Anyone know a cheaper way to get to aruba from newark n.j.Amer air is about 700 and Contl is 650.00 and gas prices have come down!Maybe there is a charter company out there?Aruba is getting to expensive to get to and stay at!!

I would check Orbitz or similar sites and check. Also, call a travel agent to see if carriers like Funjet or Apple Vacations are running charters. I booked in June for a trip in Feb 2006 (on ATA out of Chicago-Midway) and I got a call last week telling me that the flight was cancelled. You're right... getting to Aruba is getting harder every year. Good luck.

I booked about a month ago aout of Newark on Continental for July and with tax it came to 530.

When are your traveling?
I just booked boston-Aruba for next week on AA for $350rt.
Try them out of JFK you might get a better fare

We booked on "Orbitz" in October- Boston to Aruba...cheapest flightwe've ever gotten in 20 yrs....$350.00 pp rd.trip..USAIR- and when I called direct to USAIR it was $780.00..dont get it...don't give up- check on line on Wednesday nites after midnite...for some reason thats when they drop the price and then at 8am the next day it's up again....go figure!!

Right now airfare from Newark in the beginning of Feb. 2006 is $448.00 That is cheap. Last year it was over $800.00 for the same time. If you go President's week it is a lot and I mean a lot higher.

Direct fares from Boston are < $400 on AA
Add $85 of taxes to that, however.

I thought AA was only flying 1 way direct out of Boston . Return trip , is to Miami and then to Boston . US Air , flies direct both ways .

Try flights-with one,or two stops...that may drop the price a bit. But from Newark-fare is cheaper,than from other city airports.

I usually pay around $500rt per person from Chicago but this year the direct United flight never go under $650. We fly as a family of 5 so $3250 is quite high. I luckily found ATA at $493pp but that flight was cancelled and United took the ATA customers so we are now on the United flight.