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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: Why are tickets to Japan so expensive? |
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Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places...but can anyone recommend a low cost airline to Japan (preferably eastern or northern Japan)?
Everything I look at is about $500 for tickets to Tokyo and Osaka isnt much different. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I know, its a little ridiculous for somewhere so close. I mean you pay a lot less for a return fare to taipei! |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: Why are tickets to Japan so expensive? |
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| shostahoosier wrote: |
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places...but can anyone recommend a low cost airline to Japan (preferably eastern or northern Japan)?
Everything I look at is about $500 for tickets to Tokyo and Osaka isnt much different. |
I used Travelocity to book a round-trip ticket from Incheon to Haneda (Tokyo) a few weeks ago for $280. I probably booked the tickets a week before I flew out. Try Travelocity. Only problem was, I had to transfer in China! Soooooo lame. On the way back to Seoul from Tokyo, I saw the plane passing over Seoul on the route map they show on the TVs sometimes on its way to China  |
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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get a korean friend to book it for you from a korean travel website.
i just booked a flight to tokyo for 270,000~. the exact same flight was $450 USD on all of the popular english travel sites. |
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AustSaint
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Location: Yongmun
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Best advice is to try and get a Korean friend to help you out, the Korean travel sites are a lot cheaper than anything in English. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| AustSaint wrote: |
| Best advice is to try and get a Korean friend to help you out, the Korean travel sites are a lot cheaper than anything in English. |
can you guys recommend a NOT annoying Korean site I can fumble around with?
All of the Korean sites I use (basically Tourcabin and Whypaymore) show you fares for flights that are full and that drives me crazy! |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:25 am Post subject: Re: Why are tickets to Japan so expensive? |
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| shostahoosier wrote: |
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places...but can anyone recommend a low cost airline to Japan (preferably eastern or northern Japan)?
Everything I look at is about $500 for tickets to Tokyo and Osaka isnt much different. |
Call STA Korea. Student and discounted tickets. I've used them since I was a teen and they have never failed me.
http://branches.statravelgroup.com/framed.php?type=city&id=402
Also, tickets are cheaper if you ask a Korean to call for you. (Like others have said) |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I get Jeju Air tickets to Japan for about 160,000 round trip. Look for the deals on their website. |
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bbb0777
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| darkjedidave wrote: |
| I get Jeju Air tickets to Japan for about 160,000 round trip. Look for the deals on their website. |
^ This (Jeju is a low-cost airline). They currently fly to Osaka, but no Tokyo. I'm unsure offhand if any other cities. I believe I paid ~220,000 roundtrip for very specific dates about a month ago.
Aside from specific-airline sites, I don't know of any Korean ticket sites that don't do the (I agree) kind of annoying practice of showing flights for which the site doesn't have any tickets to sell. |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:32 am Post subject: |
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If you have a Korean friend (or can read Korean) then check out....
www.onlinetour.co.kr
www.whypaymore.co.kr
www.072.com
Flights are cheaper there compared to travel agents in Korea. Sometimes if the cheapest flight is not available there is a waiting list but I`ve found I`ve always got the seats in the end (unless you book the last possible moment)
Using Expedia and other western websites are usually more expensive than Korean travel agents too.
Good call about Jeju Air. They fly to Osaka and Kita Kyushu just by Fukuoka (not the main airport).
I think Jin Air are looking in to opening routes to Japan soon also. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're anywhere near Busan, you might consider taking the ferry to Fukuoka and transferring from there. The Beetle is about a two hour ride. Flights internally from Japan are less expensive. |
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