SFO to LHR

[potterz]

Hi,

I am trying to plan a trip from SFO (San Francisco Intl.) to LHR (London Heathrow Intl.) The cost, cheapest one I have been able to find, is coming out around 1,000 USD. The dates I entered are not flexible (Departure Dec. 17th., 2008 to Jan. 3rd., 2009). I am trying to find something cheaper, I am thinking about bidding on Priceline, if I do how much should I bid for? Should I go 50% less or what? Please help :) I'm new at this.

Thanks!!

Potterz

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

What is the breakdown of the ticket between base fare and taxes/fees?

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[potterz]

right now I can get a ticket for $902 with tax and everything. it doesn't say how much tax exactly but its probably around 300 i guess and the tickets 600ish.

priceline only taxes +50 to the bid amount, right?

[potterz]

WAIT read this not that post, I was wrong about the tax, I just checked.

Airline Ticket Taxes & Fees: $367.45 per ticket

That is the amount of tax that is charged. The average cost of a ticket w/ tax is $1,000 w/ out tax on priceline it would be around $600.

Should I go for rock bottom low like 200 or something higher?

[thereuare]

I'm showing total tix cost ~$1100 including ~$365 in fees... which leaves the base ticket pirce at ~$735.

How much would you need to save to make an opaque tix (not being able to choose the itinerary, layover city, lenght of layover, etc) worthwhile?

[potterz]

Sorryy, I'm like a real noob to this. I have no idea what you mean :)

$1100 would go way over when I can get one for $900 on Expedia.

I'm looking for a total cost of the ticket around 700-800 . I don't mind how long I stay at a layover as long as it won't exceed 5-6 hours, which they usually don't, right?

[thereuare]

I was using prices from Orbitz which started at $1100.

If you're finding a fare at $900... about $350 of that will be taxes, making the base fare $550 ($550 (base fare) + $350 (taxes) = $900 (total ticket price))

The taxes will remain fixed, so if you're trying to keep your total under $800 i would start with ~$250 (with taxes should be about $600... always check the PRICELINE confirmation screen to see the total before submitting your bid)

You can then re-bid, increasing your bid by $25 or so each bid, by using the techniques in this Priceline Airfare Re-bidding thread, until the total will reach your maximum bid of $800.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if you have any questions regarding the above.