This has sort of been broached before but the question really wasn't answered for me at any rate. How have some NOBO thru hikers made travel arrangements to their home after reaching Katahdin? I realize that there is plane, train, automobile but that's a general statement that doesn't really say much. For those who fly by purchasing a ticket one would need to to know the date that they would be arriving at Katahdin. There are so many variables that happen on the trail which would affect the arrival date on Katahdin. These days, airlines are way less than forgiving if you need to change the date of departure. If passengers wait until the day of arrival at Katahdin to purchase an airline ticket is well over a thousand dollars. Even $500 dollars would be prohibitive for one way travel.
What would be useful is to know what others have done regarding travel arrangements from Katahdin.
As far as getting to the trailhead at Springer Mt is much easier to arrange since there are numerous resources that are available even at the last minute from arriving in Atlanta.
Thanks everyone for any assistance with this!
Charlton