As both the NFC and AFC championship games came to a dramatic end, the result set up for an explosive Super Bowl, where two long lived rivals will come to blows in Indianapolis on Friday 4^th February.  Though the contest is expected to send ripples through the sporting world, the epic clash will also cause airline prices from all over the country to be blown sky high.

A long awaited rematch from Super Bowl XLII, many football fans expect a repeat of the 2008 dramatic contest where the New York Giants became the first ever team to win the championship as a wildcard team.  Then facing a New England team that were undefeated walking into the final,  Patriot fans will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself in this year’s Super Bowl.

But the promise of that spectacle has seen airfares to Indianapolis rocket to 10,000ft.

The cost of Airfares to Indianapolis…

Airfares from New England are costing ticket holders on average $1000 for non-stop flights via US Airways.  And for those of you that consider yourselves savvy in seeking out a good deal, you can forget looking toward the smaller airports.  Well, unless you want to $1200 on a one stop flight from Hartford to Indi.

New York fans face a simpler prospect with flights from JFK, with fares starting around the $1,100 mark.  There is an out for Giant’s fans though, if they are prepared to the travel down to Philidelphia.  You can currently expect airfares there to be approximately $400 less than those available in New York City.

Incredibly, the escalated expense of travelling to Indianapolis on Super Bowl weekend doesn’t just stop at the east coast.  Mutual fans from the west coast will be expected to pay swollen fares too, with prices for flights as high as $1,500 on US Airways out of San Francisco.

Given that this year’s Super Bowl will host an age old rivalry that will turn back the years, it seems ticket holders should similarly turn back the clocks when they make their travel arrangements and opt for the good old fashioned road trip.