Airport Proximity to DLR and Ground Transportation Information Superthread (READ FIRST POST FOR OVERVIEW!)

[TikiRob]

I'm not sure if Spirit flies from STL, but we were able to get flights in and out of LAX from CLE for $375/person with seat selection and bags. It was super high for awhile (like $600/person), but then it just dropped last week. Spirit isn't the greatest but for moving a family across the country, they always provide value. I highly recommend the app Hopper to monitor.

 

[BeachtoDisney]

I'm not sure if this is worth saving money, but you can fly Allegiant from BLV to Las Vegas for about $215 RT. It's then about a 4-hour drive to Disneyland.

 

[Kimpossible1]

I have found pretty good fares on JetBlue and Delta for my last 4 trips from August to January, from Orlando to LAX and direct flights. For 3 of the 4 round-trips, I ended up booking one way flights which worked out for better flight times.

 

[Becca1007]

Also remember that with Southwest you can reprice your fares (refund will be in the form of travel funds usable for one year from booking) so if you lock in your price now and it drops you can use the change flight function to refare.

 

[VandVsmama]

I would not recommend flying on Allegiant. They have a horrible track record.

From looking at Kayak, the round trip fares are kind of high. However, I'm not sure if the prices will go down or not. That's like looking into a crystal ball. I use a smart phone app called Hopper which is pretty handy. You can enter your dates & airports and it will set up flight price alerts for you to notify you when the best time to buy a ticket is.

If you can find flights for $400 round trip, I think you should bite the bullet and go for it, especially if they're Southwest airlines tickets. The cheapest flights for many airlines right now are Basic Economy, which means that you can't pick your seats ahead of time, so the odds are pretty high that you and your kids would be separated from each other on the flight.

 

[dwheaton]

Thanks everyone. In terms of Spirit and Allegiant, I've heard enough horror stories that I'm not going to risk it given that we only do one big trip a year (if that). Flying with our girls, I want to assure that we have a seamless experience. That's also true with Basic Economy, as I couldn't split up our girls during the flight. So I know that narrows the scope a bit. Also, Jet Blue doesn't fly out of St. Louis (the biggest issue is the lack of variety in St. Louis in terms of fares).

If I can find anything close to $400, especially from Southwest, with okay departures, I'm going for it. The trick now is that it's even higher that that by now.

I'm going to download Hopper and see if that helps too.

 

[VandVsmama]

Southwest flights don't show up on the Hopper app, though.

 

[ashley0139]

Thanks. I noticed those too. We're traveling with my wife and two girls (10 and 6), so I'm hoping to avoid flying so late at night if possible or super early in the morning. That's where those are right now. I'm going to keep monitoring this week for now, but it's ugly.

I mean, the cheaper flights are always going to be the worse times. So do you want cheaper or better?

You're still pretty far out so flights could definitely go down in price, but of course you never know.

 

[lilmissfoodie]

The absolute best way to get the cheapest airfares is to purchase a VPN. Then set your country to someplace where poverty is high. The exact same airline, route, date, and flight will get many different results depending on what country you're purchasing from. It's like hotel rooms, there are many rates for the exact same thing.

 

[lalasmama]

Trying to take advantage of Cyber Monday sales. Meant to ask my question earlier and forgot... So here I am, asking for some quick help so that I can figure out what airline ticket to buy.

If I land at ONT (or SNA, or LGB) at 9am on a weekday, will I encounter heavy traffic on my way to the parks? Would any of those 3 airports be better or worse for traffic from the airport to the parks?

 

[jodls01]

Am attending a conference at Anaheim convention center, but I cannot travel with colleagues because I have a book fair on Saturday so I have to travel alone on Sunday. I'm arriving at Santa Monica airport. What transportation is available from the airport to Disneyland? I want to visit the park since it closes at 12 am. I want to experience the rides that are not at WDW such as Matterhorn, space mountain, etc.
I was 18 mos. when family went to DL. We go to WDW every three years. TIA

 

[JennsBabySky]

If you use google maps, you can put in the day and time and it routes for typical traffic. I'm in LA and can't speak for OC traffic, but I do utilize that functionality on google maps quick a bit.

 

[JennsBabySky]

I've been watching spring break flights and they've been high. My daughter is flying home from college and we had to change her travel days. Might be worth flying home on Friday or extending to Monday if flight costs are key.

 

[ten6mom]

OMG -- yes! Are you going for CP? We are trying to avoid it and will hop over to CA instead....fingers crossed no rain!

Not on purpose... it was the only day we could go for our annual ornament shopping trip. After we booked it I realized it was CP. Yikes! And we are only doing DL (if you can believe it) so we are stuck!

But we are just going for Christmas atmosphere, seeing the castle, etc so maybe it'll be OK!

 

[starry_solo]

The absolute best way to get the cheapest airfares is to purchase a VPN. Then set your country to someplace where poverty is high. The exact same airline, route, date, and flight will get many different results depending on what country you're purchasing from. It's like hotel rooms, there are many rates for the exact same thing.

Which country would you recommend?

 

[China Expat]

Any of those would be fine...Ontario is quite far out to the East...

 

[ParkHopper1]

I have done Uber several times from Santa Monica to Disneyland. That is my go to to get all around SoCal when traveling there.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Trying to take advantage of Cyber Monday sales. Meant to ask my question earlier and forgot... So here I am, asking for some quick help so that I can figure out what airline ticket to buy.

If I land at ONT (or SNA, or LGB) at 9am on a weekday, will I encounter heavy traffic on my way to the parks? Would any of those 3 airports be better or worse for traffic from the airport to the parks?

Just remember that Uber no longer serves ONT, if that factors into your plans.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Am attending a conference at Anaheim convention center, but I cannot travel with colleagues because I have a book fair on Saturday so I have to travel alone on Sunday. I'm arriving at Santa Monica airport. What transportation is available from the airport to Disneyland? I want to visit the park since it closes at 12 am. I want to experience the rides that are not at WDW such as Matterhorn, space mountain, etc.
I was 18 mos. when family went to DL. We go to WDW every three years. TIA

I have done Uber several times from Santa Monica to Disneyland. That is my go to to get all around SoCal when traveling there.

Agree that Uber or Lyft should be fine.
This thread should have helpful information for you: A DLR Guide for WDW Vets .

 

[lalasmama]

Just remember that Uber no longer serves ONT, if that factors into your plans.

Thank you for the reminder! I had totally forgotten about that! I typically do Lyft, but price check both. It's looking like the same price to fly into ONT or LGB, so I imagine I will likely go with LGB after all, but still trying to figure it all out for sure!