When I went on my first trip in '06, drove nine hours to St. Louis, but it was three of us going nonstop charter round trip for $900 for all three of us round trip. We did stay in a hotel the night before for $99. Then my next trip was from Dallas in July '07, a six hour drive, and that was again another nonstop charter for only about $300. My third trip was from Tulsa, with a connection in Dallas, a three hour drive, in November '07, and that was about the same price, then my last trip was '09, from Ft. Smith and it was about $400, and it was only an hour drive. Since I moved, Tulsa is only an hour away, and will probably go that route, unless I find a good bargain from Dallas, which is still a six hour drive away. It's harder to find charter nonstop flights..

Right now they have flights for about $400..but for when I want to go, the cheapest I have found is about $650. Usually the best site to find the lowest price is either straight through American Airlines or through Bing. I only hope when my time to go draws nearer that the prices drop a bit..but if I could drive a ways to save money again would definitely do it since it is worth it to me.