How much time to allow re: connecting flights?

Mahogany Gaspipe

Hi all,

I'm travelling to the US in the next month or so and booking flights atm. I'm looking at flights on skyscanner, kayak, etc. and just wondering how much time I should allow myself to catch a connecting flight.

For example my plan is to fly Shannon to San Fran and my search returns SNN>SOF via PHL. The Shannon flight arrives at PHL at 1400 and the SOF departs PHL at 1600.

Is a two hour stop over a little on the shy side? I wonder if such a fine time window is considered adequate where international arrival gates and domestic departure gates could potential be at opposite ends of the airports.

Is it OK to assume that these cheap flight websites consider such time constraints when offering flight packages?

athtrasna

Mahogany Gaspipe wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm travelling to the US in the next month or so and booking flights atm. I'm looking at flights on skyscanner, kayak, etc. and just wondering how much time I should allow myself to catch a connecting flight.

For example my plan is to fly Shannon to San Fran and my search returns SNN>SOF via PHL. The Shannon flight arrives at PHL at 1400 and the SOF departs PHL at 1600.

Is a two hour stop over a little on the shy side? I wonder if such a fine time window is considered adequate where international arrival gates and domestic departure gates could potential be at opposite ends of the airports.

Is it OK to assume that these cheap flight websites consider such time constraints when offering flight packages?

You'll be fine, you'll clear immigration and customs in Shannon and will land as a domestic flight.

endofrainbow

plenty of time as US flights pre-clear in dub/Snn however, I would recommend buying direct from the airline rather than a 3rd party consolidator.

iusedtoknow

that is a fine connection, PHL is an easy enough airport to get around and you're luggage will go straight through to SFO. 2 hours is more than enough

Chavways

Where will you be going paddling as a matter of interest?

iusedtoknow

Chavways wrote: »

Where will you be going paddling as a matter of interest?

Kayak is a travel site

However, if he was going to be going paddling in the bay area the best spots (that I enjoy anyway)

Half Moon Bay - you get to go out to Mavericks from there where Dolphins hang around and tend to like having their noses/snouts patted

Russian River - fantastic spot around a lagoon/river

Jack London Square - nice enough spot, though pretty busy with cargo ships

Chavways

iusedtoknow wrote: »

Kayak is a travel site

However, if he was going to be going paddling in the bay area the best spots (that I enjoy anyway)

Half Moon Bay - you get to go out to Mavericks from there where Dolphins hang around and tend to like having their noses/snouts patted

Russian River - fantastic spot around a lagoon/river

Jack London Square - nice enough spot, though pretty busy with cargo ships

I feel like an idiot...