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Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Honolulu, Maui, Kona, or Lihue, Hawaii (HNL, OGG, KOA, LIH) for $378-$398, with a connection. Flights September to December. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
These should show up on the calendar even without using the “HAWAII40” coupon-code.
Pick dates with the $189 price, those usually have the best routing and fewest stops.
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United and Delta have round-trip flights from San Antonio or Austin (SAT, AUS) to New York/Newark (EWR/JFK) for $149-$171, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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Air Canada has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Vancouver (YVR) for $307-$330, NONSTOP. Flights August to September. Departures on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Weekends available.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner and Google have this for about -$20-$30 cheaper than the airline when booked as two separate one-ways on two different airlines. Beware that the reason that it is cheaper doing it that way avoids several airport and customs taxes that you will likely have to pay at the airport.
We were able to consistently find these for about $330 or less on Priceline. Use our updated link list.
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American Airlines and Delta have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Orlando (MCO) for $139, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Denver (DEN) for $137, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Diego (SAN) for $147, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Cincinnati (CVG) for $158 with a connection. Flights August to November. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Seattle (SEA) for $158 with a connection. Flights August to November. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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.
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Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Philadelphia (PHL) for $158 with a connection. Flights in November. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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Southwest has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to San Francisco (SFO) for $149-$158 with a connection. Flights in November. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Sint Maarten (SXM) for $373-$409 with a connection. Flights August to October. Extended weekends available.
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.