Travel Around the World in 80 days
Updated 12 September 2026
What this trip costs now
London > Cairo > Mumbai - overland - Kolkata > Hong Kong > Tokyo > San Francisco - overland - New York > London
$1,802–$2,749 per person, economy (USD)
AirTreks planning estimate from fare history, last checked 11 September 2026. It is not a live fare, so the price for your dates may differ. Parts of this route have little fare history, so the real price may be higher.
The prices further down are from October 2016, when this page was first published.
London > Suez (Cairo) > Mumbai – surface – Calcutta > Hong Kong > Yokohama (Tokyo) > San Francisco – surface - New York > London
RTW Ticket from: € 2800
Land services quoted separately
Round the World in 80 days is a classic Adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg had a tough time trying to travel around the world in 80 days.
ORIGINAL ITINERARY:
London > Suez - Rail and steamer across the Mediterranean Sea - 7 days
Suez > Mumbai - Steamer across the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean – 13 days
Mumbai > Kolkata - Rail – 3 days
Kolkata > Hong Kong - Steamer across the South China Sea – 13 days
Hong Kong > Yokohama - Steamer across the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean - 6 days
Yokohama > San Francisco - Steamer across the Pacific Ocean - 22 days
San Francisco > New York – Rail – 7 days
New York > London – Steamer across the Atlantic Ocean and rail – 9 days
In the 21st century, we have replicated the route, but using a comfortable RTW Ticket:
London > Suez (Cairo) > Mumbai – surface – Calcutta > Hong Kong > Yokohama (Tokyo) > San Francisco – surface - New York > London.
In its classic form this trip takes 80 days, but of course, here you can dedicate whatever time you have available to do it.
Some experiences you should include:
- Visit the Reform Club in London, hoping to become a member
- Explore the Corvin, gothic castle in Transylvania
- In Paris, go on the trail of Jules Verne
- Admire giant oil tankers that seem to slip in the desert at the Suez Canal
- Ride an elephant in India
- Go in search of a circus and its 'Passpartout' in Yokohama, Japan
Map of the Original Tour:
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