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How long did it take to travel by ship from England to America in 1600s?

From 6 weeks to 2 to 3 months depending on the season and on the winds. On average, it took 9.5 weeks in 1620.



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There have been no challenges to the record which was set in July 1998, and none in sight. The current record is 41.284 knots (76.5 km/ per hour) average over two days, 20 hours and 9 minutes.

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Depending on the weather conditions, the voyage itself lasted typically 6–10 weeks.

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Concorde's crossing was not the fastest ever flight across the Atlantic. That record is still held by a Lockheed SR-71A which crossed the Atlantic in 1 hour 54 minutes in 1974, although that was not carrying commercial passengers.

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By 1900, the average price of a steerage ticket was about $30. Many immigrants traveled on prepaid tickets sent by relatives already in America; others bought tickets from the small army of traveling salesmen employed by the steamship lines.

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