Round trip airfare to Tokyo for $599*!!

[marklin]

Just passed by Flightcentre store and saw their ad on the front window:

Roundtrip airfare from Toronto, ON to Tokyo, JPN on board United Airlines.

Departs: Apr. 11, 2007
Returns: Apr. 18, 2007
*Taxes are additionally $176.00

More Info here (http://flightcentre.ca/flights/flightdeals/offerdetail.jsp?offerid=9779)

Thought that was a crazy deal for an asian flight, AFAIK, most asian destinations are in the $1k range...

[willpoon]

too bad its only for a week >:(

[tomtomtom]

must....resist....

I hate you, OP!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheesygri
Why? at this time of year? why?????????????????????????

[Tutrakan]

to eat some real sushi, not the mungiecake variety we eat here. :cheesygri

[PCDawg]

Not too bad. For under $800.

The time i went to japan on a cheap airline ticket was with UA as well. It was $600 taxes in. Mind you, that was the yaer of the sars breakout and all the airlines where losing money as no one wanted to goto asia so they were discounting tickets.

It was in may...greatest cheap trip ever. Two weeks, went to korea and japan Funny how when people ask where i was from and when i said Toronto, they were a bit nervous as it was the 2nd worst breakout outside of asia.

[[H]ackerK]

Ah damn it! Just booked a cruise vacation in Nov!

[Gamester2K]

pretty good price if the date fits your need.

in the process of finding a decent price to tokyo myself. best price ive gotten so far is $880 taxes and fees included for a return ticket from toronto.
i want to avoid travelling through the states but air canadas tickets are super pricey :(

[M.D.]

damn this would be perfect if it was after exams..

[Tokyokam]

1998 Oct I got a web special from Canadian Airline for $300.00 tax in....yesyes, I know they are gone.... I still saved my ticket to look at it once in a while...

[snace]

to eat some real sushi, not the mungiecake variety we eat here. :cheesygri

are you kidding me?

[ElChico]

to eat some real sushi, not the mungiecake variety we eat here. :cheesygri

Holy racial slur batman...


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It's a good price, to bad about the dates.

[cywhiz]

I wish the departure date is the end of April, that's when my exams finish! :mad:

Does anyone know any good deals (<$1000) from Toronto to HK or Japan? I did some comparison shopping and most are >$1000...

[JesseD.]

Thanks so much for this deal! We'll be posting it on the main deals page shortly so everyone can enjoy. Keep up the good work and bon voyage!

[rogeryen]

I wish the departure date is the end of April, that's when my exams finish! :mad:

Does anyone know any good deals (<$1000) from Toronto to HK or Japan? I did some comparison shopping and most are >$1000...

I booked 3 tickets from Kitchener to Taipei(stopping at Detroit and Osaka) for $897 each, tax included.

[saltypig]

I booked 3 tickets from Kitchener to Taipei(stopping at Detroit and Osaka) for $897 each, tax included.

I didn't know Kitchener had an airport ;) :cheesygri

Oops shot myself in the foot:

http://www.waterlooairport.ca/en/index.asp

[rogeryen]

I didn't know Kitchener had an airport ;) :cheesygri

Heh, and it's even an "International Airport".

[flaming homer]

to eat some real sushi, not the mungiecake variety we eat here. :cheesygriWas always told that the Japanese actually prefer to fly to Hawaii to eat Sushi, cheaper and better ?
I didn't know Kitchener had an airport ;) :cheesygrihttp://www.waterlooairport.ca/en/index.asp

I believe NWA will get you to TPE via DTW and NRT from YKF

[ah bao]

great deal!! i wonder how many rfders are going to take up on this trip? :razz:

[d0fuz]

Omg Why When In Exam Week Why!>:(

[KenA]

damn.. my ticket to philippines in dec is running me $1800

[tomcdull]

Anyone dealt with Flight Center in the past? Is it straight forward and easy to work with?
Thanks

[originalnutta]

2 days are already gone with travelling and jetlag.

Not worth it imo.
$597 to get teased. :(

[vonteego]

Anyone dealt with Flight Center in the past? Is it straight forward and easy to work with?
Thanks

Couple years ago I wanted to book a TOronto - NYC flight with them. Nice staff, but the price was misleading considering their window display clearly said "TORONTO - NEW YORK CITY $199".

That didnt' include taxes and fees which were basically another $200. And the flight was into NEWARK, not New York.

Granted, I ended up paying pretty much the same price directly through Air Canada, but I was not pleased being mislead like that.

[lazarus]

I hate to say it, but Toronto is the worst airport ever.. Whenever possible, I always fly from Buffalo. T.O always gouges on taxes, and unless work is paying for the ticket, I avoid Toronto like the SARS.

If the ticket didn't force you to come back a week later, I would say this was a hot deal. For same price or a little more, you could fly from Buffalo and have an open return.

Also, unless the flight is direct from T.O, chances are you are going to have to change over at some airport in the USA anyways.. :(

[marklin]

Anyone dealt with Flight Center in the past? Is it straight forward and easy to work with?
Thanks

I've booked a couple of last minute deals through Flight Centre in the past, both pretty positive. Very easy process, just phone them up or book online, they'll send you confirmation, then you can arrange to pick up either at one of their local offices, or at the airport.

BTW, you can always find one of the best 'last minute' deals at FlightCentre.:razz:

[HighFlyer]

I hate to say it, but Toronto is the worst airport ever.. Whenever possible, I always fly from Buffalo. T.O always gouges on taxes, and unless work is paying for the ticket, I avoid Toronto like the SARS.

Easy for you to say.... you live closer to BUF than YYZ.

[jcoltage]

damn this would be perfect if it was after exams..

+1



I booked 3 tickets from Kitchener to Taipei(stopping at Detroit and Osaka) for $897 each, tax included.

Hey how did you get that deal... I checked and I got an average of 1300 us + taxes.. and that is straight out of Detroit.

[Viz79]

1998 Oct I got a web special from Canadian Airline for $300.00 tax in....yesyes, I know they are gone.... I still saved my ticket to look at it once in a while...

With prices like that, no wonder they couldn't stay in business!!! :cheesygri

~V79~

[jcoltage]

With prices like that, no wonder they couldn't stay in business!!! :cheesygri

~V79~

same with 1 dollar jets go
can anyone say flying death trap

[Dejiko, nyo!]

A few money-saving comments...

-This is a pretty good price indeed. I think I paid $528+taxes in 2005 when going Toronto to Nagoya.

-Staying in hostels is something I recommend. I stayed in about a half-dozen hostels in Japan, and they're a fraction of the price of a hotel, and give you more of a chance to actually meet people. In Tokyo I stayed at this place:

http://www.tokyo-ih.jp/en/

... which is on the 18th & 19th floor of an office tower right beside the Iidabashi train station (2 stations west of the main Tokyo train station). Very convenient. They used to be listed on

http://www.jyh.or.jp/english/index.html

But it looks like they've splintered off into another youth-hostel site, which is less convenient as there's no map on the English page.

http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/key-yh/kouei%20YH/kouei%20YHe.htm

Yet another good hostel, in Kyoto this time, is K's House:

http://www.kshouse.jp/

You should be able to get a 7-day all-you-can-travel train pass for around $300 or so from JTB in Toronto (see http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html). If you're just going to see Tokyo and the immediate surroundings, this might seem like overkill, but if you're traveling much, you'd use up $300 in train tickets very quickly. (A round trip to Osaka alone will cost $280, for a trip that's three hours each way).

Useful link for travelling in Japan: http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi... it figures out how to get you from place to place.

[Fllay]

Thanks. Too bad it's only available from Toronto.

[st7860]

toureast has vancouver to shanghai, $580 + tax

toronto to tokyo, $730 + tax

[Gamester2K]

hmm not as hot as this deal that comes out to $775 after taxes but tokyo tours (tokyotours.ca or downtown toronto) has American Craplines tickets to tokyo for $880 all inclusive if i recall correctly. i usually buy my tickets with them but this year i found a direct flight from toronto to tokyo via air canada leaving on may 1st for only $985 all in. the $100 extra was worth it just to avoid the states let alone the 3+ hour wait in chicago and the extra flight time involved.

[g0blez]

I'm looking for a round trip to Tokyo from mid August to mid September but Flight Centre quotes me $1700 (Ottawa to Tokyo)! :cry:

Is there a cheaper way to do this?

[milhouse6]

So how was it everyone?
Isn't it hanami season?

Just passed by Flightcentre store and saw their ad on the front window:

Roundtrip airfare from Toronto, ON to Tokyo, JPN on board United Airlines.

Departs: Apr. 11, 2007
Returns: Apr. 18, 2007
*Taxes are additionally $176.00

More Info here (http://flightcentre.ca/flights/flightdeals/offerdetail.jsp?offerid=9779)

Thought that was a crazy deal for an asian flight, AFAIK, most asian destinations are in the $1k range...

[Gamester2K]

I'm looking for a round trip to Tokyo from mid August to mid September but Flight Centre quotes me $1700 (Ottawa to Tokyo)! :cry:

Is there a cheaper way to do this?

ouch, pretty pricey. flight centre is a pretty expensive place and they dont usually price match if the difference between their prices and another price is more than $100 according to what i was told by one of their employees.

anyways i found a flight from ottawa to tokyo via air canada for $1118.85 (incl taxes) from august 15 to sept 13 at escapes.ca

not sure if there will be anything much cheaper than that during that period

[g0blez]

ouch, pretty pricey. flight centre is a pretty expensive place and they dont usually price match if the difference between their prices and another price is more than $100 according to what i was told by one of their employees.

anyways i found a flight from ottawa to tokyo via air canada for $1118.85 (incl taxes) from august 15 to sept 13 at escapes.ca

not sure if there will be anything much cheaper than that during that period

That's a decent price. I haven't finalized the date exactly yet but I'll make sure to check out espaces.ca! Thanks a bunch! :D

[JL2002]

:lol: too bad its only for a week >:(

too bad? if u go, i think u'll be thankful......:lol:

[Supershyguy]

:lol:

too bad? if u go, i think u'll be thankful......:lol:

its not that bad, yes is expensive, but I would love to stay for a month

my average cost per day was $600 Canadian (for my gf and I)

but that doesnt include tickets :lol: