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Sparetimewanted
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Flights to Loreto
I am trying to find a cheap flight from SD, LA or TJ around July 31 and returning a few days later. Can't find anything other than Alaska Air from LA
for over $500. Anyone know of any other options?
Thanks
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tehag
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Air travel
That is the only direct flight these days. There are other, somewhat more complicated connections. Try "Getting Here" on this site: http://loretoadventurenetwork.com
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capt. mike
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1. aerocalafia
2. aero-servicios de guerro Negro
3. Rainbow air charter - LGB
4. Baja Airventures charter - SDM
5. ride hitch via BBP baja bush pilots forum.
how much CAN you spend??
ride share cheap when you can find one. charter very expensive unless you can fill the plane.
air taxis can be reasonable - 1. and 2. above only ones out of TJ.
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katedogg
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We booked a flight on Volaris airlines from TJ to La Paz for just over $200/ person. We are then taking the bus from La Paz to Loreto for around $30.
There is a shuttle from SD to TJ airport for around $20 with Volaris, so you don't have to worry about driving around TJ. It's a little more work
(plus- we live north of LA, so we have to drive a bit first), but we are still paying HALF of what Alaska Airlines wanted for a direct LAX to Loreto.
I am infuriated with Alaska Airlines for their prices  What they are doing is so
unethical. We have written letters, but I think more people need to boycott their flights for them to get the message.
Good luck!
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Alan
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I agree. I have boycotted them in favor of Volaris
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capt. mike
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"I am infuriated with Alaska Airlines for their prices What they are doing is so unethical"
ethics have nothing to do with biz and profit or loss.
if you don't make money you have no incentive to provide service.
price and demand elasticity dictates where you will make $$....or not.
you want it, the service, regardless of their ability to turn profit?
not a real world scenario - sorry, no offense.
ride a bus from LP to LOR? hell - i'd just as soon drive south from the border as do that.
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katedogg
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Whatever you want to call it, more than doubling the cost of an 1 1/2 hr. flight is only hurting the tourism industry in Loreto, and therefore the
economy there. Between crime stories, hurricanes, the Loreto Bay fiasco, and swine flu, the last thing this town (or any Baja town) needed was
unaffordable flights.
I heard nothing but good things about these buses (no chickens!) I'll let you know. We wouldn't have to take one if I could afford the $581 (plus
baggage fees) Alaska ticket per person.
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vandenberg
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Tha Alaska fares are outrageous, I agree.
But Mike has a point about just driving down. It's a relative easy 2 day drive down from tinseltown to Loreto. And since you already spend a full day
juggling the Volaris flight and all the connections, you really only gain 2 days total(one on each end) Driving seems the logical solution. And
remember, seeing the beautiful sights and the savings. Besides having a vehicle at your disposal when here.
[Edited on 6-26-2010 by vandenberg]
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Bob and Susan
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i make it to mulege in one day all the time
13 (easy) hours from the border to home
$100usa for gas
just "bite the bullet" for one day
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bajario
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I make it to Loreto in 12 hours. I stop for gas twice and only use open air banos.
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KAT54
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What is the best price for airfair to Loreto?
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Pompano
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Sorry Sparetimewanted,
But there is no cheap way to fly to Loreto. Driving yourself is easy and it opens up other options. Seeing the beautiful countryside, exploring new
cafes/cantinas and other joys of the Baja Road. If you can spare 4 days (2 down-2 back) then do it.
I regulary make a 670 mile trip in 12-13 very easy driving hours. (San Diego to Coyote Bay..about 62 miles shy of the Loreto airport to the south)
Otherwise your choices will be to fly to Cabo or La Paz via San Diego or Tijuana..then rent a car or take public transport...AND..there's always the
BUS from TJ!
Here's a short anecdote of why Air Alaska is pricing itself out of markets everywhere.
I just bought a one-way plane fare from a far north airport to San Diego. 2 weeks ahead of time to get the best rates.
The three airlines to chose from were United, Delta, and Alaska. United and Delta were both in the $200-$300 range. Alaska? ...don't laugh... $1300.
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MitchMan
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I live in Orange County and I am one of the most frugal guys you will ever meet. This is what I do. I drive to Oceanside from Orange county, about
50 miles in my Toyota Echo (I get 40 mpg, so the round trip from OC to Oceanside is about $7 or $8 USD in gas). I park at the Greyhound bus terminal
there for the duration of my trip for free, usually 12 days. I take the Greyhound bus to the TJ airport, costs about $18 USD for the "round trip" bus
ticket. Take a Volaris plane to La Paz ($35 USD one way to La Paz from TJ on a January 2010 promotion for trips during summer). To return, I buy a
Volaris ticket about 2 to 3 months in advance and tickets from La Paz to TJ are about $85 to $95 USD if purchased at that time. Upon return to the TJ
airport I hop on the Greyhound bus that takes me direct to Oceanside. DONE. No taxis, no parking fees, safe, secure and airconditioned all the way.
I buy my bus tickets and Volaris tickets all online. I have timed it all and it is only a half hour to one hour longer in duration to take the bus
versus driving to San Ysidro myself. I save a bunch. It's the only thing that makes sense to me. Using the above, I save $55 to $88 dollars on
parking, and $27 USD on taxi fares to and from the border to the TJ airport, and about $300 to $400 USD on airline tickets compared to flying to La
Paz from LAX. (Don't even talk to me about what I save in parking if I were to park at LAX.) Quite frankly, when I used to drive from OC all the way
to San Ysidro before I started taking the bus, I enjoyed the drive much more than driving to LAX from OC. I hate driving into LA.
You might ask, "why don't you take the bus from Santa Ana instead of Oceanside?" Well, the bus ticket more than doubles in price and the bus ride
gets too long because of the intermittant number of stops before getting to Oceanside. Also, Santa Ana is in the opposite direction to Oceanside from
where I live in OC. It's all faster if I drive to Oceanside. Also, only costs me $7 round trip to Oceanside from OC in gas, but the Santa Ana bus
ticket costs more than $15 more.
I save a ton of money in many other ways when I travel to baja and I eat better than anyone else I know. I love figuring out ways of saving money.
It's my calling.
[Edited on 6-26-2010 by MitchMan]
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Sparetimewanted
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Thanks everyone. I have done the Volaris-TJ to La Paz. But add a 6 hour bus ride back to Loreto and it doesn't leave much time. Unfortunately I
don't have much time this trip, otherwise I would drive. I love that drive.
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Bob and Susan
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mitch...lets do the math...
bus $18
volaris $35
taxi at la paz $20 (its a LONG walk and there is a UNION)
volaris return $95
bus $18
total $186 (maybe $166 with ride at airport in la paz)
TJ to la paz 950 miles
you house to border 50 miles
round trip 2000 miles
gas in mexico $2.40 a gallon
2000*40mpg=50 gallons needed
50 gallons * $2.40 a gallon = $120
fly $186
drive $120
savings $66
still cheaper for you to drive
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capt. mike
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"I save a ton of money in many other ways when I travel to baja and I eat better than anyone else I know. I love figuring out ways of saving money.
It's my calling."
well.....i'll bet you don't have any gold diggers chasing you!! 
if i couldn't fly i'd do Bob's way - the other one has too many steps...i think transfers are a pain.
for me - one way - 3 hours in the air (to Mulege) plus a 1/2 hour stop enroute = approx. $210 gas, $110 more than driving from border but 9-10 hours
faster! my time is worth more than $10 an hour even when i am on vaca! 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
TJ to la paz 950 miles
you house to border 50 miles
round trip 2000 miles
gas in mexico $2.40 a gallon
2000*40mpg=50 gallons needed
50 gallons * $2.40 a gallon = $120
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you seem to forget that nomads drive full size trucks that don't get 40 mpg, so double or triple the gas cost 
driving needs to includes cost of extra day or 2 off work (1 to 2 k lost wages), need to buy a hotel night each way, and need incl auto wear/tear cost
of driving 2000 miles, plus auto insurance cost ($15/day while in mex)
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Marc
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Back in "91 I am sitting at the bar in the LA International terminal waiting for my flight to Loreto. Well I guess one or two JD's to many and not
watching the departure board for the GATE CHANGE I missed the flight, but my diving gear didn't. I think it was Mexicana that put me up nearby and I
did make it the next night. Well I shared a taxi to the Mision Hotel with a gal and......funny how things work out.
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Pompano
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1991 - Spring
9 hours from Tecate to Coyote
Ninja motorcycle running pretty much flat out (where reasonable and safe)
670 miles
Just necessary stops, then pedal to the metal. Zoooommm...you don't get to look at much scenery and you soon look like Quasimoto, Hunchback of Notre
Dame.
Used to race with neighbor Jake on his BMW. He was a better long distance rider than me. Jake did the Four Corners 4 times.
Would I recommend this mode of travel? Of course.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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vandenberg
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Michman,
Your way of travel may save some money, but the lugging around of your stuff from one place to another, is, to me, a rather giant pain in the arse.
Driving is the ticket, even if you have to shorten your stay a bit.
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