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I'm trying to book a return flight to San Francisco, from Manchester ideally, and I wondered if there are any websites or travel agents people would recommend to get a good deal? The cheapest seem to be on travelshoppe.co.uk, but they seem to be so much cheaper than other sites I've looked at (£450 as opposed to around £600 for most others), I'm not sure what to think.

Also, recommendations for a cheap hotel just for one night would be appreciated. Don't need anything fancy, single room, quiet, I'll just be wanting some sleep.

Cheers,

Mathew.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:
Airbnb for somewhere to stay. Cheapest flights are variable, but £450 is pretty good, be surprised if you find cheaper anywhere.

Try flying to Oakland, it's just across a BART ride across the Bay to SF, and sometimes can be cheaper flights.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

Cheapest i have found is with SAS

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

However about a challenge for the cheapest business class flight to SFO?

In reply to JayPee630:

Thanks everyone. Would be nice to hear if anybody has used travelshoppe.co.uk, they're so much cheaper I'm a bit suspicious.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:
Never used them. Who is the flight actually with? I've always found it cheaper to go direct to the airline and book on their website than through an agent.

In reply to JayPee630:
Delta.

Over £700 if you try to book on the Delta site.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:
Ouch. Did you try BA direct on their website? I've weirdly enough always found them quite cheap to SF. Or American Airlines.

In reply to JayPee630:
BA around £850. :S

AA expensive too, over £700.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

Oh well, that's my suggestions exhausted then! Maybe go with that cheap one? Although where you flying via, and who via? It's not via China with some local carrier is it?

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

When are you travelling?

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:


Never used them but be careful. The cheap sites often use a mix of flights with different carriers, you may get halfway and find that the next carrier wants to charge you a fortune because your bags are overweight or oversize.

It may just be easier to pay a little more and book direct with one of the major airlines.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

600 isn't expensive for a flight to SA if you think the cheaper one is dodgy. Sometimes you can get a cheaper deal by flying to Vegas and then getting another flight from there separately

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:
skyscanner doesnt usually miss anything
http://www.skyscanner.net/routes/man/sfo/manchester-to-san-francisco-intern...

In reply to imkevinmc:

10th Sept, back on 29th Oct.

In reply to mike123:

I'll have a look, thanks.

In reply to dsh:

I might check flights to Vegas anyway, the drive to Yosemite isn't that bad.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

best I have found, SAS around £550 and Aer lingus 470.

Best posh class and posh prices are with virgin

In reply to goldmember:
Are you sure it wasn't just listing the prices for flying out and back separately? I checked Aer Lingus myself, and it was over £800.

Just checked again, it's about £800 still.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

FWIW, I remember almost 30 years ago to the day I paid £449 for a return trip from Glasgow to San Francisco with Northwest Orient. So whichever way you look at it, the prices you're currently considering are good value!

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

Flights to Salt Lake City in a month are £1050 with one stop so £800 seems about right to SFO which is a more common route and direct.

In reply to Fraser:

I bet you didn't have to put your liquids in a little plastic bag?

In reply to George Fisher:

£700 seems to be about what I'll be paying, probably best I can find from a seller that I trust.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

I stayed here a few years back

http://www.usahostels.com/room_info.html?lang=10&h=4

about a 10 min walk from Powell St station, clean and a good vibe plus close to bars and cafe's

In reply to chris fox:

Okay, thanks Chris, I'll have a look.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

No the prices were correct

sometimes cheaper to fly in to oakland or san jose airports

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:


Nope, but I did have to suffer from someone smoking nearby on one of the legs!

In reply to Fraser:

I'd rather have terrorists and no smoking.

In reply to goldmember:

Which website did you use? Struggling to find prices that cheap.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

hmm, prices seemed to have creeped up abit now returns are around £520. just visited the airlines home page

In reply to goldmember:
Is that Manchester to Oakland? Flying out Sept 9th, back Oct 29th. Sorry about all the questions, it's just a lot cheaper than I can seem to get.

EDIT: Sept 10th, not 9th.

In reply to 1poundSOCKS:

Have you checked prices for September 11th? I met a young American here who says he gets better deals on 'that' date.

In reply to dek:
That date rings a bell!!!

Will check it anyway, thanks.

EDIT: Checked it on Skyscanner, same price, just more chance of getting hijacked.