When is too late to book

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Going from CA to FL when is it to late to book normally I book a year in advance but did not this time for a few reasons

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

You can book an airline ticket anytime up to the day of the flight, as long as you have time to get through security and to the gate.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

You can book an airline ticket anytime up to the day of the flight, as long as you have time to get through security and to the gate.

Thank you

 

[vatali]

price wise, the 2 week barrier is the key. flights won't get cheaper in that 2 week window.

As for when CAN you, if you can get to the gate, you can buy them there (I have many times when I have a non-refundable that is worthless with change fees but need to get home right away). you will need some sort of pass to get through security though. Generically its 10 minutes before takeoff, when the doors close.

 

[dis_guy]

It's never too late but there are a few drawbacks.

We decided not to go on our spring break one year. Well, there were blizzards the whole week before the break started, our car got stuck in snow drifts 3 times that week.

By Friday, I just texted DW, "Still sure you don't want to go to Florida?" She replied with, "Make me an offer!"

So, rule #1: No chance of a discount or deal from Disney. Period. It was rack rate or nothing, so it cost more, but at least there was availability.

Rule #2: To get reasonable airfare, you have to be very flexible and even a bit creative. After hours of searching every site I could think of I decided to see what one-way fares looked like on our available airlines. Lo and behold, there was a huge difference in the cost of flights down compared to flights back for each of them. So our flights there we were on United with a longish connection in Houston. Amazingly, the cheapest fare coming home was a non-stop on Westjet.

Crazy as it seems, we booked it all on Friday afternoon, flew out Saturday morning and had a great week in the Florida sun. Yes, it cost several hundred dollars more to do it but to us it was worth it to escape that dreary weather.