Help me choose btwn bad flights to Toledo OH

[v]

My options appear to be:

1.  Via Chicago.  Fly American from LGA (I'd be leaving from home, so let's say a half an hour away) to Chicago, then connect (also American) to TOL.  1:55pm-3:33pm from LGA to ORD; 4:40pm to 6:47pm from ORD to TOL.  I have lounge access when I fly AA, FWIW.

2.  Via Detroit.  Fly Spirit (which is godawful, right? that's the only airline that goes non-stop to Detroit) direct from LGA (which is probably an hour and a half from my office -- I'd leave from my office) to Detroit.  Flight time two hours -- depart 4:55p; arrive 6:58 pm.  Get rental car in Detroit and drive 45 miles to Toledo.  (Note: I will not otherwise need a rental car while in Toledo).  [ETA: it seems like there are more options than just Spirit to get to Detroit, so just answer on the itinerary and not the airline, pls!]

Which would you do?

(Also, if anyone knows of other options, I'm all ears!)

Thanks!

[gt7301b]

Fuck no to Spirit.

[raangoli]

Not that I'd vote for option 2 - but why do you have to leave from your office for that choice. Is it because it's almost a full day at the office as opposed to option 1?

[Pom]

Just go to Toledo. Since a. you won't need a car if you fly in to TOL and b. Spirit.

Normally, I'd be all direct flight preferred, but it takes a while to get out of DTW and get your rental car plus adding the drive.

[irene adler]

Unity horse!

[Deleted]

I'm a Detroiter. Can you not fly right to Toledo? Between your two options #2 is the better route.

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[moolarkey]

Can you be picked up or get a rental in Detroit? Much better than flying in to Toledo (sorry Toledo peeps -considering I'm spending the weekend in Perrysburg!).

If you hate driving, fly in to Toledo.  I don't mind Detroit's airport and traffic and driving don't bother me either.

[v]

Mar 27, 2015 13:23:59 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Not that I'd vote for option 2 - but why do you have to leave from your office for that choice. Is it because it's almost a full day at the office as opposed to option 1?

Has to do with the timing of the flight.   It is late enough in the day that I'd feel like I should put in a (slightly more than) half day at the office, while the Chicago itinerary is early enough in the day that I definitely wouldn't go in because I'd be there for so little time.  My apartment is about halfway between office and LGA.

To answer other questions:

- If I fly to Detroit, I will get a rental car to get to Toledo.  There is no-one to pick me up.

- I can't fly direct to Toledo as far as I can tell (by Kayak searches), but if anyone knows of airlines that fly direct from EWR/LGA/JFK to Toledo, please share because that would be the clear winner.

- I do not enjoy driving

[iheartbanjos]

I just flew to Toledo last week connecting through ORD. It is much preferred vs. Flying to Detroit.

[babsbunny]

I see direct AA flights from LGA to DTW. It's at least not Spirit. I vote for the connection so you can avoid the rental car. Not driving means you can take advantage of the AA lounge amenities.

I also could not find any direct flight to Toledo from any NYC airport.

[rikki]

I suggest a longer layover in Chicago so that we can have lunch.

I would avoid Spirit at all costs.

[Muddled]

No flights from EWR?

[sparty04]

Did you check southwest? Not sure if they fly into Toledo though

[thedutchgirl]

I hate flying through ORD, so I'd probably do Detroit on Delta, if possible. That drive between Detroit and Toledo isn't that bad, in my opinion. I feel like everything through ORD always gets fucked, and Delta is better in that regard.

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Mar 27, 2015 19:07:02 GMT -5 tillie said:

I would never fly on Spirit and I think the Detroit airport is so gross, so that makes Chicago the easy choice for me.

Only the old terminal is gross; the Delta terminal is shiny and new and pretty. It has a Sephora!

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[thedutchgirl]

Mar 27, 2015 20:40:04 GMT -5 @bellakitty said:

Mar 27, 2015 19:07:02 GMT -5 tillie said:

I would never fly on Spirit and I think the Detroit airport is so gross, so that makes Chicago the easy choice for me.

Only the old terminal is gross; the Delta terminal is shiny and new and pretty. It has a Sephora!

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Exactly! Delta's terminal is so nice!

[tacom]

Mar 27, 2015 16:13:22 GMT -5 rikki said:

I suggest a longer layover in Chicago so that we can have lunch.
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I would love to crash this party!

[Deleted]

Toledo has an airport?


fellow Ohioan, who legit didn't know Toledo has an airport

[zitiqueen]

Why not fly into Cleveland and drive from there?

[boiler717]

Mar 27, 2015 16:30:02 GMT -5 @starry said:

I would fly to Detroit on Delta. It's an easy drive and lots of flights if you run into problems with yours.

I agree with this because I always run into problems with small airports -- with only 2-3 flights a day, there are high chances for delays and cancellations. Most of the small rental car places aren't part of Hertz national or whatever, so you couldn't do a one way rental if needed to get home.

[y4m]

At this point I've learned to embrace the layover. Clearly option 1

[v]

Mar 27, 2015 16:14:04 GMT -5 Muddled said:

No flights from EWR?

To Detroit, yes -- I was wrong about that.

To Toledo -- yes, but the times really don't work for what I need to do.

If I leave from home, EWR and LGA are 6 of 1, half a dozen of the other.  From work, EWR is the clear winner. 

[scout8]

I voted A, but if you can do B on Delta instead of Spirit, that is the way I would go.

I wonder if Toledo has any shuttles between there and the Detroit airport. If so, you could avoid renting a car. My parents live a couple hours away from a major airport, but there are multiple daily shuttles between their town and the major airport. Might be something to look into.

[CallingAllAngels]

My H has been working outside of Toledo (and traveling there each week). He prefers option B (as long as its a reputable airline), but he also likes driving.

[Muddled]

I wouldn't want to get a car if I didn't need it for the trip.

[v]

Mar 28, 2015 11:55:43 GMT -5 scout8 said:

I voted A, but if you can do B on Delta instead of Spirit, that is the way I would go.

I wonder if Toledo has any shuttles between there and the Detroit airport. If so, you could avoid renting a car. My parents live a couple hours away from a major airport, but there are multiple daily shuttles between their town and the major airport. Might be something to look into.

In that case, I'd just arrange car service -- this trip is going to be annoying enough that I wouldn't want to have to deal with shuttle schedules/logistics!  As long as it isn't, like, $500 each way, my company wouldn't care.

But at any rate, that's an alternative to renting a car.  I kind of forgot that Detroit and Toledo are close enough to each other that car service wouldn't be a ridiculous idea.

[LoveTrains]

Did anyone suggest the train yet?? Take the Lake Shore Limited from NYP to TOL and get a sleeper. Train leaves at 3:40 PM and arrives around 6 AM in Toledo. Dinner and breakfast on the train FTW!

[v]

Mar 28, 2015 20:06:28 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Did anyone suggest the train yet?? Take the Lake Shore Limited from NYP to TOL and get a sleeper. Train leaves at 3:40 PM and arrives around 6 AM in Toledo. Dinner and breakfast on the train FTW!

Oh, you should know WAY better than that

[LoveTrains]

But you get to stretch out and relax!

[v]

Mar 28, 2015 20:54:45 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

But you get to stretch out and relax!

Even if we were taking about this



it would be a no go. Time is money!