Airfare from Milwaukee to Key West

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

I haven't purchase an airfare ticket in years and I am not sure where to start. This is a last minute decision, made by my son, to fly instead of driving. He will be leaving Sept. 27th and returning Oct 4th . Any Ideas where to start to get the cheapest fare?

Thanks,
Mike

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I haven't purchase an airfare ticket in years and I am not sure where to start. This is a last minute decision, made by my son, to fly instead of driving. He will be leaving Sept. 27th and returning Oct 4th . Any Ideas where to start to get the cheapest fare?

Thanks,
Mike

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If cost is a factor, a cheaper option would be to fly into Miami or Fort Lauderdale and drive the 5 hours to Key West. Maybe not a super great idea at that time of the year though...

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

They decided to take your advise and fly to Fort Lauderdale and drive from there. The cost was $387.00 which is not bad at all I didn't think.

Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Depart: 06:20 AM, Chicago, IL (ORD)
Arrive: 10:15 AM, Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)


Sat, Oct 4, 2008
Depart: 04:50 PM, Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Arrive: 07:05 PM, Chicago, IL (ORD)

I thought the car rental was a little high. I don't know what size car they got but it was $167.00 for the week.

Thanks,
Mike

If cost is a factor, a cheaper option would be to fly into Miami or Fort Lauderdale and drive the 5 hours to Key West. Maybe not a super great idea at that time of the year though...

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Don't know what size car they got, but that price isn't unrealistic for FLL especially if it includes the taxes. Normally, taxes add about 50% to the base price at FLL.

Art

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They decided to take your advise and fly to Fort Lauderdale and drive from there. The cost was $387.00 which is not bad at all I didn't think.

Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Depart: 06:20 AM, Chicago, IL (ORD)
Arrive: 10:15 AM, Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)


Sat, Oct 4, 2008
Depart: 04:50 PM, Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
Arrive: 07:05 PM, Chicago, IL (ORD)

I thought the car rental was a little high. I don't know what size car they got but it was $167.00 for the week.

Thanks,
Mike

Cool...it's really the small plane that gets you from somewhere in FLA to Key West that adds so much to the cost of getting there. When we booked, flights to FLL were $99 roundtrip (remember those days!) and the total was nearly $400 per person to get to Key West thru FLL.