Any thoughts On When Southwest May Have Good Sale From Chicago To Las vegas?

I am trying to plan a trip to Las Vegas in February, and the fares from Chicago to Las Vegas are close to $400! That's pretty high. Does anyone have an idea when Southwest might have a sale?
Connell

Fares are rarely at their lowest five months out. Suggest you check when the Thanksgiving leftovers get tossed.

Southwest is a real crapshoot so to speak. He's right, you won't get the best price this far out. I keep close track when planning a trip as I always take SW. Sometimes it's a real rollercoaster. The fares I'm interest in go down, up, down, up, you have to decide when to jump on. As for an actual advertised sale I've found Vegas isn't on sale nearly as much as it has been in the past 3-4 years. Good luck, fare hunting is fun and also tedious.

use ding might catch a one day sale

Mickey is right...you have to check daily, even more than once a day. Recently I saw a fare go down by $10, then back up by $10, then back down by $10 within minutes on the same day. Have no idea what was happening there.

I check practically every day. I happened to catch $99 (each way) which is amazing from this city where there are few good fares. I booked two trips, Vegas and Baltimore (for a family reunion). I booked a Christmas week trip which was more than I wanted to pay (the $99 wasn't an option) but I was afraid it might not ever be lower. It has dropped some so I re-booked but I'm still checking every day.

I also check every day, several times a day. I also coordinate the flight times and prices with the rental car. The entire picture (air + car) makes up the consideration for the lowest price for the trip.

- bcc

Thanks for the help!

Check Monday and Tuesday evenings. SW has gone up quite a bit lately. We got $129 for November, but looking ahead to March, the lowest one way has been $199.

Another hint is to look as soon as they extend the booking date.

Joy