EXPIRED Skybus: Burbank to Columbus as low as $10
Anybody want to go to Ohio? Anybody? Bueller, Bueller? OK, how about Boston.
Deal: Skybus has one-way flights on sale for $10, $30, $50, $75 and $100, depending on availability. Each flight has at least ten seats on sale for $10. The question is, can you find a place to go that includes a stop in Columbus? Bonus: They let you keep the pillows and blankets they use aboard the plane. (Yes, they’re new).
Why Go: Because $10 one-way is unbeatable. I used their system and found that I could get to Columbus for $20.40, and then Columbus to Boston round-trip for $36.30. Columbus back to Burbank was $85.40. That’s Burbank to Boston for $142.10 round-trip, including taxes. I included a couple overnights in Columbus between flight segments so I could seek out more reasons to take advantage of $10 tickets.
Why Not to go: Columbus is the only destination available from Los Angeles (Burbank).
More…Details: All seats on the plane are made from leather, and there are no first-class or business class seats. However, they do let you buy “priority boarding” for another $10 each way. Then you can get on ahead of the masses and secure that aisle or window seat. If you need to change your reservation, there will be a $40 charge per person, per segment. Note that this charge could be more than the cost of one leg of your flight.
Caution: Skybus keeps their fares low by flying to secondary airports. Make sure you know where you’re flying into and plan accordingly. For example, you will be flying in and out of Burbank, not LAX.
Contact: www.skybus.com
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April 25th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
“Bueller?”
Hey, don’t knock C-bus. I lived in L.A. (Studio City) for 4 years (and a host of other places from Seattle to New Orleans) before moving BACK to Central Ohio in ‘03, 13 years after I left. This same L.A. Times newspaper did a front page article on Columbus in 2001 as a prime example of a 21st century city, complete with a downtown photo showing a lack of smokestacks (Columbus didn’t decline in the late 1900’s the way the rest of the rust belt did). Governor Schwarzenegger was campaigning here last fall and the Daily Show broadcast from OSU’s campus (and all that for the midterms). Do we have a beach or mountains? No, but neither do we panic when it rains. Having lived in both, I’d still rather raise my kid in Columbus (though I’m sure I’ll be flying Skybus to get back to SoCal to visit everyone from time to time).
April 26th, 2007 at 7:49 am
I have a question. Can you tell me how I can invest in Sky Bus?
April 26th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
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April 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I’d like to second the notion that Columbus has some fun to offer if living in LA hasn’t made you too jaded.
April 27th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Hi. I moved to Columbus 18 years ago from Michigan and have found that it’s not a bad town. Everyone on the coasts always seems to cut down fly-over country, but why don’t you check it out so you can know what you’re talking about? It’s not LA or NYC, of course, but it’s not bad. If you come, check out:
o Short North and Arena District area (just north of downtown) for arts stuff, restaurants (2005 Chef of the Year just opened a place called Rosendales), boutiques, etc. First Saturday of every month is best because of the Gallery Hop event in Short North.
o Wexner Center on Ohio State’s campus is supposed to be a pretty good modern arts type place. While you’re there, check out Ohio State’s campus with its 50,000 students and improving academic rep. They’ve got a good football program, too, I think. :-)
o Col. Museum of Art on Broad St., Col. Zoo in Dublin area.
o Memorial PGA golf tournament with Jack Nickalus (he’s from Columbus and learned to golf here) sometime near the end of May. Jack N. museum on the OSU campus.
o Easton Town Center and Polaris Mall for fancy suburban shopping.
o Grandview for more arts and restaurants
o Drive out of the city area for flat, rustic, farmland. It’s a lot different landscape than CA and can be kind of relaxing.
o Arnold Classic in early March iis Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body building and athletics/fitness convention and is kind of fun.
Anyways, it’s a small city (1.7 million metro area) so don’t expect LA or NYC, but it’s not too bad either. Thanks!
Roger
May 10th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Not to mention The Brewery District, Victorian Village, Genoa Park, COSI, The Red Brick District, German Village and Franklin Park. Also, the city isn’t that small (15th largest in the US, twice the population of Atlanta and just shy of San Francisco’s 744,000 and largest city in Ohio with a population of over 730,000). So when you talk about Columbus, come with some facts; don’t down it because you’ve never been there.
May 21st, 2007 at 4:52 am
I just wanted to know how can I invest with Skybus? if that is happening because I think this will be a big air busnness.
thanks…
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Expect them to go public sooner than you think.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
There are almost 7 million people within a 100 mile radius Columbus. What to do in Columbus? MLS soccer fans can check out a Columbus Crew game. NHL fans can check out a BlueJackets hockey game. After the game, hang out at the bars/restaurants/concert halls in the Arena, Short North or Brewery Districts.
Oh yeah and there’s also a college team called Ohio State.
Skybus is not currently setup for connecting flights, so allow plenty of time (maybe even a day) to connect.
August 26th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
I grew up in Columbus and Dublin, live in CA now, and return regularly. What I’d like to know is what kind of airline Skybus is, are they reliable, what happens if you’re delayed, do they handle baggage well, etc. Any input?
October 19th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
gripes are numerous, but my current gripe: i checked in online and have a printed boarding pass that is time-stamped THREE MINUTES after i was able to check in. i’m in BOARDING GROUP 2. however, the last two times i flew skybus, i found out that people printing their boarding passes in the airport, an hour before flight time, were in BOARDING GROUP 1!
ordinarily it would not be a big deal, but this time i am traveling with my son. i need two seats reasonably close together. (this flight is a cattle car, and everyone is a family unit. lots and lots of little kids. ) i tried to use the “contact us” email function on the website, and it is inoperable.
is that any way to treat customers who try to cooperate?