Cheap Flights: Austin to/from San Francisco $134 r/t – American Airlines

[04/05/2019 @ 6:51 AM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, OrbitzCheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire, Skyscanner.
[04/24/2019 @ 11:11 AM] Still available. Fewer dates now.

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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Francisco (SFO) for $134 with a connection. $67 each-way. August to November. Weekends available in August and September. Origin/Destination reversible.

Note: We often see United offer fares for a similar price, but we often ignore them because they charge a $60 fee for carry-on bags and usually have limited weekend availability.

Note: Carry-on bag is allowed for free, but seat selection has a fee. You can avoid paying seat fees by not selecting a seat and being randomly assigned your seat at the gate.

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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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