wistful about wiscon . . .

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If I could figure out a way to go to Wiscon, I could be part of the reading for Glorifying Terrorism. The nice fellow said it couldn't be that expensive. It's not only expensive, it's difficult and time-consuming to get to Madison from here. Flying from San Jose costs $400 round-trip, with three airplanes and almost 9 hours travel each way. From San Francisco it's a lot cheaper but you have to leave at 1 in the morning and fly to Dallas/Ft. Worth and hang out there for four hours for more than 9 hours total. Oakland is worse.

I had thought about flying someplace close-ish and taking a bus, but I can't figure that one out either.

The bus takes two days each way.

I just don't understand routing a flight from San Jose to Madison through Dallas. It adds 700 miles to the trip. Why not route the flight through someplace more on the way?

Baycon is nice.

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It's almost certainly cheaper to fly to a bigger airport -- Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee maybe. I think Milwaukee is the closest; Minneapolis is about 5 hours drive from Madison.

I find Minneapolis-Bay Area (either SJC or SFO) costs $300-$600,but that's on Sun negotiated prices -- which in my experience means about the same cost as "real" tickets, but less choice. Damned corporate travel agents. It does take a long time, yes. One or two airplanes from here; time goes up in jumps as the number of airplanes rises.

It might even be cheaper to fly to Milwaukee and rent a car to drive to Madison. If you can't find a local fan making the trip to offer a ride, or if the bus schedule is poor.