Spirit Airlines

HesCalledDyer

Damn, that sucks!!

Poncier

Yeah that's been all over the news here the last 24 hours. Terrible.

F Me In The Brain

HesCalledDyer said:

Looks like BWI to MSP is just under 3 hrs and the flight back is just over 2.  But I really don't want to take my chances with a series of delays, only being a 2 night stay with the show on the first night.

Southwest you can pay an extra $20 each way to get in the first boarding group (it used to be $12.50 each way).  I'm not super picky about my seat, but prefer close to the wing and not on the window.  They also allow a carry-on & two checked bags for free. I plan on bringing some beer back, so a checked bag for free is pretty awesome.

SWA is around $215 round trip with the early boarding, $175 without.  Spirit was right around $175 once all their fees were added in.  No-brainer here.  Thanks for the horror stories, think I'll avoid a Halloween massacre!

Now I'm wondering whether I should rent a car or just Uber around the city?  Car rental is around $225-250.  I can't imagine racking up that much in Uber fares in 2 nights/better part of 3 days.  Then again, I don't know because my podunk town only has like 3 Ubers and I'm usually not in a case where I'd need to take one.

You can use the Uber fare estimator to figure it out.  I travel for work a lot and use this to determine if I want to bother with a car rental or not.  
For personal travel I opt for Uber because I like to party....and I don't want to drive after that.

jerparker20

HesCalledDyer said:

Looks like BWI to MSP is just under 3 hrs and the flight back is just over 2.  But I really don't want to take my chances with a series of delays, only being a 2 night stay with the show on the first night.

Southwest you can pay an extra $20 each way to get in the first boarding group (it used to be $12.50 each way).  I'm not super picky about my seat, but prefer close to the wing and not on the window.  They also allow a carry-on & two checked bags for free. I plan on bringing some beer back, so a checked bag for free is pretty awesome.

SWA is around $215 round trip with the early boarding, $175 without.  Spirit was right around $175 once all their fees were added in.  No-brainer here.  Thanks for the horror stories, think I'll avoid a Halloween massacre!

Now I'm wondering whether I should rent a car or just Uber around the city?  Car rental is around $225-250.  I can't imagine racking up that much in Uber fares in 2 nights/better part of 3 days.  Then again, I don't know because my podunk town only has like 3 Ubers and I'm usually not in a case where I'd need to take one.

Where in Minneapolis do you plan on going to?  An Uber from MSP airport to downtown Minneapolis will run $20-35 depending on time of day. Downtown MPLS to downtown St Paul is right around $15-20. I guess it all depends where you’re going to go/do.

HesCalledDyer

F Me In The Brain said:

You can use the Uber fare estimator to figure it out.  I travel for work a lot and use this to determine if I want to bother with a car rental or not.  
For personal travel I opt for Uber because I like to party....and I don't want to drive after that.

jerparker20 said:

Where in Minneapolis do you plan on going to?  An Uber from MSP airport to downtown Minneapolis will run $20-35 depending on time of day. Downtown MPLS to downtown St Paul is right around $15-20. I guess it all depends where you’re going to go/do.

Thanks guys! Checked out Uber & Lyft calculators and it looks like it's not that bad.  The place I'm staying is close to the NE Arts district, about a mile & half from Target Field.  I think Uber/Lyft might be the way to go for such a short trip.  $7 to downtown and I can walk around from there before getting a ride back.  Only "excursions" might be Matt's Bar and Electric Fetus which look to be about $8-12 rides.

tbergs

HesCalledDyer said:

F Me In The Brain said:

You can use the Uber fare estimator to figure it out.  I travel for work a lot and use this to determine if I want to bother with a car rental or not.  
For personal travel I opt for Uber because I like to party....and I don't want to drive after that.

jerparker20 said:

Where in Minneapolis do you plan on going to?  An Uber from MSP airport to downtown Minneapolis will run $20-35 depending on time of day. Downtown MPLS to downtown St Paul is right around $15-20. I guess it all depends where you’re going to go/do.

Thanks guys! Checked out Uber & Lyft calculators and it looks like it's not that bad.  The place I'm staying is close to the NE Arts district, about a mile & half from Target Field.  I think Uber/Lyft might be the way to go for such a short trip.  $7 to downtown and I can walk around from there before getting a ride back.  Only "excursions" might be Matt's Bar and Electric Fetus which look to be about $8-12 rides.

Light Rail is pretty cheap and easy to use too if you're staying around downtown.

HesCalledDyer

tbergs said:

HesCalledDyer said:

F Me In The Brain said:

You can use the Uber fare estimator to figure it out.  I travel for work a lot and use this to determine if I want to bother with a car rental or not.  
For personal travel I opt for Uber because I like to party....and I don't want to drive after that.

jerparker20 said:

Where in Minneapolis do you plan on going to?  An Uber from MSP airport to downtown Minneapolis will run $20-35 depending on time of day. Downtown MPLS to downtown St Paul is right around $15-20. I guess it all depends where you’re going to go/do.

Thanks guys! Checked out Uber & Lyft calculators and it looks like it's not that bad.  The place I'm staying is close to the NE Arts district, about a mile & half from Target Field.  I think Uber/Lyft might be the way to go for such a short trip.  $7 to downtown and I can walk around from there before getting a ride back.  Only "excursions" might be Matt's Bar and Electric Fetus which look to be about $8-12 rides.

Light Rail is pretty cheap and easy to use too if you're staying around downtown.

Oh yeah, I always forget that mass transit exists in more populous cities in the nation! (Our public transportation here consists of the old people bus and the resort/casino shuttle.)

F Me In The Brain

Electric Fetus.
 

bootlegger10

Cars in cities = parking fees.  Don’t forget that. Parking probably costs what a ride from the airport would be.  

deadendp

F Me In The Brain said:

Electric Fetus.
 

I was curious.  I looked it up.  It made me drool. 
https://electricfetus.com

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