ive never been abroad before so know nothing about finding cheap flights
You know posts in this forum don't add to your post count right? Or were you just trying to be really helpful??
To the OP:
I travel to the states quite a lot. To get the bargains takes a bit of shopping around. My first port of call is usually Expedia.co.uk to get an idea of price and available flights.
Once you know what flights are when, you can try the airlines websites themselves to see if there are any better offers.
For the US, US carriers tend to be cheaper and will certainly offer you a better seat pitch than the likes of scummy BA. I've always found United to be cheapest for some reason - though their aircraft can tend to be a bit older and not have as cool an entertainment system on board. You'll find non- direct flights to be the cheapest as they all have hubs out there, but just double check the transfer times. Some can be hours and hours at an airport and US airports are utter rubbish in terms of things to do. Most have absolutely nothing.
The best by absolute far is Virgin - though are the most expensive usually. A trick I used before was to find out the time the Virgin flight was, then use one of their partner carriers to look for the same flight. So, Continental being their US partner lists the flight (which I know to be a Virgin flight), but at a saving of £300 per person, plus it's booked with a US contract - which means I can cancel the flight and get a refund. Not something you can do with UK flights.
Enjoy SF - it's a fantastic place
