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Flight noob needing advice
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 10/10/22 at 7:56 pm
Me and my wife (no pics) very rarely fly. When we do travel, we drive. My wife got invited on a girls trip to Nashville in about a month and the flights out of Nola are $500. Any tips and tricks for finding good prices? Departing Airport is flexible but dates and arrival airports aren’t. We aren’t OT ballers so we’re trying to save some bucks.
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Posted on 10/10/22 at 8:00 pm to BayouBengal23
Spirit airlines will be your best bet. Everything is expensive these days.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 8:01 pm to BayouBengal23
Google Flights or Kayak and track prices, or drive since it isn't that far
Posted on 10/10/22 at 8:06 pm to BayouBengal23
Realistically, you’re just stuck. Especially a month out.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 8:57 pm to AbitaFan08
I figured that. Told her I’d rather just pay more for convenience of not having to leave at 5am or get back at midnight.
May get her to drive too. Not a bad idea!
May get her to drive too. Not a bad idea!
Posted on 10/10/22 at 9:09 pm to BayouBengal23
You could also check airports that are within 2 hours rent a car and drive if it’s a huge difference.
Posted on 10/10/22 at 9:46 pm to BayouBengal23
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May get her to drive too. Not a bad idea!
He’ll be back here in a year or two asking about solo travel.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 8:45 am to BayouBengal23
What dates are you looking at?
I was curious and looked at November 10-13. Looks like Southwest is about $400 and American has a couple flights for about $300. Spirit has one that stops at LAX for $182
I was curious and looked at November 10-13. Looks like Southwest is about $400 and American has a couple flights for about $300. Spirit has one that stops at LAX for $182
Posted on 10/11/22 at 9:10 am to UpToPar
Baton Rouge to Nashville end of October through November
Posted on 10/11/22 at 11:25 am to BayouBengal23
quote:Be sure to update us on what Nashville tastes like.
My wife got invited on a girls trip to Nashville
Posted on 10/11/22 at 7:01 pm to BayouBengal23
These groups have to yell, "Whooooooooo!" every 1/2 block. It's a city ordinance.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 7:58 pm to BayouBengal23
What are your dates? I just booked round trip day after thanksgiving on southwest…$240
Posted on 10/12/22 at 8:54 am to BayouBengal23
If she can drive to Houston that might change things.
Use kayak.com
Use the multi-day ("+/-3 days") tool.
Enter multiple airports in the departure blank - HOU, IAH, BTR, MSY.
Lately everything is expensive and BNA is a tourist place so they know they can get you. I've never found cheap flights there.
Use kayak.com
Use the multi-day ("+/-3 days") tool.
Enter multiple airports in the departure blank - HOU, IAH, BTR, MSY.
Lately everything is expensive and BNA is a tourist place so they know they can get you. I've never found cheap flights there.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 12:20 pm to tadman
Driving from Baton Rouge to Houston for a flight to Nashville doesn't really seem worth it imo
500 for a MSY to Nashville flight is a pretty outrageous though
500 for a MSY to Nashville flight is a pretty outrageous though
Posted on 10/12/22 at 2:16 pm to tduecen
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Baton Rouge to Nashville end of October through November
Yeah, if you look into those, the cheap flights are Spirit flights that take you from Baton Rouge to Nashville...
...via LAX in Los Angeles, a 9 HOUR trip.
And the return flights are all through Orlando or Dallas, and are around the same amount of travel/layover time.
The only direct flights from New Orleans to Nashville are on Southwest, and will run you almost $500.
Looks like the cheapest you can get otherwise is one-stop flights from American that run you just over $300.
Time to drive...
This post was edited on 10/12/22 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 10/12/22 at 3:09 pm to BayouBengal23
Just drive
I made that trip last weekend and nonstop flights from MSY to BNA were $500. All the BR flights weren't much cheaper and had connections. Not worth it.
I'd rather shell out the $500 than connect and get there only an hour quicker and without a car.
It's 8-9 hour drive from BR unless you stop every hour.
I made that trip last weekend and nonstop flights from MSY to BNA were $500. All the BR flights weren't much cheaper and had connections. Not worth it.
I'd rather shell out the $500 than connect and get there only an hour quicker and without a car.
It's 8-9 hour drive from BR unless you stop every hour.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 8:19 am to Twenty 49
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These groups have to yell, "Whooooooooo!" every 1/2 block. It's a city ordinance.
This is a big reason I cannot stand downtown Nashville. What am I there for, what is the attraction? It's like vegas, there's no real reason to be there.
I go 1-2x/year for a conference and despise the late night noises on wednesday nights in my hotel.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 9:15 am to BayouBengal23
One person going id fly. You'll spend over 200 driving.
Two people going id consider driving. Especially if you would need to rent a car there.
Two people going id consider driving. Especially if you would need to rent a car there.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 9:44 am to BayouBengal23
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I figured that. Told her I’d rather just pay more for convenience of not having to leave at 5am or get back at midnight.
May get her to drive too. Not a bad idea!
The problem is that she wasn't able to look soon enough. Nashville is a popular destination, especially on the weekends. My daughter (no pics) lives there and I've made that flight a lot of times from Houston. Southwest has great rates, but you need to plan ahead and watch for sales. A month isn't enough time for that.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 9:45 am to Twenty 49
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These groups have to yell, "Whooooooooo!" every 1/2 block. It's a city ordinance.
They're missing their pink cowboy hats and there isn't a bride with lace stuck onto her white cowboy hat. That can't possibly be Nashville.
This post was edited on 10/13/22 at 12:44 pm
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