United – $173: Philadelphia – Austin, Texas (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Another good airfare from Philadelphia Railway station. Go to Austin for the food and live music scene.

Austin - 6th Street Photo: prind1m, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Austin – 6th Street Photo: prind1m, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • October 4th – 6th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel until April 6th, 2014. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

Routing:

  • ZFV – EWR (Newark) – AUS (Austin) – EWR – ZFV
  • ZFV is the the airport code for Philadelphia 30th Street Amtrak Station. The ZFV – EWR // EWR – ZFV segment is operated by Amtrak.
  • A few things to remember about fares from ZFV from our reader Sean
    • You do NOT earn Premier Qualifying mileage on the ZFV-EWR and EWR-ZFV segments
    • You do earn 250 Redeemable miles, but do NOT earn status bonuses.
    • You do have to take the train to start the reservation
    • In the case of a schedule change, you may be able to drop the ZFV-EWR segment. (Your Mileage May Vary)
    • You can only print out your Amtrak boarding pass the day the train departs from the departing terminal kiosk or ticket desk.
  • United travel vouchers cannot be combined or used with fares from ZFV.
  • Logistics of the train to plane transfer
    • From Newark:
      • Follow sign for AirTrain
      • Take AirTrain to Rail Link Stop (Past Terminal C and P4)
      • And exit using your Amtrak ticket. AirTrain fare is included
      • NJ Transit and Amtrak shares a platform, so look for the right departure platform
    • To Newark from Newark Amtrak Station:
      • The above reversed
  • Baggage will not be automatically be transferred from Amtrak to United and vice versa should you check your luggage. You must re-check your luggage with either United or Amtrak.

Mileage:

  • 3,148 miles or 5.5 cents per mile

How to Buy:

  • Book on United.com using dates found at ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

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