Driving to the US is really not an option, it would take 6 hrs there and 6 hrs back, wasting almost 2 days of warm weather. Last year we booked in June and paid around $500. with Continental. That is a doable price. We paid about the same to come home on WJ. By the time you figure your gas, meals and possibly an overnight, you have to get an exceptional price to fly out of the US. If we were only 2-3 hours away it would be worthwhile.