Lufthansa has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Istanbul (IST) for $703 with a connection. Flights November to March.
Fare is Regular Economy. Not Basic. Carry-on, checked bag, and seat selection are included without an additional fee.
Note: Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for about $684. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Montego Bay (MBJ) for $335-$346 with a connection. Flights August, September, November, January, February, and March. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Delta, American, KLM, Air Canada, Lufthansa and various other airlines have round-trip flights from Austin and San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Dublin (DUB) for $526-$565 with a connection. Flights September to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday.
United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Havana (HAV) for $333 with a connection. Flights in November. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Very few extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. A VISA is required.
United, Delta, and Alaska Airlines have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $124-$133, NONSTOP. Flights in May, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, and March. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Carry-on bag and personal item are allowed without additional fee on Delta and Alaska Airlines.
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. If you have the United Explorer credit-card, use the “free checked bag” perk.
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 San Jose del Cabo (SJD) for $249-$263, NONSTOP or with connections. Flights April to May. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: Most NONSTOP flights depart on Monday.
United has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Philadelphia (PHL) for $135-$167 with a connection. Flights August to January. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: Most flights are about $167, but I’ve listed all the $135 fares at the top of the list in this post.
American Airlines, Iberia, British Airways, United and various other airlines have round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Madrid or Barcelona (MAD, BCN) for $507-$529 with a connection. Flights October to February. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. 7-day minimum stay required.
Note: Barcelona availability is limited and only departing from Austin.
Note: Flight routing is usually better out of Austin (shorter connection time).
United has round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Tahiti (PPT) for $874 with a connection. Flights departing Austin are in June. Flights departing San Antonio are from March to June. More availability via San Antonio, but with longer connection times.
Air Canada has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Vancouver (YVR) for $245-$284, NONSTOP. Vancouver flights in June. Toronto flights April-June. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Vienna (VIE) for $467 with a connection. Flights March to April. Extended weekends available.
Lufthansa has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA) for $526, NONSTOP. Flights in April. Departures on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Extended weekends available. Flight may operate as a United/Lufthansa code-share.
Note: Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for about $489. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
