Greetings...

[Michael P. Barham]

Thanks,

I actually found a Raleigh - London fare of  $501., which is good because I
will actually be leaving from London (after walking Cantebury), and don't
mind getting to St. Jean from London, as I intended to visit Notre Dame and
several other French cathedrals before I start walking.

I will definately look into Iberia, though.
mpb



----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Irwin <rirwinaUSAOR.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:37 AM
Subject: Greetings...


> Michael,
>
> >I am going to be hiking the Camino this summer.  Any advice on how to get
> >cheap plane tickets?  Delta can offer me a round trip ticket for 664. USD
> >into London (I am walking Canterbury and Croagh Patrick as well).  Anyone
> >have news for a better price from the east coast (New York - Atlanta and
> >anywhere in between).
>
> Much depends on time of year and length of stay. Over 1 month is more
expensive and so is July -
> August bookings. I'm leaving about May 9th and am planning, for now, on a
45 day total stay which
> will mean a middle of June departure. I'm also in the US at Pittsburgh,
PA.
>
> So, I spent close to two hours at a local travel agent today. We went
through just about everything,
> including all the major airlines and 'ticket brokers' (who can sometimes
save you more). We came up
> with using Iberia airlines rather than a ticket broker, even though it was
about $100 more
> expensive, because it leaves me with better options to change the return
date. The total cost comes
> to $1,078 US Dollars (that includes tax). While that's higher than I
expected, it also includes both
> "in-Spain" flights. It seems that if you use Iberia then the "in-Spain"
flights are really cheap.
> For instance, to add the Santiago - Madrid leg only cost an additional $38
(included in the $1,078).
>
> Pittsburgh - New York - Madrid - Pamplona (from which I can take a taxi to
St. Jean-Pied-de-Port)
>
> Santiago - Madrid - New York - Pittsburgh (on the way back)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Russ
>