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Just a heads up if making the trip to Mizzou this Fall

Posted on 1/27/23 at 9:51 am
Posted by LSUstephen17
Houston
Member since Aug 2010
13112 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 9:51 am
I prefer to schedule all my travel far in advance and that’s been completed but flights options and lodging even this far out are not convenient.

You can fly into either St Louis or Kansas City to get to Columbia, MO.

We chose KC even though it’s about a 2 hour drive as opposed to STL which is about 1.5 hours out since it had better flight options.

All flights out of Houston connect! Most flights out of Austin connect and flights out of Lafayette and Baton Rouge all have connections. Flight times in and out are awkward as well with connections being a long delay taking the travel times to and from the majority of the day. This is the situation in most cases but I was lucky and found direct flights out of Austin arriving in the Friday early afternoon before game day. I quickly booked it. I did not search flights from NOLA.

As far as lodging. Any decent 3*+ hotel is in the $300-$350/night + range.
I did a search for AirBNBs within 5 miles of the campus and found only 4-5 that were $300/night or less so AirBnbs in general are scarce.

If traveling to Columbia, MO this Fall you may want to consider looking into this soon. I believe if you wait until the early Summer to book all travel you will be very much limited.

Hope this helps!
GEAUX Tigers

This post was edited on 1/27/23 at 9:53 am
Posted by lsursb
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
11660 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 9:53 am to
Hotel prices are ridiculous. I'm looking into a VRBO or AirBnb. Some decent condo options near campus that are much cheaper then the hotels right now.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
33713 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 9:59 am to
The Columbia, Missouri Airport, Hair Care, and Tire Center is basically worthless as far as commercial flying goes. Definitely the hardest place to get into and out of in the SEC since you either have to fly into KC or STL, both of which are about 2 hours away.
This post was edited on 1/27/23 at 10:00 am
Posted by slaphappy
Kansas City
Member since Nov 2005
2340 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 10:42 am to
Southwest has a direct from MSY to KC. Please take into account that the Kansas City airport is about 25 minutes north of downtown KC. It also will be brand new, so I’m not sure how the security will work. The current airport is easy in, easy out.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84961 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 10:45 am to
A heads up for those planning to roam
To Mizzou this fall, far from home

I like to schedule all my trips in advance
But flight options and lodging, not a chance

You can fly into St. Louis or KC
But we chose the latter, though it's far to see

All flights from Houston, they all connect
And from Austin too, with long delays to expect

Lodging near campus, scarce to find
Just a handful for less than three hundred, you'll find

Travel to Mizzou, this Fall, be wise,
Book soon, or suffer, before Summer's rise,
GEAUX Tigers, a battle cry,
To all who travel, to this Missouri sky.
Posted by Swampcat
Member since Dec 2003
10316 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 11:08 am to
300$ a night!!!! Rediculous
Posted by Iowatiger209
Pleasant Hill, IA
Member since May 2021
740 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 12:00 pm to
I live only about 4.5 hours from Colombia and was thinking of trying to go. If it’s a day game, a turn and burn would be pretty easy, but if it is somehow a night game that is out of the question at my age……..
Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9784 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 6:23 pm to
Does Southwest even have their schedule planned this far out? They should have a lot of directs from MSY to STL & MCI
This post was edited on 1/27/23 at 6:25 pm
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98748 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:01 pm to
quote:

$350


Checks out
Posted by LSUGoose
Red Stick via St James Parish
Member since Jan 2006
5197 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:03 pm to
I booked at a Hilton family hotel that is 0.4 miles from stadium at a decent rate.

SWA opens up additional flight dates on February 9.
This post was edited on 1/27/23 at 7:07 pm
Posted by jkylejohnson
Alexandria
Member since Dec 2016
14035 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:16 pm to
Thanks for the feedback. I’m def making this my road game this year. It’s one of the few sec venues I have not visited so looking forward to checking it off the list . I looked at flights today and they’re fairly steep. I may drive this one and mix in a night in the Branson area to break the drive up. That’s a pretty drive from what I remember.
Posted by 3rdRowTailgater
Tulsa
Member since Jul 2006
18642 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:43 pm to
I'll be driving up from Tulsa. Booked hotels the day the game was announced.

This game will mean I've watched LSU at every SEC football stadium.

Went to the game in Austin in '19 so that will leave only OU when they join the SEC.

I've been to a game in Norman, just not a LSU game obviously.
This post was edited on 1/27/23 at 7:47 pm
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9707 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:44 pm to
quote:

All flights out of Houston connect!


I find it real hard to believe between Bush & Hobby, Houston has zero direct flights to KC or STL.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6--Brazos River Backwater
Member since Sep 2015
26524 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:59 pm to
I'm driving there. Faurot Field in CoMO is exactly 837 miles from my house, a 12 hour/ 46 min drive in average traffic conditions.



Posted by LSUTitan
Beaumont TX
Member since Sep 2018
178 posts
Posted on 1/27/23 at 11:05 pm to
This is why we are taking the motorhome.
Posted by SOL2
Dallas burbs
Member since Jan 2020
4855 posts
Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:36 am to
Try renting a lakehouse at lake of the Ozarks
Posted by Flyingtiger82
BFE
Member since Oct 2019
1012 posts
Posted on 1/28/23 at 11:10 am to
I always forget Missouri is in the SEC. I wish we could bite them out. The State itself is impossible to get to as it is much less their little college thingy.
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