Visiting all continents in the world for at least one week, including the two most populous countries in the world (both in Asia).
I used Google flights, Air Treks, and Grey Hound for my flights and buses
I first tried flying out of LA, but getting there was more expensive than New York, so I chose New York instead. If prices were the same, I stayed for a week in my country, but if they were cheaper, I would stay longer to save money. I had initially planned to fly from Mumbai to Hong Kong to Australia then South America. However, flying over the South Pacific is much more expensive than flying out of the North. I changed my trip to Mumbai to Sydney to Beijing then to Bogota, Colombia.
The least expensive airfare flying from Omaha to all continents. Stay on each continent at least one week.
Date
|
Origin - Destination
|
Departure - Arrival Time
|
Flight cost $
|
Visa cost
|
Comment
|
April
1st |
Omaha-New York
|
6.00 a.m. -
10:02 a.m.
|
$259
|
N/A |
|
April
1st |
New York – Amsterdam |
12:05 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. |
$160 |
$74 |
|
April
9th – 10th |
Amsterdam - Cairo |
8:00 p.m. – 2:15 a.m. |
$223 |
$25 |
|
April
16th |
Cairo -
Mumbai |
1:10 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. |
$225 |
$100 |
Visa
lasts for over 10 years. |
April
23rd – 24th |
Mumbai
– Sydney |
10:50 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. |
$444 |
$20 |
|
May
3rd |
Sydney
– Beijing |
8:45 p.m. – 1:05 a.m. |
$193 |
$140 |
|
May
13th |
Beijing
- Bogota |
3:35
p.m. – 6:04 a.m. |
$482 |
$82 |
Not
required for Hong Kong, unless stay is over 90 days. |
May
20th |
Bogota – Denver
|
6:40
a.m. – 6:20 p.m. |
$239 |
N/A |
|
May
20th |
Denver -
Omaha |
8:20
p.m. – 10:46 p.m. |
$88 Sum 2,313 |
N/A $441 |
|
The total cost to fly around the world, including visa costs, is $2,754
Comment
on two episodes of this series: 1) In the Great Wall episode, the main
character talks about a toad in a well. The point of the story is that the you
can only see a bit of the world from where you are, and you need to get out
into the world to see the greater picture.
Karl really doesn’t want to see the world though, he’s happy
with his well. 2) The lodging given to Karl is awful, but then again Ricky and
Steve most likely tried to find the worst room possible for him. Maybe for an Indian man who can’t
really afford anything better, it would be nice.
Submitted by Ryan Clarke on 3/15/19.