New year, new reasons to explore beyond the borders of South Carolina. This year, we suggest making a resolution to “travel well; travel often” ...and travel conveniently, straight out of Columbia’s own airport.

...and we’re here to make your 2019 travel even easier. Check out these 5 roundtrip flights we found out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) for under $300* – plus what you’re going to do when you land in Portland, Austin or LA.

Spend less time getting there – and more time actually there – when you fly out of CAE to these bucket list destinations.

5 roundtrip flights from CAE under $300:

Houston

$263* | Jan. 17-24 | nonstop | see fares + book

- Travel guide from Travel + Leisure
- 38 essential Houston restaurants from Eater
- Fun fact: Houston has an entire museum dedicated to two of its favorite things: the Art Car Museum, a.k.a. “Garage Mahal.”

Orlando

$197* | Feb. 22-25 | nonstop | see fares + book

- Special offers at Disney
- 38 essential Disney dishes and restaurants from Eater
- Fun fact: Believe it or not, the Orlando area is home to more than just theme parks. Here’s a non-Disney city guide from Bon Appetit.

Portland

$269* | Feb. 27-March 4 | 1 stop | see fares + book

- Travel guide from Travel + Leisure
- 38 essential Portland restaurants from Eater
- Fun fact: Portland has its own version of Soda City called Saturday Market. Check out the market’s list of local artisans + vendors to bring a piece of the *still weird* city back to Cola with you.

Austin

$244* | March 7-11 | 1 stop | see fares + book

- Travel guide from Travel + Leisure
- 38 essential Austin restaurants from Eater
- Fun fact: Austin has the largest urban bat colony in the U.S. From March-October, witness ~1.5 million bats emerge from under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge just before sunset every day.

Los Angeles

$255* | March 20-27 | 1 stop | see fares + book

- Travel guide from Travel + Leisure
- 38 essential Los Angeles restaurants from Eater
- Fun fact: If you’re looking to escape from L.A.’s hustle + bustle for a day trip, take the ferry from Long Beach to Catalina Island (of #CatalinaWineMixer fame) + check out their Zip Line Eco Tour.

*Flight prices subject to change.

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