Airfare shopper’s guide: Flight deals from Denver

This is the second in a series on city-specific deals. 

The basics

• Airport code: DEN
• Airlines: 20+ including several several international carriers
• Free Wi-Fi: Yes, plus hundreds of easy-access electrical outlets for charging.
• Restaurants: 50+ ranging from Boulder Beer Tap House to Timberline Steaks & Grill.
• Nice touch: Stress-relieving therapy dogs wearing "Pet Me" vests.
• Parking: From $13 per day for economy lots to $24 per day for garage parking.
• Commuter rail: This convenient line takes about 30 minutes to travel downtown for $9; trains run every 15 minutes during peak periods.
• Shuttle service: The airport website lists a dozen bus lines that travel to popular ski destinations; there are some on-demand seats, but reservations are recommended.

The airlines

Denver has loads of airline competition which helps keep fares cheap, and is headquarters for a well-known discount carrier, Frontier. Other airlines currently flying in and out of Denver include the big three (American, Delta, United) plus the following.

• Discount carriers: Allegiant, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country and Frontier.
• International carriers: Aeromexico, Air Canada, British Airways, Icelandair, Lufthansa and Volaris.

Cheap flights in June

You can find good deals from Denver to either coast (and vice-versa) as well as to/from cities around the world. These deals were found late last week using a “find best fares by month” (or season) tool on FareCompare.com, but other sites offer similar options, Deals are good for travel in June and all prices shown are round-trip with taxes and fees.

Domestic flights

• Denver-Los Angeles, $87
• Denver-Chicago, $99
• Denver-Miami, $178
• Denver-New York, $246
• Denver-Maui, $567

• Las Vegas-Denver, $58
• San Diego-Denver, $81
• Seattle-Denver, $161
• Fort Lauderdale-Denver, $198
• San Juan, Puerto Rico-Denver, $392

International

• Denver-Belize, $355
• Denver-San Jose Cabo, $223
• Denver-Puerto Vallarta, $224
• Denver-Reykjavik, Iceland, $611
• Denver-Lima, $642
• Denver-Seoul, $566
• Denver-Brussels, $690
• Denver-Copenhagen, $840
• Denver-Paris, $871

• Vancouver-Denver, $262
• Beijing-Denver, $721
• London-Denver, $885
• Frankfurt-Denver, $907

Most of these deals are good for travel during the first couple of weeks in June; prices typically rise in mid-June. And of course, airlines can and do change fares without notice.

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