United, American, and Delta have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Grand Cayman (GCM) for $271-$320 with a connection. Flights July to April. A few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American or Delta. United charges additional bag fees. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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).
