A good sale between Philly and Seattle.

Seattle Skyline at Night Photo: bryce_edwards, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• October 4th – 7th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel until April, 2014. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “ua+” on both the outbound and return fields to search for this itinerary.
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Routing:

• ZFV – EWR (Newark) – SEA (Seattle) – 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:

• 4,948 miles or 4.3 cents per mile

How to Buy:

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

Accommodations

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Design Hotels
• Expedia
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• Hotels.com
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Marriott International
  • Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels.
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Venere
• Wyndham Hotels
  • Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn

Car Rentals

• Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
• CarRentals.com
• Fox Rent A Car
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

For more of the latest cheap Philadelphia Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Philadelphia Flight Deals page

For more of the latest cheap Seattle Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Seattle Flight Deals page

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