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Greekfreak
Joined: 25 May 2003
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 Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject: Bali ticket prices unusually high... any reason for this? |
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| Twice in the past 4 years we were able to get Jan/Feb tickets to Denpasar for between 700-850,000. Now it looks like most tickets run from 1,300,000 and up. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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That looks strikingly like a Korean Air price.
Korean Air is one of the most expensive airlines in the world, if not #1. That would be the best explanation I can think of.
Fly into Kuala Lumpur on some airline (maybe Air Asia) and fly Air Asia to Bali Densapar. Much cheaper and no Korean BS. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
That looks strikingly like a Korean Air price.
Korean Air is one of the most expensive airlines in the world, if not #1. That would be the best explanation I can think of.
Fly into Kuala Lumpur on some airline (maybe Air Asia) and fly Air Asia to Bali Densapar. Much cheaper and no Korean BS. |
Yeah you should be able to do it for like 600,000. |
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ramen209
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:31 am Post subject: |
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You can get a cheaper ticket through the Airasia.com website by flying Incheon-->Kuala Lumpur and then Kuala Lumpur-->Bali. We got ours for under 600,000 won this way.
Also, when you search on an internet search engine make sure you type in DEN for the airport code, because a friend was typing in "bali" and getting the Balipapan airport in Indonesia and confusing it with Bali. The ticket prices are significantly higher to Balipapan.
Good luck! |
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coryallan
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| try cathay pacific...also you can fly into Jakarta then grab a domestic flight from there |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: Bali ticket prices unusually high... any reason for this |
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| Greekfreak wrote: |
| Twice in the past 4 years we were able to get Jan/Feb tickets to Denpasar for between 700-850,000. Now it looks like most tickets run from 1,300,000 and up. |
How long are you staying? If you stay for under a week, you can get deals on www.072.com
Other than that, I'd say the cheapest option is Air Asia. |
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Enigma
Joined: 20 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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I got a direct ticket from ICN to DPS over Christmas/New Years on Garuda Airlines for $545. I bought it through their website, so it's worth checking out.
I've never flown Garuda before, but I did some research and it looks like they're working hard to become a quality airline. We'll see.
http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/ |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Enigma wrote: |
I got a direct ticket from ICN to DPS over Christmas/New Years on Garuda Airlines for $545. I bought it through their website, so it's worth checking out.
I've never flown Garuda before, but I did some research and it looks like they're working hard to become a quality airline. We'll see.
http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/ |
I hear Garuda is banned from flying to and from Europe because of safety concerns. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Yaya wrote: |
| Enigma wrote: |
I got a direct ticket from ICN to DPS over Christmas/New Years on Garuda Airlines for $545. I bought it through their website, so it's worth checking out.
I've never flown Garuda before, but I did some research and it looks like they're working hard to become a quality airline. We'll see.
http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/ |
I hear Garuda is banned from flying to and from Europe because of safety concerns. |
Yeah, they're pretty shady.
That said, the point that my Indo friends always make is that if you look at the crashes they've had, most of them have been on short little island hopping routes where the planes, pilots, and runways aren't going to be on par with what you'd get on a ICN-DPN flight. |
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mellinger
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
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lovinkorea
Joined: 19 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:11 am Post subject: |
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anybody have experience buying flights to bali after arriving in Jakarta? I arrive at 8pm so I am guessing I will have to fly the next morning...any experience with that?
Also what is the average price for tickets? |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:06 am Post subject: |
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But they allow Ryanair? That's a laugh.
| Yaya wrote: |
| Enigma wrote: |
I got a direct ticket from ICN to DPS over Christmas/New Years on Garuda Airlines for $545. I bought it through their website, so it's worth checking out.
I've never flown Garuda before, but I did some research and it looks like they're working hard to become a quality airline. We'll see.
http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/ |
I hear Garuda is banned from flying to and from Europe because of safety concerns. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:37 am Post subject: |
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That's good news but Garuda flights to Bali from Incheon to Denpasar are still pricey. |
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Greekfreak
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:27 am Post subject: |
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We've made the mistake of flying out of Incheon in the winter--once, but never again. Besides, there's the hassle of paying for a train or plane to Seoul, then a shuttle bus from Seoul Station or Gimpo to Incheon--it's madness.
And we'll be spending at least 2 weeks, so the 7-day thing isn't an option. |
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