Published January 5, 2019 by

Cheap Flights: Austin to/from St. Louis or Kansas City $114 r/t – United Basic Economy

[01/04/2019 @ 6:17 PM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire.

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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to St. Louis or Kansas City (STL/MCI) for $114 with a connection. $57 each-way. Flights to St. Louis from January to May. Flights from Kansas City from January to August. Weekends available, mostly in January and February. Origin/Destination reversible.

Note: “Basic Economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small-backpack or laptop bag) is free. Checked bags cost +$25. Seats are randomly assigned prior to boarding. If you have the United MileagePlus credit-card, use the “free checked bag” perk.

Note: The personal item size on United flights is smaller (9-in/10-in/17-in) than Frontier or Spirit (8-in/14-in/18-in).

  • St. Louis – Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Jan 11 – Jan 13 / Jan 18 – Jan 25 / Jan 25 – Jan 27 / Feb 01 – Feb 03 / Feb 08 – Feb 10 / Feb 14 – Feb 19 / Feb 22 – Feb 24 / Mar 01 – Mar 03 / Mar 09 – Mar 11 / Mar 12 – Mar 19 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 27 – Apr 03 / Apr 05 – Apr 08 / Apr 19 – Apr 21 / Apr 26 – Apr 29 / May 03 – May 05 / May 10 – May 12 / May 18 – May 21 / May 31 – Jun 02 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Kansas City – Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Jan 11 – Jan 13 / Jan 18 – Jan 25 / Jan 25 – Jan 27 / Feb 01 – Feb 03 / Feb 08 – Feb 10 / Feb 14 – Feb 20 / Feb 22 – Feb 25 / Mar 01 – Mar 04 / Mar 09 – Mar 11 / Mar 12 – Mar 19 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 30 – Apr 01 / Apr 06 – Apr 09 / Apr 20 – Apr 23 / Apr 27 – Apr 30 / May 04 – May 07 / May 11 – May 14 / Jun 01 – Jun 04 / Jun 08 – Jun 11 / Jun 22 – Jun 25 / Jun 29 – Jul 02 / Jul 03 – Jul 10 / Jul 13 – Jul 16 / Jul 17 – Jul 24 / Jul 20 – Jul 23 / Jul 24 – Jul 31 / Jul 27 – Jul 30 / Aug 03 – Aug 06 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

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  • Tips: Use Tripadvisor to create a Hotel “short list”. First, plug in your dates and destination. Then select “Sort by Traveler Ranked”. Finally, select the “Traveler Ranking” filter to show “only 4* and up”. Use this resulting “short list” of hotels to find the cheapest one with a high ranking.
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  • Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount.
  • Tips: Different booking websites will often have differing routes, prices, and availability. Before you finalize your purchase, do a quick check on BookingBuddy, Skyscanner, and Kayak to see if any other site or airline is offering a better deal.

I was able to pull this fare up on Priceline. Screenshot taken when this post was initially created. See timestamps at the top of this post.

 

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Ren P. Artemio

Ren P. Artemio

Ren is the Chief Director of Nap Times at Escape Houston, Escape ATX, Cheap DFW, and Escape Flights. He really likes researching airfare and the travel industry, especially when it means getting a cheap flight to anywhere (he's not picky).

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