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kaisuparents:
Thanks for your inputs, how do I book the flight tickets. Is it through Expedia/Zuji or travel agent. Or the airlines portal.

My family/friends and I usually book directly with the airlines. For example, when we visit my in-laws in Seattle, I do it directly with SQ and then with Virgin or Alaskan. Then again, we're very familiar since we're from the US.

If you have any specific questions or an itinerary, please do not hesitate to drop me a line. I'll try my best to give you the options that are available for you based on my personal experience and what I know.

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floppy:
If you are doing multi-cities, open jaw or need more than a simple point to / from flight, then an agent (online or offline) could be a more useful option.

I have booked open jaw and multi-cities tickets on Expedia and Zuji (US and Europe), and got good prices. Definitely worth exploring too.

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kaisuparents:
Thanks for your inputs, how do I book the flight tickets. Is it through Expedia/Zuji or travel agent. Or the airlines portal.

If you have decided on the airline you want, and the route is simply to / from SEA, the airline portal is usually the cheapest option.

If you are doing multi-cities, open jaw or need more than a simple point to / from flight, then an agent (online or offline) could be a more useful option.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1757308https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1757308Mon, 27 Feb 2017 04:06:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:42:09 GMT]]>Thanks for your inputs, how do I book the flight tickets. Is it through Expedia/Zuji or travel agent. Or the airlines portal.

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kaisuparents:
Thanks for your replies. I have made note of the places to cover around Seattle.

Let me see what other places I can add in my itinerary.
You're very welcome! If you're looking to fly into Sea-Tac (Seatlle-Tacoma International), your best bet is to get a flight into SFO and then go on Alaskan Air or Virgin America into Sea-Tac unless you don't mind the super long travelling time with more stop overs.
United flies direct into SFO. You can also take SQ or ANA, with 1 stopover each. Alaskan Air's hub is at Sea-Tac, and there are lots of flight into and out of Sea-Tac from San Francisco.

And if you really want to visit San Diego, a round trip domestic on Virgin America from Sea-Tac, is about USD$200, depending on your day of departure. For Grand Canyon, I don't think VX flies there and Alaskan is expensive if you fly into Flagstaff, AZ.

Therefore if Grand Canyon is a must visit, the most economical way that I know of, is to get a SEA-Las Vegas and drive from there. You're looking at at least USD$400 plus round trip.

Oops! I forgot to add - If you're buying 2 separate round-trips - SIN-SFO and then SFO-SEA, you can consider the 'in-between', meaning either on your way to or on your way back home, you can get a separate SFO-LAS (Vegas) and drive to Grand Canyon from there.

I hope I'm making sense.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1756088https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1756088Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:45:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Wed, 22 Feb 2017 03:10:36 GMT]]>Thanks for your replies. I have made note of the places to cover around Seattle.

Let me see what other places I can add in my itinerary.

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kaisuparents:
I will be flying from and to Seattle, in that case can you please advise which all places to visit around Seattle.

My husband's from Seattle so I've visited numerous times. The cascade mountain range is breathtakingly beautiful. If you want to look around the city, there's the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Boardwalk overlooking the Puget Sound, Seattle Public library, Discovery Park, Canoeing on Lake Union...University of Washington's Red Square is pretty popular too.

What's worth visiting, in my opinion, is the Snoqualmie Falls at the foothills of the Cascade and definitely the Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit. I was blown away! You will not regret the visit.

I almost forgot about the Ballard Locks. You may be able to see salmons migrating to and from the locks if you're lucky.
A picture of Mt Rainier is good too.

Hope this is of some help.
Have fun 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755984https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755984Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:20:21 GMT]]>You don’t have to be limited to LAX or SFO gateway when flying on Star carriers. NH can also fly you from NRT to SEA (and err… BR is also a Star carrier).

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floppy:
jetsetter:


It's doable. Assuming Seattle is to visit friends or relatives, so fly SIN-NRT-LAX or SFO-SEA. Or SIN-TPE-SEA (Eva Air). Or SIN-HND-LAX or SFO-SEA.

Makes more sense to SIN-NRT-SEA / SEA-LAS / LAS-SAN / SAN-NRT-SIN. Flights will be using a combination of JL and DL.

Doable? Sure, but have to be prepared to spend a lot of time and money on those flights lor.

You must enter thru the international gateway either at LAX or SFO for West Coast for Star Alliance flight, if I'm not wrong.

So after NRT, she must clear CIQ at LAX or SFO. Unless she takes Eva Air that flies her direct from TPE to SEA.


Indeed, it's more expensive to fly by domestic airlines from Seattle to various West Coast cities in NV, AR and CA, etc. I'd done the West Coast tour via 100% domestic flights before (yes, check-in check-out until we went berserk cos of the 3 diff time zones within the USA!) and the whole trip cost me more than my earlier 100% land tour in West Coast.

If you go by land, you sleep over at 5-star hotels or motels (if you're cheapskate) along the highway enroute to the next city, rather than a hotel within the city centre, which obviously will cost a lot more.

The latter doesn't make sense, cos a lot of US attractions are not within the city centres. You have to get out from your city centre hotel no matter what to visit them, e.g. National Parks, Disney, Universal, Sea World, factory outlets...you have to drive out to the suburbs from your hotel and back at night. I left Disney at 10pm and drove back in the dark to my city centre hotel. Really mafan!

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jetsetter:

No, no need to fly at all for this cluster of West Coast states and cities. Take the highway.

Don't anyhow fly from Seattle to San Diego. Look at the map and work out a loop.
San Diego to LV - no need to fly, just drive or join local tour or take greyhound.
I don't think he/she is particularly interested in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is just my suggestion as it is the typical start-off point for local tours to the Grand Canyon.

While it is possible to drive from San Diego to the Grand Canyon, it takes 8 hours (without stops). That's a holiday by itself!

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jetsetter:

It's doable. Assuming Seattle is to visit friends or relatives, so fly SIN-NRT-LAX or SFO-SEA. Or SIN-TPE-SEA (Eva Air). Or SIN-HND-LAX or SFO-SEA.
Makes more sense to SIN-NRT-SEA / SEA-LAS / LAS-SAN / SAN-NRT-SIN. Flights will be using a combination of JL and DL.

Doable? Sure, but have to be prepared to spend a lot of time and money on those flights lor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755722https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755722Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:51:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:47:05 GMT]]>

kaisuparents:
I will be flying from and to Seattle, in that case can you please advise which all places to visit around Seattle.

Seattle? Nothing much...the usual attractions which you can pick and choose by visiting their tourism websites. Do make a compulsory stopover at Starbucks.

But you may crossover to Vancouver though.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755720https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755720Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:47:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:44:03 GMT]]>

floppy:

Flight from Seattle to San Diego is around 2hrs 40mins
Flight from Seattle to Las Vegas (probably the nearest city / jump-off point for Grand Canyon) is around 2hrs 30mins
Flight from San Diego to Las Vegas is around 1hr 10mins

You will be spending a lot of time (and money) on flights alone.
No, no need to fly at all for this cluster of West Coast states and cities. Take the highway.

Don't anyhow fly from Seattle to San Diego. Look at the map and work out a loop.
San Diego to LV - no need to fly, just drive or join local tour or take greyhound.

Along the route, you'll stopover at other places...yosemite, yellow stone, napa valley, etc..not to mention hollywood...

HOWEVER, the fact she didn't mention LA and SFO could mean she might have already done this leg! LOL!!

In SanDiego, can crossover to Tijuana to meet the hombres too, before the wall is erected! I went to Mexico thru San Diego before. Like HK crossing to Shenzhen...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755717https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755717Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:44:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:39:13 GMT]]>I will be flying from and to Seattle, in that case can you please advise which all places to visit around Seattle.

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kaisuparents:
Hi,

I'm flying to U.S west coast (Seattle) with 2 kids. Please advise, which route would be suitable and the airlines to opt for.
Also, the kids friendly places to visit. I have Grand Canyon & San Diego Zoo in my to-visit list
Thanks
It's doable. Assuming Seattle is to visit friends or relatives, so fly SIN-NRT-LAX or SFO-SEA. Or SIN-TPE-SEA (Eva Air). Or SIN-HND-LAX or SFO-SEA.

Finish your visitation first then fly AA to the south.
Either at SFO or LAX, rent a car and do your West Coast tour, or join a local tour group to finish Grand Canyon/San Diego (NB: San Diego Zoo won't be included in F&E tours)/LV/LA.

US tour agencies like tours4fun do pick up tourists from domestic or international airports using their 8-seater or large coaches and merge you with other tourists doing the same route. You can ask them to pick you up at your hotel lobby too.

When done with the West Coast tour, proceed back to LAX or SFO and catch your return flight.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755704https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755704Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:32:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:29:54 GMT]]>if you want to do San Diego, Las Vegas, Disney, Grand Canyon, look into getting an open-jaw ticket, ie Sin-SFO / LAX-SIN, so you don’t have to back track to come back to SG. Have a look at the map of California/Nevada/Arizona and you’ll know what I mean.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755699https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755699Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:29:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:05:56 GMT]]>Unless you have important matters in Seattle, I’ll skip that city if the Grand Canyon and San Diego Zoo are your priorities. On the other hand, if Seattle is a must-go because of unfinished business, I’ll limit my travel plans to the Pacific Northwest only.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755689https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755689Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:05:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:20:47 GMT]]>Yes think you should probably fly into San Francisco to be closer to San Diego and Vegas if that is the case. LA might be a good option too with Disneyland.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755662https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755662Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:20:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Mon, 20 Feb 2017 05:01:03 GMT]]>Err… like lexis said, those places are not remotely close to one another.

To put things in perspective:
Flight from Seattle to San Diego is around 2hrs 40mins
Flight from Seattle to Las Vegas (probably the nearest city / jump-off point for Grand Canyon) is around 2hrs 30mins
Flight from San Diego to Las Vegas is around 1hr 10mins

You will be spending a lot of time (and money) on flights alone.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755544https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1755544Mon, 20 Feb 2017 05:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Flight tickets to West Coast on Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:46:50 GMT]]>hmm, Grand Canyon and San Diego aren’t really close to Seattle. If you are planning to visit those 2, you should fly in via San Francisco or Los Angeles.

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