Costs and routes
Sep 3/4–7 · 7 from DC + 1 from Phoenix
Drive / train from DC
1 optionFly from DC
3 options · live seven-seat itinerariesInternational
Priced Jul 25 · none clears both capsEight routes were priced as exact-date round trips with all seven DC seats selected, then the Phoenix leg was priced separately. At a $650 ceiling per person, Toronto and Mexico City clear from both origins — everything else fails on the Phoenix side, on seat inventory, or on price.
Before you commit to one
Passports. All eight travelers need valid passports. With the trip under six weeks out, routine processing no longer fits, so anyone without a current book is a hard blocker no matter what the fare says.
Lodging is unverified. Only the flights above were checked. Neither Toronto nor Mexico City has a confirmed eight-adult house yet, so treat both as flights-only until someone prices a real listing.
Seat inventory bites. Montreal and Panama City both price fine at four seats and return nothing at seven. Any international booking for this group should be checked at the full seven before anyone pays.
The comparison. Toronto costs about $263 more per person in airfare than Chicago and gives up the four-night house setup. It buys a passport stamp and a genuinely different weekend, not a cheaper one.
Plan it
Budget, priorities, and the group decisionAirfare and lodging use the verified Jul 25 quotes, split eight ways. Ground transport and activity ranges are planning estimates built from the operator prices listed on each destination card; food and drink is whatever you set above.
Cost is scored from the budget tab, so changing food or activity level re-ranks the list. Every other score comes from the research already on this page.
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Booking timeline
0 of 8 doneDeadlines count back from the Thursday Sep 3 departure. Checkboxes are saved in this browser.