Southwest has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to San Francisco (SFO) for $149-$158 with a connection. Flights in November. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Sint Maarten (SXM) for $373-$409 with a connection. Flights August to October. Extended weekends available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Honolulu (HNL) for $340-$374 with a connection. Flights August to November. No Friday departures. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Alaska Airlines. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Kahului or Kona (OGG, KOA) for $340-$373 with a connection. Flights August to October. Cheapest departures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Alaska Airlines. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY) for $106, NONSTOP. Flights August to December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Saint Croix (STX) for $251 with a connection. Flights December to March. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
(There are still several destinations that are priced below their moving averages. The Southwest Sale has ended, but you may be able to make use of these remaining fares on competing airlines.)
Most domestic carriers have round-trip flights to/from various destinations in the USA at a discount today for $77-$185, NONSTOP or with a connection. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. American and Southwest are mostly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. United has better weekend availability. Origin/Destination reversible.
This list intentionally excludes fares on LCC Breeze/Allegiant/Frontier/Spirit.
For Southwest fares, you may need to plug-in the coupon-code “BDAY”. You should be able to see the fares on the calendar, linked, without using the code.
There are other destinations available that are priced higher than this range and those may be worthwhile for some of the small remote airports that have stops and don’t usually go on sale. They aren’t part of this list since we’re focusing on the cheapest routes.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) for $256 with a connection. Flights October to November. Departures on Tuesday and Thursday. Very few extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) for $250-$280 with a connection. Flights August to December. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) for $158 with a connection. Flights August to September. Very few extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to San Jose del Cabo (SJD) for $250-$320, NONSTOP. Flights August to December. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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American Airlines and Southwest have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Cancun (CUN) for $244, NONSTOP. Flights August to December. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.