Airfare

[ASFCurly]

I am going to WDW the beginning of Dec, should I get airfare now, or wait till it gets closer, will the airfare go down?? or up?? How long does it take to get to the airport from WDW?

 

[ncligs]

I would check every day on the net or.......just go to Travelocity and put your cities in, and they will e-mail you alerts when the price drops.If you find a good fare with good times....BOOK it.
From Orlando airport to WDW is about 20 minutes.

 

[safetymom]

I would be checking every day also. I wouldn't count on the prices going down. There are fewer flights and more people on them these days.

 

[kalicokat]

That and the closer to december the faster the "better" fares go away due to more people buying tickets. Personally I wouldnt wait much longer. I am traveling dec 1-8 and got my tickets about a month ago and currently what I bought mine at are still the same price. So It depends on the airline also. Like I tell customers watching fares and playing the waiting game is like playing the tables in Vegas

 

[disneyfanzz]

We definately feel like we're playing the tables in Vegas. We have a 4 day WDW/3day cruise for 8 planned for the first part of December. The total of the package is due October 3rd and we still don't have a flight. We keep hoping it will go down, but it is not looking good. Right now we are looking at $350 a person and we had planned on $200.

 

[ASFCurly]

I decided to go ahead and book a flight this afternoon, the price had gone up from what I had been seeing, but I moved the trip back a day and managed to save money, so I am happy.

 

[Muffy]

We are traveling to WDW in Dec and I bought our airline tickets last week. I had to pay more than I would have a few weeks ago though. I would suggest buying now as I am disappointed that I waited. We are flying SW.

 

[dylansdad]

I checked everyday (2x day) for 3 airlines- saved $300. Prices were changing daily

 

[nate71369]

I've been checking daily for Detroit to Orlando around Thanksgiving, I was flexible by a day or so, but I got lucky this week, on AirTran.
3peopel from Flint (near Detroit) to Orlando leaving on Wednesday 11-26 (yes the busies and usually most expensive day to fly) returning following Saturday December 6 for 626 total (taxes and all).
I checked the rates the day after and day before I bought these and the rates were around 290pp. I caught a web special that day unadvertised for 1 flight time only and it was good, leave flint at 10;53 am arrive atlanta 12:50 depart ATL 1:20 arrive Orlando 2:43 pm direct flight home, so keep checking as the rates vary widely and daily.

 

[LoriZH]

Airfare just doesn't seem to be doing the traditional discount dates. Usually fares go down the beginning of August for the fall, but I saw none of that this year. I would just watch everyday and if something within your budget comes up, GRAB it right then and there. I did notice that some airfare dropped about $20 bucks since yesterday.

Good Luck!

 

[puffkin]

I had done quite a bit of research in the spring, and here is what I have found:

Historically, prices are high in order to see how many will bite. Why lower airfare if they don't need to. Then, about 3-4 months before the flight, the airlines would drop the fares in order to fill the plane to an acceptable level. Once they reached that level, the fares would soar upward in order to take advantage of last minute travellers since the plane was full enough to fly anyway.

Considering this, I waited until late March to start looking for our July trip. I ended up booking in mid april at $250, which was much higher than I had ever paid, but I felt lucky to get that rate. So, I started searching earlier for our December trip. I booked in May when the fare was around $200. Right now, it is about $380 and keeps going up every week. It appears that the fares are lower right away, then they start creeping up. Sometimes there are some really good last minute deals, but I wouldn't count on it. I would book as far in advance as possible, as soon as you see a decent rate, book it.

FYI, airfare was $200 two weeks ago for our honey moon dates next June. Since we are taking a cruise, we were kind of restricted on which flights we could take. Well, the price was as low as I have seen for awhile, so I booked it right away. IT might end up going down a few dollars, but not having to worry about it anymore (especially with all the other wedding stuff) was well worth it to me.

Hope this helps!

 

[puffkin]

I had done quite a bit of research in the spring, and here is what I have found:

Historically, prices are high in order to see how many will bite. Why lower airfare if they don't need to. Then, about 3-4 months before the flight, the airlines would drop the fares in order to fill the plane to an acceptable level. Once they reached that level, the fares would soar upward in order to take advantage of last minute travellers since the plane was full enough to fly anyway.

Considering this, I waited until late March to start looking for our July trip. I ended up booking in mid april at $250, which was much higher than I had ever paid, but I felt lucky to get that rate. So, I started searching earlier for our December trip. I booked in May when the fare was around $200. Right now, it is about $380 and keeps going up every week. It appears that the fares are lower right away, then they start creeping up. Sometimes there are some really good last minute deals, but I wouldn't count on it. I would book as far in advance as possible, as soon as you see a decent rate, book it.

FYI, airfare was $200 two weeks ago for our honey moon dates next June. Since we are taking a cruise, we were kind of restricted on which flights we could take. Well, the price was as low as I have seen for awhile, so I booked it right away. IT might end up going down a few dollars, but not having to worry about it anymore (especially with all the other wedding stuff) was well worth it to me.

Hope this helps!