MSY to Pula, Croatia Flight Help

Did you attempt to look? If so where?

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Did you attempt to look? If so where?

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Primarily only on Google Flights so far, I plan to really dig into searching this weekend though.

Trieste does look like a great option, but I have not been able to find an option of traveling from Trieste to Pula by train...only bus and ferry. How are the buses over there, decent?

Also, what kind of layover times should I be looking at for international fights? I want to make sure I don't book anything too aggressive that will cause me to miss a connecting flight

Here's a sample itinerary from MSY-Trieste $724. On the way there 1 hr 24 min seems good enough for flying through atlanta (I usually say the minimum is 1 hr for domestic connections on international itineraries). The flight on the way back is at 7am out of trieste so not sure if you'd have to spend one night there before departing.

Wed Aug 23:
12:00 PM – 2:35 PM
New Orleans (MSY) – Atlanta (ATL)
Delta 1197 · Boeing 757
Average legroom (30")
1h 35m
Wi-Fi
In-seat & USB power
On-demand video

Layover in Atlanta ATL
1h 37m

4:12 PM – 7:55 AM+1
Atlanta (ATL) – Rome (FCO)
Delta 62 · Boeing 767
Average legroom (31")
Overnight flight
9h 43m
Wi-Fi
In-seat USB power
On-demand video

Layover in Rome FCO
1h 20m

9:15 AM+1 – 10:25 AM+1
Rome (FCO) – Trieste (TRS)
Alitalia 1357 · Airbus A320
Average legroom (30")

Thursday Aug 31st:
7:05 AM – 8:10 AM
Trieste (TRS) – Rome (FCO)
Alitalia 1356 · Economy Class · Airbus A319
Average legroom (30")
1h 05m
No Wi-Fi
No in-seat power

Layover in Rome FCO
1h 35m

9:45 AM – 2:55 PM
Rome (FCO) – Atlanta (ATL)
Delta 63 · Economy Class · Boeing 767
Average legroom (31")
11h 10m
Wi-Fi
In-seat USB power
On-demand video

Layover in Atlanta ATL
1h 35m

4:30 PM – 5:10 PM
Atlanta (ATL) – New Orleans (MSY)
Delta 1209 · Economy Class · Boeing 757
Average legroom (30")

google flights link

Rijeka is another option. It's closer than Trieste and you avoid border crossings. I believe Ryanair and eurowings serve Rijeka, so may find options through London or Frankfurt.

Sretan put.

You could fly into Venice and take the fast ferry to Pula, but I'm not that impressed by Pula anyway and would take the same ferry line to Rovnj which is a smaller, nicer Istrian city.

If you have united or chase points, there is generally good availability for flights from MSY to Venice, Rome, Split, Zagrebto make something work.

I have had that happen a couple times when it says to call. The agent on the phone will give a line about google not having their most current rates.

Cuse, you know anything about Condor Airlines? I'm seeing $1,300 total for both of us round trip msy to Zagreb on Condor which is real hard to pass up.

Condor is basically a Frontier/Spirit Airlines for international travel. The seat pitch on their 767s (would be your MSY-Frankfurt flight) only has a 30" seat pitch, you get one 23 kg checked bag and a 6kg backpack. As baldona also mentioned, they don't have many planes so if there's a delay it will likely be one or two days before you can actually get to zagreb.

Is $1300 and driving 3 hours each way once in croatia worth it or would you rather do the multicity ticket for $2200 without worrying about driving or using a low-cost airline?

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Is $1300 and driving 3 hours each way once in croatia

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My thoughts were to book a one way flight from Dubrovnik to Zagreb at the end of our trip, then hop back on the round trip. It's only about $200 for both of us to book this one way flight which still seems much cheaper than the Delta/Air France option. How much difference is the seat pitch on Air France vs Delta? I have zero experience with International flights.