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I think if you ignore the specifics, and just change it to “6am - arrive at airport 2 hrs before flight”, it’s pretty normal. They recommend you arrive at least

I think if you ignore the specifics, and just change it to “6am - arrive at airport 2 hrs before flight”, it’s pretty normal. They recommend you arrive at least an hour ahead for domestic flights, and if you’re factoring time for things like parking or the risk of traffic delays, arriving 90 - 120 minutes early is reasonable. (It’s what I do an any rate, reasonable or not). I would basically never take a 1 hour flight (unless it’s a connection). It’s just not worth it. A train or bus is more comfortable and less of a hassle. (It’s suspect to include packing for the flight but not the bus, though. Whether you have to do that has nothing to do with your mode of transportation.)

s0rce 8y ago
Have you flown from the Bay area to LA area. It's so much easier than driving. There's numerous airports on each end. Flights on Southwest are cheap or you can fly semi private on boutique air for about double but still not very expensive compared to these buses. Finally traffic can be terrible even in the middle of nowhere on i5. The train is too slow or doesn't go where you need to be so isn't useful.