# Ever bought a one-way ticket to anywhere? If so, where? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120 "2000-07-19T17:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/1 "2000-07-19T17:43:50Z")
I’m moving to Chicago from D.C. on August 1. I just bought a one-way ticket for me and Sofia the Uber-cat. First time I’d ever done that - gone somewhere with no intentions or definite plans to go back. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/2 "2000-07-19T18:30:26Z")
I bought a one-way ticket to Europe once. I did plan to come back but I didn’t know exactly when or from where. Actually, the ticket I bought to get there was a special kind too - I paid for it but didn’t know exactly where I would fly into until about 2 days before the trip. (Ended up flying into Paris and out of Amsterdam.) Basically, I flew back when the money ran out. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/3 "2000-07-19T19:25:30Z")
Last year, I helped my brother move from Florida to Los Angelos. I drove him cross country, but still had to get back to Florida. So, instead of buying a one-way ticket, I bought a round-trip ticket for a ludicrously low price ($190, I think, from LAX to Ft Lauderdale!) and just threw away the return ticket. One-way tickets are generally priced more than round-trip tickets. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/4 "2000-07-19T19:28:52Z")
In my case they were the same price. Hey, Montfort, how’s your band? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/5 "2000-07-19T19:32:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by magdalene \* > **In my case they were the same price.** Interesting. I remember that when I bought mine, a one-way would’ve cost at least $100 more. > [@](#): > > \*\*Hey, Montfort, how’s your band? \*\* Well, since this is IMHO, I’m going to say [we’re](http://chanceofrain.com) pretty damn great. But, if you meant this to be in MPSIMS, we’re doing okay. About to start auditioning new guitarists. Getting the existing songs in order. Making sure the new drummer is fitting in well. And, of course, trying to write the greatest songs in the world and preparing to record the greatest album in the world. 🙂 Thanks for asking. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/6 "2000-07-19T19:32:52Z")
One-way ticket from Meadville, PA. (actually Chicago O’Hare) to San Diego. It felt gooooood. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/7 "2000-07-19T19:44:12Z")
One way GREYHOUND ticket from Atlanta to Denver, in 1991. ---
**Author:** ![Lost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Lost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lost)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/8 "2000-07-20T05:30:26Z")
One way from the east coast to Alaska. Best buy I’ve ever made. ---
**Author:** ![TheThill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/9 "2000-07-20T09:54:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Montfort \* > \*\*One-way tickets are generally priced more than round-trip tickets. \*\* Does anyone actually know why this is the case? ---
**Author:** ![Moonshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Moonshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonshine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/10 "2000-07-20T14:38:07Z")
One way train ticket from Frankfurt to London, new job, new life, new dice, new luck. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/11 "2000-07-20T14:44:19Z")
One-way plane ticket from Yuma to Phoenix, AZ. Used Greyhound to return. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/12 "2000-07-20T15:49:45Z")
One-way on the shuttle from DC to NYC back when I decided to move back there and start my music biz adventures. * * * Yer pal, Satan _I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Three months, one week, four days, 13 hours, 49 minutes and 54 seconds. 4103 cigarettes not smoked, saving $512.88. Life saved: 2 weeks, 5 hours, 55 minutes._ ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/13 "2000-07-20T15:58:28Z")
Used to grab hops all over the country when I was stationed in Mayport, Fla. Once, I was left “stranded” in St. Louis and had to buy a one way ticket back to the ship (via Chicago/Pittsburgh/Raliegh-Duram/Atlanta). Never want to do that agin. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/14 "2000-07-20T16:16:46Z")
My gal and I were helping a “friend” move from Columbia SC to Houston TX. He left us stranded in Mobile AL, a 10-hour drive from home. We first checked rental cars for one-way. All rentals had exorbitant ($500!) drop-off fees from Mobile to Columbia. Then we started checking flights for lowest one-way fares. The cheapest was Eastern. At the time (August 1990), Eastern was going thru bankruptcy proceedings for the SECOND time, the airline mechanics union was on strike, and we were taking off in the middle of a freakin’ thunderstorm. Oddly, though, I haven’t heard from this “friend” since then. . . . ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/15 "2000-07-20T23:37:50Z")
Monterey, Calif to Monterey, Calif. Just so I could sit on the tarmack. ---
**Author:** ![GreenEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f9ae1b/32.png) [@GreenEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenEyes)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-bought-a-one-way-ticket-to-anywhere-if-so-where/26120/16 "2000-07-21T15:40:42Z")
Most likely I’ll be getting a one way ticket to Denver next summer… 🙂