Can you buy a plane ticket to go around the world?

For those who love travel, there may be no more romantic idea than taking off on a long trip spanning the globe. Airlines realize this and offer travelers the ability to book such a trip using an around-the-world ticket. However, around-the-world tickets can be very complicated and quite expensive.



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The number of stops varies depending on the alliance you used for your RTW ticket, and the tickets you bought. Star Alliance allows between 2 and 15 stopovers, while the Oneworld Global Explorer allows 16 total flights on your ticket.

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Doing the math for a distance of 40,000 km gives 42 hours of flight time. Cessna Citation X Plus, one of the fastest private jets in the world, can attain a maximum speed of 1,153 km/h (717 mph) and could complete the world flight in nearly 35 hours.

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Technically, you can buy a roundtrip ticket and only use it to go one-way, but airlines frown upon this.

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Round-trip tickets are usually cheaper than one-ways, sometimes significantly so. NerdWallet compared fares across multiple international routes and found that, typically, buying two one-way tickets costs 20% more than a single roundtrip.

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What is the longest flight in the world by distance? The longest flight in the world by distance is New York (JFK) to Singapore (SIN) on Singapore Airlines clocking in at 9,537 miles. What plane can fly the farthest in the world?

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Flying non-stop
The first non-stop flight was made in 1986, using the Rutan Model Aircraft 76 Voyage aircraft. It flew the equator route around the world in nine days, three minutes, and 44 seconds.

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Theoretically it is possible but even a supersonic jet would be hindered by factors such as speed restrictions and in-flight refuelling.

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Budget your flight, accommodation, transportation around your destination, and general spending, then start your saving and funding plan. Don't allow costs or a lack of funds to discourage you! There will always be a way to make it work with what you have if you want it bad enough.

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For the sake of argument, let's average a comfortable RTW year-long trip at $24,000. If you break that down monthly, a Round the World trip will cost one person around $2,000 per month, taking everything into consideration. For many people it's cheaper to be on the road than staying at home.

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If you want travel to be part of your primary employment, here are some careers to consider:
  1. Travel blogger. ...
  2. Flight attendant. ...
  3. English teacher. ...
  4. Travel photographer. ...
  5. Travel nurse. ...
  6. Tour coordinator. ...
  7. Destination marketer. ...
  8. Translator.


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