Usa Flights

[thugulike]

I want to travel from UK to Denver then back from Tampa to UK. Single fares are massively expensive. Could I book a return and just not use the return ticket? Or does anyone know of a way to get single fares at a reasonable cost?

[Ellipsis]

> Could I book a return and just not use the return ticket?

Yes. This is why planes get overbooked.

> Or does anyone know of a way to get single fares at a reasonable cost?

Booking with a single carrier, like BA, can help.

[thugulike]

Ellipsis I went to BA first but they wanted almost £2k for a single fare to Denver but only around £500 for a return.

[Toorak]

If you do decide to get 2 returns instead, make sure the second one is from Tampa (and not the uk) - not using the outward portion of a term rn flight usually invalidates the return portion.

Are you flying between Denver and tampa? If so a multi stop ticket with one carrier might be your best bet

[Ellipsis]

Check the "Multi-City" option on the home page:

https://www.ba.com/

[Buenchico]

Looking at some random dates in May, Gatwick to Denver one-way is possible for as low as £184.90 up to an absolute maximum of £284.90, which doesn't seem particularly expensive to me.

Flights from Tampa to Gatwick also seem quite reasonable around the same time, with a lowest fare of £154.90 and a maximum of £284.90.

https://www.norwegian.com/uk/

[CrapAtCryptics]

I did a straightforward search on Expedia and got £306 out via Munich and back via Toronto. Dont forget the ESTA.

[Ellipsis]

Sample BA flights using the Multi-City option:

14:40 10 May Heathrow (London) -> Denver International (CO) BA0219 World Traveller
18:15 24 May Tampa International (FL) -> Gatwick (London) BA2166 World Traveller

£673.12 return per person, direct flights each way

[calmck]

Also consider using American Denver to Miami as they are “one world” with BA and you could do the whole trip using multi city booking

[calmck]

Sorry Denver Tampa

[zebo]

We rarely fly in and out of the same place, as others have said the Multi city option works well.
It may look stupid but we once priced a trip and the best price involved a bit more travelling, in your case it would be UK-Denver return and a Denver-Tampa return internally.
Beware of the London end, if London, some fly in and out of different airports, Heathrow and Gatwick.
Skyscanner are currently offering £390 for the multi city option in September, beware of dodgy ticket companies on there though.

[thugulike]

I can't fly from Denver to Tampa as I have to drive that leg

[thugulike]

And I need to get home to Shropshire so it doesn't matter that the London airports may be different as my husband can pick me up from Manchester or Birmingham

[thugulike]

Chris, I have looked at Norwegian but they are on the point of bankruptcy. I'm not going until January and if Norwegian are still going I will book the return trip with them but their website is no longer showing Denver as an option.

[Buenchico]

Denver is there when I look at their website!

(If you meant Tampa it's listed alphabetically under 'F', for 'Florida')