Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (MDW) for $177, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. No Weekends. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Albuquerque or St. Louis (ABQ, STL) for $159 with a connection. Flights March to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
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.
Most Oneworld carriers have round-trip flights to various destinations in Europe at a discount today for $524-$690, mostly with a connection. Austin-London Nonstop. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. Cheapest fares are mostly midweek. Most fares are not reversible.
Notes: The exact ranges for each destination will vary. Use the Google calendar view to get an idea of what dates work.
Flights to smaller Italian airports may require a long connection or two stops. When you begin your search, modify your filter to remove fares that have more than one connection, some of those smaller airports ONLY have flights with bad routing.
There is a good chance that other airlines will match these fares.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) for $313-$332 with a connection. Flights February to March. Extended weekends available.
United and ANA have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Osaka (KIX) for $796 with a connection. Flights in April, August, September, and October. Departures on Wednesday.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $777; which is cheaper than the airline. 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.
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United, Delta, and American have round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Seattle (SEA) for $174-$185 with a connection. Flights March to December. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Portland, Oregon (PDX) for $174-$179 with a connection. Flights March to December. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
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Air Canada and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Vancouver (YVR) for $201-$227, NONSTOP. Flights May to October. Very few weekends available.
Chase has recently changed the sign-up bonus for the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card and the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card. You can now earn a companion-pass that is good until February 28, 2026 and also gain 30,000 Rapid Rewards points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of being approved for one of these cards.
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American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Boston or Memphis (BOS, MEM) for $185-$199 with a connection. Flights February to December. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. No Christmas dates available.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to New York or Salt Lake City (JFK,SLC) for $191 with a connection. New York flights March, April, August, September, and October. Salt Lake City flights March through May and also August through October. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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.
Amex has recently increased the welcome offer for several of the co-branded Delta SkyMiles.
Here is the list of the current offers:
Delta SkyMiles® Gold: 80,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum: 90,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve: 100,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $6,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.