fly to drive to las vegas? from San Francisco?
ill be flying into san francisco mid-june to go on a trip with my boyfriend. We wanted to go Las Vegas for 4 or 5 days but not sure if we should drive or fly. its a 8 1/2 hour drive and mapquest estimated gas at about $80. we'd loose both a day and a night for driving and sleeping. for flying, its $180 per person for a 4 hour flight. we'd have to pay for a checked bag but we could sleep on the plane. I heard that parking is free at hotels. is this true? The only reason i would want to fly is because we could sleep. but its so much more expensive and my flight to san francisco is already $550. what would you do? or what have you done? we dont really have a plan to look at other places in las vegas... and like the rest of the US, we're trying to save money. i know there are much shorter flights but i dont want to spend $400 on a flight i know there are much shorter flights but i dont want to spend $400 on a flight thutmose (i think that was youre name): good point! i would have never thought about the drive back. i figure we'll be so tired after spending 4 or 5 days there, we'll just want to rest. thank you!
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I say drive because you and your boyfriend can spend some nice quality time with just the two of you on the road, it could be fun! I think it would be cheaper than flying, cause pretty much all you'll need is gas money. It shouldn't be that long of a trip so I say just go for the drive! The trip sounds super fun, have a good time!
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You should drive since it costs less than flying. Plus, leave around like 10a.m. in the morning and when you get there 8 1/2 hours later, it will be 6:30p.m. If you do this, you don't have to worry about sleeping. And yes, hotels do have free parking. If you are gonna fly, you have to pay for the plane fare, car rentals, and you have to deal with all that airport hassles. Its gonna burn a hole in your wallet if you do that.
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The flight from San Francisco to Vegas is an hour and half. Do not drive, you will be so tired when you get to Vegas it will ruin your vacation. It's much cheaper to fly. Check sites like Southwest airlines, Allegiant Air or US Airways. Also do a search on kayak engine. It will check all airlines going to Vegas and all major travel sites and return the cheapest fare. http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/cheap-flights.php FYI: With Southwest Airlines, bags fly free
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I would fly. The airport is really close to "the strip" so its pretty convenient and most of the stuff is on the strip or a few steps away from it so you could get around without a car too. Plus, my family has done the drive from San Francisco before and its actually a little longer than that (even if we don't really stop) Southwest airlines flies from all 3 bay area airports to Las Vegas airport and they don't charge for bags. You might be able to get a good deal if you book early enough.
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If you drive it will be the BIGGEST mistake for you guys and you're going to start the trip off on a bad note! Distance wise, about 400 miles. Time-wise it takes about 6 hours-without traffic just to reach Los Angeles so imagine another 4-5 hours from there to reach las vegas?? If even if you do make it! Whats going to kill and bug you is after you had you're fun in vegas you're going to say damn, after you realize how much time it took you to get to vegas THE DRIVE BACK!! You should fly and re-think your trip. I mean really after you guys had you're fun, drinking, partying and dancing, do you really want to make that hike back to SF in a car? Thats going to be the last thing on you're mind. It could ruin the trip.
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GreyHound bus it or superbus.com if thats available. Rent a Car! Fly back!
