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I live in the United States, and when flying internationally I will often drive farther than the OP to an airport with much better options (though still staying in Texas!). The immigration officer shouldn't be surprised at all by this.
– chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 4:46
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@Nij Some Canadians drive hundreds of miles to fly out of U.S. airports because the cost difference is so great. It's hardly an alien concept to Americans.
– choster
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 7:16
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Agreed. Repositioning to get cheaper flight prices happens all the time. I've flown hundreds of miles to Canada in order to get a much better price on a trip to Asia - amusingly enough, on a U.S. carrier, connecting back through the U.S. This kind of stuff happens all the time and immigration won't care. Just tell them the truth that you found a better fare that way. Also, people commonly happen to be in a country other than their home country before flying to a third country. I've done that loads of times and it's never been a problem as long as I told the truth about why I was there.
– reirab
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 7:57
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@Nij In Europe, driving to the next country over can be an extremely short trip. Hell, you could drive from Cologne, Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands and then to Brussels, Belgium in 5 hours. That's less time than it takes me to drive to the nearest large city in my state (Texas) that offers decent prices on airplane tickets. Any CBP officer asking why you flew out of a different country (which they probably wont ask) will understand if you just say "it was a 3 hour drive to save money on the flight and free luggage".
– Doc
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 17:09
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There are quite a few US / Canadian citizens living very close to the border, but within the Schengen zone people can drive to another country without even noticing that there is a border.
– gnasher729
Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 22:45

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