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10 years ago
Who doesn't enjoy a furry con or two? Since NY state only hosts one furry con, we must travel outside of our borders to find these mega-furmeets.
There is no guide online to finding the cheapest furry cons to travel, so let this be a companion in your personal journey to congregate with likeminded furfolks.
The prices listed below are for purchasing a roundtrip from Manhattan to furry cons in North America. All of these prices are ASSUMING you're buy early. Prices are subject to change. Be forewarned, Megabus tickets are non-refundable. When figuring out local public buses, use google transit.
PRICE
Ordered from cheapest to most expensive conventions to travel to:
$10 Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) using Megabus & public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
$20 Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) using Megabus
$20 FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) Using NJTransit
$20 FurryCon; Rochester, NY (313) Using Megabus
$32 Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
$32 Fur Reality; Cincinnati, Ohio (316) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
$32 Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$35 Midwest FurFest; Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) using Megabus and CTA
$40 Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) & use MetroTransit
$40 IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$40 Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then go to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
$41 Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$42 DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
$46 Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
$46 Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$48 Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) using Megabus and CTTransit
$50 New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) using Amtrak and DART Buses
$60 Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) using Megabus
$78 Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$166 Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
$265 Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) on Google Flights
$295 Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) on Google Flights
$301 What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) using Google Flights
$362 Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) using Google Flights
$367 Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) using Google Flights
$379 RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) on Google Flights
$453 Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) using Google Flights
$472 Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) on Google Flights
$474 Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) using Google Flights
$476 Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) on Google Flights
$512 VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) using Google Flights
TIME
Ordered from chronologically
12/31-01/01 $50 New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) $50 using Amtrak and DART Buses
01/15-01/19 $295 Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) $295 on Google Flights
02/20-02/22 $46 Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
02/27-03/01 $40 Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then travel to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
02/27-03/01 $11 Anthro New England; Cambridge, Massachusetts (?) $11 if you use Megabus (to Boston) and MBTA Red Line
03/05-03/08 $512 VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) $512 using Google Flights
03/23-03/25 $60 Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) $60 using Megabus
04/09-04/12 $46 Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
04/30-05/03 $32 Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
05/08-05/10 $453 Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) $453 using Google Flights
05/14-05/17 $476 Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) $476 on Google Flights
05/21-05/25 $20 FurryCon; Rochester, NY (313)
05/22-05/24 $301 What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) $301 using Google Flights
05/22-05/24 $32 Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
05/22-05/24 $362 Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) $362 using Google Flights
05/29-05/31 $10 Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) $10 using Megabus and public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
06/05-06/07 $472 Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) $472 on Google Flights
06/19-06/21 $42 DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) $42 using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
07/09-07/12 $20 Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) $20 on Megabus
07/31-08/02 $166 Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) $166 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
08/07-08/09 $265 Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) $265 on Google Flights
08/14-08/16 $40 IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
09/11-09/13 $20 FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) $20 Using NJTransit
08/28-08/30 $40 Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) and MetroTransit
09/24-09/27 $379 RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) $379 on Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $41 Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) $41 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
??/??-??/?? $474 Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) $474 using Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $48 Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) $48 using Megabus and CTTransit
??/??-??/?? $367 Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) $367 using Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $78 Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) $78 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
??/??-??/?? $35 Midwest Furfest: Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) $35 using Megabus and CTA
SIZE
Ordered from biggest to smallest conventions:
Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) $20 on Megabus
Midwest FurFest; Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) $30 on Megabus
Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) $295 on Google Flights
RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) $379 on Google Flights
Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) $476 on Google Flights
Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) $265 on Google Flights
Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) $166 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) $472 on Google Flights
Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) $48 using Megabus and CTTransit
Motor City Furry Con; Novi, Michigan (967) $265 using Google Flights (Not including taxi/public transit)
Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) $60 using Megabus
Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) $10 using Megabus and public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) $20 Using NJTransit
VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) $512 using Google Flights
Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) and MetroTransit
Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) $367 using Google Flights
IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then travel to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) $453 using Google Flights
Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) $362 using Google Flights
Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
Fur Reality; Cincinnati, Ohio (316) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) $301 using Google Flights
Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) $78 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) $474 using Google Flights
Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) $41 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) $50 using Amtrak and DART Buses
DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) $42 using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
FurryCon: Rochester, NY (?) $20 using Megabus
If you know of a furry con that A. In North America, B. Accessible via bus, train, and plane, C. Doesn't require a car or taxi to get to, then please comment below and the list will be updated accordingly.
Also, if you know of any cheaper modes of transportation then please comment and prices will be updatedi
There is no guide online to finding the cheapest furry cons to travel, so let this be a companion in your personal journey to congregate with likeminded furfolks.
The prices listed below are for purchasing a roundtrip from Manhattan to furry cons in North America. All of these prices are ASSUMING you're buy early. Prices are subject to change. Be forewarned, Megabus tickets are non-refundable. When figuring out local public buses, use google transit.
PRICE
Ordered from cheapest to most expensive conventions to travel to:
$10 Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) using Megabus & public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
$20 Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) using Megabus
$20 FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) Using NJTransit
$20 FurryCon; Rochester, NY (313) Using Megabus
$32 Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
$32 Fur Reality; Cincinnati, Ohio (316) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
$32 Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$35 Midwest FurFest; Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) using Megabus and CTA
$40 Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) & use MetroTransit
$40 IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$40 Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then go to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
$41 Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$42 DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
$46 Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
$46 Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$48 Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) using Megabus and CTTransit
$50 New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) using Amtrak and DART Buses
$60 Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) using Megabus
$78 Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
$166 Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
$265 Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) on Google Flights
$295 Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) on Google Flights
$301 What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) using Google Flights
$362 Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) using Google Flights
$367 Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) using Google Flights
$379 RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) on Google Flights
$453 Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) using Google Flights
$472 Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) on Google Flights
$474 Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) using Google Flights
$476 Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) on Google Flights
$512 VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) using Google Flights
TIME
Ordered from chronologically
12/31-01/01 $50 New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) $50 using Amtrak and DART Buses
01/15-01/19 $295 Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) $295 on Google Flights
02/20-02/22 $46 Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
02/27-03/01 $40 Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then travel to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
02/27-03/01 $11 Anthro New England; Cambridge, Massachusetts (?) $11 if you use Megabus (to Boston) and MBTA Red Line
03/05-03/08 $512 VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) $512 using Google Flights
03/23-03/25 $60 Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) $60 using Megabus
04/09-04/12 $46 Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
04/30-05/03 $32 Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
05/08-05/10 $453 Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) $453 using Google Flights
05/14-05/17 $476 Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) $476 on Google Flights
05/21-05/25 $20 FurryCon; Rochester, NY (313)
05/22-05/24 $301 What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) $301 using Google Flights
05/22-05/24 $32 Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
05/22-05/24 $362 Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) $362 using Google Flights
05/29-05/31 $10 Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) $10 using Megabus and public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
06/05-06/07 $472 Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) $472 on Google Flights
06/19-06/21 $42 DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) $42 using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
07/09-07/12 $20 Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) $20 on Megabus
07/31-08/02 $166 Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) $166 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
08/07-08/09 $265 Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) $265 on Google Flights
08/14-08/16 $40 IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
09/11-09/13 $20 FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) $20 Using NJTransit
08/28-08/30 $40 Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) and MetroTransit
09/24-09/27 $379 RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) $379 on Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $41 Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) $41 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
??/??-??/?? $474 Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) $474 using Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $48 Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) $48 using Megabus and CTTransit
??/??-??/?? $367 Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) $367 using Google Flights
??/??-??/?? $78 Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) $78 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
??/??-??/?? $35 Midwest Furfest: Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) $35 using Megabus and CTA
SIZE
Ordered from biggest to smallest conventions:
Anthrocon; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (5,861) $20 on Megabus
Midwest FurFest; Rosemont, Illinois (3,904) $30 on Megabus
Further Confusion; San Jose, California (3,560) $295 on Google Flights
RainFurrest; Seattle, Washington (2,586) $379 on Google Flights
Furry Weekend Atlanta; Atlanta, Georgia (2,488) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Washington DC)
Furry Fiesta; Dallas, Texas (1,884) $46 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Biggest Little Fur Con; Reno, Nevada (1,442) $476 on Google Flights
Rocky Mountain Fur Con; Denver, Colorado (1,354) $265 on Google Flights
Megaplex; Orlando, Florida (1,281) $166 on Megabus (only if you transfer in Atlanta, GA)
Califur; Irvine, California (1,206) $472 on Google Flights
Furpocalypse; Cromwell, Connecticut (1,200) $48 using Megabus and CTTransit
Motor City Furry Con; Novi, Michigan (967) $265 using Google Flights (Not including taxi/public transit)
Furnal Equinox; Toronto, Ontario (910) $60 using Megabus
Fur the 'More; Tysons Corner, VA (714) $10 using Megabus and public transit. (Megabus to Washington DC)
FA: United! 2014; Whippany, New Jersey (707) $20 Using NJTransit
VancouFur; Vancouver, BC (600) $512 using Google Flights
Furry Migration; Bloomington, Minnesota (543) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL) and MetroTransit
Arizona Fur Con; Phoenix, Arizona (533) $367 using Google Flights
IndyFurCon; Indianapolis, Indiana (527) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Fur Squared; Brookfield, Wisconsin (415) $40 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL, then travel to Milwaukee, WI) and use the MCTS
Fur-Eh!; Edmonton, Alberta (351) $453 using Google Flights
Furlandia; Portland, Oregon (348) $362 using Google Flights
Morphicon; Columbus, Ohio (317) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
Fur Reality; Cincinnati, Ohio (316) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Buffalo, NY)
What The Fur; Montreal, Quebec (303) $301 using Google Flights
Fangcon; Knoxville, Tennessee (302) $78 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Great Lakes Fur Con; Grand Rapids, Michigan (264) $32 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
Howloween; Burnaby, British Columbia (259) $474 using Google Flights
Gateway FurMeet; St. Louis, Missouri (211) $41 using Megabus (only if you transfer in Chicago, IL)
New Year's Furry Ball; Newark Delaware (211) $50 using Amtrak and DART Buses
DucKon: Wheeling, IL (?) $42 using Megabus and the NCS of the Metra
FurryCon: Rochester, NY (?) $20 using Megabus
If you know of a furry con that A. In North America, B. Accessible via bus, train, and plane, C. Doesn't require a car or taxi to get to, then please comment below and the list will be updated accordingly.
Also, if you know of any cheaper modes of transportation then please comment and prices will be updatedi