Least Expensive Around the World Airfare
Visiting all continents in the world
for at least one week, including the two most populous countries in the world
(both in Asia).
Outline
- Method
- Influence of travel dates, places visited
- By Air
- By Bus and Air
- Bus Graphic
- Airfare graphic
- An Idiot Abroad
Method
I used Skyscanner, Google Flights, Kayak,
and Priceline in finding the least expensive airfare around the world.
Influence
of Travel Dates, Places Visited
I tried the following places and
times. Prices tended to decrease when I looked up flights in April, flights
also decreased when chosen for a Tuesday when compared to other days of the
week.
By
Air
The least expensive airfare flying
from Omaha to all continents. Stay on each continent at least one week.
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Date |
Origin - Destination |
Departure - Arrival Time |
Flgiht cost $ |
Visa cost |
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April 2 April 2� April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14 |
������ OMA � LAX ������� LAX � HKG ������� HKG � SYD ������� SYD � DEL ������� DEL � CAI ������� CAI � MAD ������� MAD � MDE ������� MDE � OMA � |
7:06am � 9:00am 12:55pm � 6:55am 12:20pm � 9:50am 7:55am � 8:10pm 6:15am � 3:35pm 8:00am � 8:40pm 7:25pm � 1:22pm 7:47pm � 10:12am |
$177 $334 $183 $453 $269 $213 $290 $317 |
No Visa $140 $50 $169 $149 No Visa �$82 No Visa |
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Flight Sum $2, 236 |
Visa Sum $590 |
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The total cost to fly around the
world, including visa costs, is $2,826
By
Air and Bus
For the bus cost, I looked up grey hound buses to Los
Angeles. The cost would be $178 and then I would need to catch a cab or uber to
get from the bus station to LAX. An uber costs .96 cents per mile and the distance
between LAX and the bus station is 19 miles. So the total
cost to get to LAX by bus and uber would be 196.24. I would then follow the
same flight plan listed above, there just would be no flight from OMA to LAX.
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Bus
Graphic
Airfare
Graphic
I didn�t fully understand how to
make a map like the example given, so I found a way to make a map that I could
customize on google. This map shows all of my destinations on the map, and lists the names of the destinations in order on the
left.
An
Idiot Abroad
Comment on two episodes of this
series:
1) I don�t recall the toad in the
well story, I do know that frogs as a food is a subject that comes up quite a
lot. The traveler originally is afraid to go to China because of the food, and
jokes about how the people of China eat frogs. Once in China, the traveler goes
down the street from his lodging to try and find a food vendor. All of the vendors served food that the traveler thought was
too bizarre to eat. This included: scorpions, lizards, grasshoppers, and frogs.
Once the traveler has seen the Great wall of China, he is invited to spend time
with a family who serves him frogs to eat. The traveler finally tries frogs and
actually likes it. This is a good example of why its important to have an open mind and to be willing to try
new things.
2) On the trip to India, our main traveler now has a companion
to travel with. When the two travelers stay on a boat in India, they are in separate
rooms. One traveler has a room to himself while the other has
to share a room with about 4 or 5 strangers. The area where you shower
and go to the bathroom were combined. And the traveler that had to share a room
with many people was upset and thought that the combination of a toilet and
shower is disgusting.
Submitted by Davis Clouse on 3/15/2019.