Need advice on cheapest one-way from LHR to SFO

Hey yoo guys..

I need to fly one-way from LHR to SFO (London-Heathrow to San francisco) by the end of this months...will be checking the Virgin and BA sites but any tid bits of advice on how to travel this route is much appreciated.

thanks heaps
Zufan

tried travelocity and air france is offering round trip (one-way ticket shows as same price) at $430.  continental shows $395 but no dates in October actually available..

not great 

I'm sure someone else here will be able to provide more help and better info

Expedia ?
Worked for us.

Check:

www.flightmapping.com/
www.skyscanner.net/worldwide/

the standards:

www.lastminute.com
www.ebookers.com
www.expedia.co.uk
www.opodo.co.uk

Thanks yoo guys...nothing under USD $600.00 for a one-way LHR_SFO thus far.

still hunting
Zufan

Try http://www.majortravel.co.uk ... I just put in 20th October London to SFO and they came up with Continental at 311 pounds.  OK - I know that's not very different to your $600 but I didn't try playing with the dates.  I have used them in the past, and they were fine.

P.S. I tried a similar search with a return flight a week later ... direct availability with Virgin at 245 pounds.  Are you sure you don't want to come back 

Thanks GrahamE for taking the time to look into it...i really appreciate it.

Yes i will be returning..just thought i would get a better deal if i purchased the tickets separatley..
I will continue searching.

thanks again
Zufan

I did a quick www.bookingbuddy.com search (orbitz doesn't work because the departure city is out of the US but...) and the key is to fly after Nov. 1st. Fares drop significantly after October. Also, fly early in the week (M,T or W).

I got a round trip (I put in a phony after xmas date for return) of US$591 through Travelocity and Expedia with a departure date of 1 Nov (Monday) and a return of 28 Dec (Tuesday).

If you are 26 or under you should check out www.statravel.co.uk

But I think you can do better. Just remember that flying in November will save you cash.

delara

You guys are great...will check out all your leads...i just checked out travelocity a couple minutes ago and found a round trip from early november to mid december (direct, flying midweek both ways) for $529.00 on virgin...i dont think i can beat that price..does that sound like a good deal to you guys ?

thanks a mill.
Zufan

Have you tried going directly to Virgin and seeing if you can avoid the "agency fees" that Travelocity sometimes apply?

Also, and I cannot believe I forgot this:  www.flightcentre.co.uk

They guarantee they will beat any published airfare you find, including internet. I got a quote from them once and they beat my travelocity fare by $15. But I found a priceline ticket cheaper. Give them a call now that you have your published fare.

Thanks sooo much for your quick response Delara.
I will be calling Virgin as soon as i leave this internet cafe and also will be checking the website you mentioned.

Will keep you posted on my progress.

thanks again
Zufan

Just keep in mind that Virgin and BA just announced a 20 pound increase starting immediately due to higher oil prices.

Thanks Lightbulb..
Wow..no i didnt hear of the rate increase..guess i'll need to hurry up and make up my mind about how long i am willing to wait to get the best deal.

Zufan

Not sure if this is irony, but it turns out due to a family emergency I may hve to go back to San Fran for the first weekend in November. I think I am going for Continental, which does a code share with Virgin for all flights to/from London. Cost is $501 return and will ad a good 10k miles to my frequent flyer. If you are flying on the 4th, maybe I'll see you at Heathrow!