Can I get a direct flight from San Francisco, USA to Dublin, Ireland?
Hi, I'm planning on flying from San Francisco to Dublin in December. I hear that Aer Lingus and United Airlines are offering non stop flights from San Francisco to Dublin but only for this month. After that it seems they all stop somewhere in America on the way, will they stop doing it? Is there anyway I can get a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Dublin in December? Thanks.
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I checked Expedia.com and picked a random day, apparently all flights from San Francisco make at least two stop somewhere else on the east coast
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I've seen direct flights advertised from SF, to Dublin, but I don't know if the route only operates over the peak holiday period.
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I typed in a random date in November and Aer Lingus are offering direct flights from San Francisco to Dublin so I'm presuming this is a flight which is available all year round. I'm not sure though so your best bet is to contact Aer Lingus and ask! :D
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At www.aerlingus.com I found all the flights in December from San Francisco stop at Chicago O'Hare. You might also note that flights from San Francisco start getting more expensive after 15th Dec., and from Dublin after 16th Dec. Coming towards Christmas, they are crazy prices altogether. I also checked www.united.com to Dublin, and there are many more flights to choose from. All have one stop, at Chicago O'Hare or JFK or London Heathrow. Return flights via the same airports and also Boston. For the purpose of research, I put your travel dates as leaving San Fran on 3rd Dec. and returning on 16th. The United website showed possible cheapest return flights as $797.30, but you'd be waiting around at Chicago for 6 and a half hours for the connection, and returning via Boston, one and a half hours which might be a bit tight with going through security checks etc. There were other flights with two to three hours hanging around, but prices were different. I then did a search on United for non-stop to London Heathrow, and there was just one flight, arriving 13.25. Surprisingly, the fare was more expensive (minimum $856.70), and there would still be the added cost of getting from there to Dublin. All the other flights to Heathrow had one stop on the way. At http://www.edreams.net/ for the same dates, I was quoted $601.55 with Continental Airlines, changing at Newark International, New York. http://www.orbitz.com/flight-info/EI/EI-SFO-DUB.html has a full range of flights and carriers, all have one stop.
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Aer Lingus are suspending flights to Dublin and Washington DC until next summer so yes, you will have to get a connecting flight. If you try Aer Lingus's site, they'll either route you through Chicago (United Airlines operating this leg of the route) or JFK (JetBlue doing this bit). The flights onwards to Dublin would be Aer Lingus. You could also try Delta - their San Fran to Dublin flights(via Atlanta or New York-JFK) are supposed to be quite reasonable. Hopefully you'll find something, B.
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if,your going to san francisco,be sure to wear,flowers in your hair
