AIRPORT DECISION CENTER

Compare the whole journey

A cheaper fare can lose once driving, parking, a hotel, connections, and total travel time are counted.

Your assumptions

Departure options

Starter figures are examples only. Replace every field with the current trip you are considering.

FATFare $Round-trip drive hoursDriving or train $Parking $Airport hotel $Flight hoursConnections

SFOFare $Round-trip drive hoursDriving or train $Parking $Airport hotel $Flight hoursConnections

LAXFare $Round-trip drive hoursDriving or train $Parking $Airport hotel $Flight hoursConnections

Whole-journey ranking

What the ticket price leaves out

LOWEST CASH TOTALFAT$1,535

LOWEST TIME BURDENFAT29.0 estimated hours

FEWEST CONNECTIONSSFO · LAX1 connection

FAT

$1,320 fare + $215 positioning

Connection-heavy

$1,535estimated total

29.0h2.0 surface + 23 flight + 4 connection

SFO

$1,028 fare + $550 positioning

Moderate burden

$1,578estimated total

29.3h6.0 surface + 21.25 flight + 2 connection

LAX

$940 fare + $640 positioning

Heavy positioning

$1,580estimated total

31.5h9.0 surface + 20.5 flight + 2 connection

Estimated burden adds round-trip surface travel, scheduled flight time, and an explicit two-hour planning allowance per connection. The components remain visible so this is a tradeoff tool—not an opaque score or live flight result.