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yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Has anybody had any luck finding cheap flights from Taiwan (TPE) to N.America specifically Toronto?
I'm looking for flights home this summer and the prices that I've found so far are ridiculously expensive. Is it cheaper to fly from Hong Kong or somewhere else on the mainland?[/b]

elliot_spencer · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 495

Nope. It is expensive hence most people go home once every 3 years - it's times like this I wish I was in Tokyo - being a major des flights are cheaper!

BigWally · Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject:

my buddy just booked at trip to Toronto for $38000 from Kaohsiung...not sure what agent but I could find out

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

I hope that's NT otherwise he must be flying business class with caviar for snacks in flight meals cooked by Jamie Oliver and 'relaxation services' provided by Jenna Jameson Laughing

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Seriously though Big Wally, if that's round trip it's an awesome price, but if it's one way it's about standard (maybe a bit less). If you could find out that would be much appreciated.

BigWally · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 3:54 am Post subject:

sorry, yeah its Round Trip...its booked through an agent at the "Fly and Save" in Kaohsiung....I'll PM you the details

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

Awesome, thanks a lot.

MyTrunkshow · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: $28,200 incl. taxes and all fees

Bought it at Startravel, online. Flew to SFO. Rtrn ticket was open for one year, Cathay Pacific. Outbound Feb10, returned Mar 4th. I used airmiles to get to Toronto for free but that's not your question.

Zuji.com
startravel
eztravel

The above 3 websites have good prices. One does need to have a Chinese friend to read the website.

However, summer is high season. You'd find nothing less than$32000 or so for the summer. If your dates aren't flexible, it will be 10% or more higher unless you're lucky.

regards,
mytrunkshow

rawfooddan1234 · Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 12

i found united has ticket to many north amerian cities (my ticket was ti Tuscon) for 695 dollars. I paid 650,000 korean won for my ticket from taipei to Tuscon and 300,000 from Jeju island to Taipei. Not bad getting back for about 1,000 us dollars.

I went with yahoo's farechase. www.farechase.yahoo.com

yamahuh · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell

OK, I'll take a look at that.
Right now we're looking at returns to Toronto for about $1400 Cdn taxes in with some different travel agencies, but we're having to wait to confirm seats as it appears to be super busy season when we want to leave.