Sam and Fen Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I am looking at airfares from Guangzhou to JFK for my fiancee to come to America in Feb. Is it cheaper to buy in China or here in the US? Any suggestions and do you know of any reputable agents in China? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoblett Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 From everything I have read the cost is lower in China. Also look at flights from HK, Shanghai, and Beijing, it may be less expensive to fly out of other cities even when adding the cost of a domestic flight in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lche195 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 http://www.vayama.com/?s=116900501 http://www.flychina.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whome? Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Try ctrip.com. For domestic china flights they are much cheaper than flychina.com. I also checked from Shanghai to NY on 02.05.2010 with flychina and ctrip and found ctrip about 1000 rmb cheaper. However with ctrip most international flights still cannot be booked online. For example only Shanghai to NY is online. For Guangzhou or Beijing, etc. you need to call them. However they have very good english speaking agents and great customer service. And yes buying the ticket in China or with Chinese company is usually cheaper. Edited October 31, 2009 by whome? (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokiessky Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Try ctrip.com. For domestic china flights they are much cheaper than flychina.com. I also checked from Shanghai to NY on 02.05.2010 with flychina and ctrip and found ctrip about 1000 rmb cheaper. However with ctrip most international flights still cannot be booked online. For example only Shanghai to NY is online. For Guangzhou or Beijing, etc. you need to call them. However they have very good english speaking agents and great customer service. And yes buying the ticket in China or with Chinese company is usually cheaper. For flights in China. I have used elong.net. elong.com is the chineseversion. Booking hotels the chinese version was cheaper for the samedates and the same hotel. Never compared the plane tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whome? Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Try ctrip.com. For domestic china flights they are much cheaper than flychina.com. I also checked from Shanghai to NY on 02.05.2010 with flychina and ctrip and found ctrip about 1000 rmb cheaper. However with ctrip most international flights still cannot be booked online. For example only Shanghai to NY is online. For Guangzhou or Beijing, etc. you need to call them. However they have very good english speaking agents and great customer service. And yes buying the ticket in China or with Chinese company is usually cheaper. For flights in China. I have used elong.net. elong.com is the chineseversion. Booking hotels the chinese version was cheaper for the samedates and the same hotel. Never compared the plane tickets We also use elong.com and qunar.com. On any given day the chinese version of ctrip.com, elong.com or qunar.com can be cheaper. Usually elong and qunar show cheaper fares but sometimes the seats are limited and they are "gone" when you go to buy them. Ctrip.com is much easier for USC to use unless you can read chinese or willing to translate the pages back and forth like I do sometimes. But elong.com is not the chinese version of ctrip.com. The two are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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