For people looking into WorldCon flights…

14 Comments Published by Deanna Hoak July 17th, 2006 in blog

I’m still kicking around the idea of going to WorldCon, even though it’s coming up so soon and I won’t be people-starved yet. :-)

For anyone else looking, I checked on taxi fares from LAX to the con hotel and from John Wayne Airport to there: From LAX it’s $80-90, and from John Wayne it’s $30-35. It makes a difference when looking for flights.

UPDATE: Several people have noted that there are shuttles available; having just come from ReaderCon, where there weren’t any shuttles and the taxi ride from the airport was about $60, I hadn’t thought to check.

14 Responses to “For people looking into WorldCon flights…”

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1 shsilver Jul 17th, 2006 at 9:45 am

If you need a membership, I have one I can provide.
2 lori Jul 17th, 2006 at 11:33 am

There is also the Disney shuttle (it’s listed on the worldcon site) and it’s $28 from LAX to the hotels.
3 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

Oh, I missed that! Thanks!
4 medievalist Jul 17th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

Both the hotels have shuttles from LAX.
5 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

Thanks. I’ll let you know!
6 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 12:11 pm

Ah, I hadn’t checked that. The Marriott’s is $19 and runs once an hour.
7 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 1:18 pm

Okay, I’m gonna go. :-) How much would you like for it? Are voting rights intact?
8 shsilver Jul 17th, 2006 at 1:39 pm

Voting rights have been used (I’m a nominee and on one of the bids). Current con-offered rate is 200. How would 120 sound?
9 barbarienne Jul 17th, 2006 at 1:58 pm

I’m flying into Long Beach. Jet Blue, we love you.
10 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 1:59 pm

Dammit! JetBlue goes there! I love JetBlue!

I made my reservations with Southwest. :-P
11 barbarienne Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:01 pm

Oh, hey, duh, where are you located? I forget which town, but JB does have flights from Long Beach to your state.
12 barbarienne Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:02 pm

Ach, minutes too late!
13 deannahoak Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:02 pm

Oh. Heh. But I’d have had to go to LA by way of New York, from Florida. I thought I’d checked that…
14 barbarienne Jul 17th, 2006 at 2:03 pm

Oh, yeah, if you’re not in Ft. Lauderdale, then there’s no point.

Jet Blue is the reason I’m going to WFC. I was on the fence, and then I saw they have flights from NY to Austin.

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Deanna I'm a freelance copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction. SF/F novels I have copyedited have been finalists for (and have sometimes won) the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Endeavour, Golden Spur, John W. Campbell Memorial, Quill, Locus, Philip K. Dick, British Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. In 2007 I became the first and only copyeditor ever short-listed for a World Fantasy Award.

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