United, Southwest, and Delta have round-trip flights from Austin and San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to San Francisco (SFO) for $151-$172, NONSTOP. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
Austin has a wider range of availability than San Antonio. (Austin March to December) vs (San Antonio March to June).
Lufthansa and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Luxembourg or Shannon Ireland (LUX, SNN) for $488 with a connection. Luxembourg Flights April to May. Shannon flights in April. No weekend departures. 7-day minimum stay required.
American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) for $339-$353 with a connection. Flights February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, and December. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. Holiday blackouts.
United and Lufthansa have code-share round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Malta (MLA) for $497 with a connection. Flights in April. Departures on Monday and Wednesday. 9-day minimum stay required.
United, Lufthansa, and British Airways have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Milan (MXP) for $485-$498 with a connection. Flights March, April, August, October, and November. No Thanksgiving dates.
Expedia often has additional discounts that they show to only logged in users, so if you’re searching there, login first.
British Airways and Lufthansa have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Dusseldorf (DUS/QDU) for $528-$606 with a connection. Lufthansa offers a Flight+Train option (see note). Flights March, April, May, and November. No Friday or Saturday departures. 7-day minimum stay required. No Thanksgiving dates.
Read this note: If you’re flying Lufthansa you have the option to buy a fare that allows your connection out of Frankfurt to be on Train via Deutsche Bahn to (QDU) Düsseldorf Main Station (the train station). This is usually cheaper and faster than taking a flight from FRA to DUS. If the logistics are to confusing, just pay more for the British Airways fares that connect in London.
Flight+Train users: When you land in Frankfurt, You‘ll get your luggage right in front of Frankfurt Airport Station at the train station pick-up point, not the regular carousels.
Expedia often has hidden discounts for logged in users. In this case it was -$16.35 off, but it can vary. Be sure to log into Expedia while searching. See screenshot for an example of what I’m talking about.
United and Alaska Airlines have round-trip flights from Austin and San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Anchorage (ANC) for $260-$279 with a connection. Flights February to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for $754 with a connection. Flights February to March.
Today, United, Air Canada, and Lufthansa have posted some code-share round-trip flights from Austin and San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Rome, Italy (FCO) for $498-$513 with a connection. Flights March to April.
San Antonio departures are limited.
Lufthansa and American have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Krakow or Budapest (KRK, BUD) for $499-$541 with a connection. No weekend departures.
Krakow: Flights February to May.
Budapest: Flights in August and November.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for cheaper than the airline.
United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Francisco (SFO) for $156-$186, NONSTOP. Flights February to May. Cheapest flights are on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Lufthansa has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Istanbul (IST) for $489-$536 with a connection. Flights January, February, March, April, and November. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. No Thanksgiving dates.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $489; which is cheaper than the airline.
