01 pm to MikeBRLA
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If you fly commercial I agree. After you fly private with no TSA you will see the light. From your car, through the FBO, to the plane is less than 75 yards with nobody bothering you. After you do that, you'll see how bad flying commercial is.
Well, no shite.
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