Flight with a bed seat?

[ArielRae]

This is just a curiosity. We flew from Philadelphia to California and couldn’t sleep without lying down. Our flight didn’t offer these. Couldn’t find answer doing a search online.

What flights or how long does a flight have to be for them to offer a plane that has seats that can be a bed? What different types are there? I know you get get them on really long flights like to Europe and Asia. Can you get them flying from like New York to California or to Hawaii? How much do these usually run at their cheapest? I know they can be priced thru the roof.

 

[Marionnette]

This is just a curiosity. We flew from Philadelphia to California and couldn’t sleep without lying down. Our flight didn’t offer these. Couldn’t find answer doing a search online.

What flights or how long does a flight have to be for them to offer a plane that has seats that can be a bed? What different types are there? I know you get get them on really long flights like to Europe and Asia. Can you get them flying from like New York to California or to Hawaii? How much do these usually run at their cheapest? I know they can be priced thru the roof.

First Class and some Business Class will have seats that covert to a bed on some longer flights (mostly international flights). They are not available in economy class and shorter flights.

 

[SharonZ]

I agree, mostly international and usually first and business classes only.

 

[gottalovepluto]

United Polaris does, but it only runs on a few domestic routes. I can't find a list right now but I know they run BOS-SFO (my bro got upgraded after UA screwed up his holiday flight so I know for sure that one! Yep, I was definitely jealous!) and I know they run some other transcon routes and I believe they offer Polaris on some Hawaii routes. They're VERY slowly upgrading domestic transcontinental flights to "polaris" service. Also American's A321T that flys between LA/SFO and NY and have lie flat in first class I believe. Delta seems to be catching up adding Delta One service this coming year out of JFK to west coast stops (https://travelupdate.boardingarea.com/delta-adding-delta-one-domestic-routes/) Jet Blue Mint are also lie flat seats.

Despite all that I listed off I've never experienced one myself yet either Maybe someday- but they are NEVER cheap!

 

[4kids4karen]

About $3500 per person.

 

[MomToOne]

There is no clear cut rule. It varies by airline - most are just now adding lie flat seating on SOME domestic routes, but it's hit or miss.

If you Google "domestic flights with lie flat seats" you will find some information from blogger ThePointsGuy on how to identify these on AA flights and he has some info on United too. But it can require looking at things like the aircraft type - which can be changed by the airline at any time.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

There is a ORD to MCO United flight with the lay down seats.

 

[Albort]

some airlines have kinda beds in economy but not many. they are called skycouches. i know china airlines has them, air new zealand? i’m not sure about american carriers though.

 

[Jimsig]

JetBlue offers their Mint service from JFK to some California destinations and that includes beds.
https://www.jetblue.com/flying-with-us/mint/

 

[tasha99]

Delta has beds in first class on some domestic flights, and there's a "flat bed" (or something like that) search term in their search engine. They once changed planes when I was flying (just regular FC) and I got one of those--it was awesome. JetBlue Mint as mentioned above looks pretty cool as well, and not outrageously expensive.

 

[supersnoop]

Generally, they’re going to be on wide-body planes like the 767 and 777. Those are mostly used for international and trans-con (New York to LA/SFO). Be aware that “flat” doesn’t always be perpendicular. Some flat seats do recline into a completely flat surface, but are still at a slight angle.

 

[dina444444]

American offers lie flat seats in first and business class on their JFK to LAX or SFO routes.

 

[holden]

We had them from Philadelphia to Naples, Italy. I’ve never seen them from Philadelphia to CA or HI.

 

[MillauFr]

JetBlue Mint is going to be your best option, but you have to fly out of JFK.

 

[bearzabout]

Have you looked at something like the Apus relax air travel pillow? They inflate filling the area above the fold down table, allowing you to lean forward to sleep. It may be with a $30 investment to try it at home to see if it works for you. If it works, it would save thousands on airfare.

 

[PrincessNelly]

This is just a curiosity. We flew from Philadelphia to California and couldn’t sleep without lying down. Our flight didn’t offer these. Couldn’t find answer doing a search online.

What flights or how long does a flight have to be for them to offer a plane that has seats that can be a bed? What different types are there? I know you get get them on really long flights like to Europe and Asia. Can you get them flying from like New York to California or to Hawaii? How much do these usually run at their cheapest? I know they can be priced thru the roof.

It varies, you'll see when you select seats but United out of Newark often runs domestic flights with first class lie flat seats out of Newark.

In 2016, my fiance and I we flew first class to Orlando for $216 total... economy would have cost us $335. I was more than happy to pay for first class since we got to lay down and got lunch included.