Canes fans face high travel costs for Stanley Cup Final games in Las Vegas

Carolina Hurricanes fans wanting to make a last-minute trip to Las Vegas to cheer on the team are running into high ticket prices and low availability.

On Thursday night, the Canes tied the series against the Vegas Golden Knights at 1-1.  Seth Jarvis buried an overtime goal to give the Canes a 4-3 win.

Southwest Airlines does offer a direct flight from Raleigh-Durham International Airport [RDU] to Harry Reid International Airport [LAS] in Las Vegas. Many other airlines offer connecting flights.

Earlier this week, Delta canceled its direct flights from RDU to Vegas for the summer. The airline cited “routine network planning for the summer season.”

Ticket prices for all airlines going from RDU to LAS start out at least $500 roundtrip.

On Friday, WRAL News spoke with Bennett Waldman, who was flying out of RDU to Japan for vacation. Waldman plans on watching the Canes’ in the Stanley Cup Final.

“Well, it’s like 9 a.m. when it starts there so, it’s like you have to wake up get your breakfast and then turn on the game, I guess,” Waldman said. “It’s going be different, but it should be fun for sure.”

Regardless of the outcomes of Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Tuesday night, the Canes are guaranteed to host Game 5 on Thursday, June 11 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.

Both the Canes and Golden Knights are flying directly to Las Vegas.

Saturday night’s watch party at Lenovo Center is sold out.

Moore Square is not hosting a watch party for Game 3 or Game 4. The Moore Square watch parties are only for home games.

Parking at Lenovo Center is free on road game days, but fan who want to park on-site for the home game watch parties still need to pay to park.