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Start planning your international multi-city itinerary now
with our RTW
Pricing
tool
Tips for planning your Round the World (RTW) ticket
purchase
- Put together a list of the cities you want to visit on your around the
world trip. RTW tickets are really the most economical method of
building complex multi-stop airline itineraries. A good starting point
is our detailed
destination guide
which gives details of attractions, cultural norms, tipping guides,
hotel discounts, ground transportation
options, passport and visa requirements.
- Plan the order of visits in a continuous direction around the world.
You can save large amounts on your RTW ticket by moving in a continuous
direction and avoiding any backtracking.
- Most round the world tickets are based on a combination of stops and
mileage. As such, for some short legs it may make sense to purchase a
separate one-way
ticket or alternative
transportation such as rail. You
normally do not have to arrive and depart from the same city in each
area. So for instance, you can fly into Bangkok and catch a train to
Singapore to continue your trip. This is called a "surface sector" in
technical RTW ticketing language.
- Most RTW tickets are for a period of 12 months. Some discounted ones
are for shorter periods. Be sure to match the ticket length to your true
travel wishes. Sometimes purchasing the 6 month RTW ticket and starting
off the trip with a single one-way ticket can provide a savings.
- Most RTW tickets are entirely flexible with dates so that you can
extend or shortern your stay in each destination as you experience the
trip. If this is important to you, confirm that the RTW ticket you are
exploring allows these changes.
- Be sure to check on passport and visa
requirements prior to booking.
- Our RTW
booking tool
can help you get an idea of the types of trips available. We encourage
you to play around with it and explore the possibilities. Once you have
some ideas please submit the itinerary and an expert round the world
travel counselor will help fine tune your trip and make suggestions. We
want you to truly enjoy your RTW travel and take the time to make sure you
get the perfect airline ticket for your needs.
Sample RTW and Circle Itineraries
These are just some of the more common sample base RTW and circle
routings. They are all entirely flexible and can be modified to your exact needs using our RTW and circle
trip planning
tool.
- Classic Around the World RTW
New York City - London - Paris - Rome - surface - Athens - Bangkok -
Singapore - Hong Kong - Tokyo - San Francisco - New York City
- Classic Circle Atlantic
Miami - Lima - Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro - Lisbon - London - Miami
- Classic Circle Pacific
Los Angeles - Papeete (Tahiti) - Auckland - Brisbane - Denpasar (Bali) -
Singapore - surface - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Los Angeles
- Classic Circle Asia
Vancouver - Tokyo - Kansai - Beijing - Seoul - Pusan - Okinawa - Taipei -
Manila - Shanghai - Hanoi - Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Hong
Kong - Vancouver
- Southeast Asian Exploration
San Francisco - Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) - Bangkok -
Koh Samui - Phuket - Kuala Lumpur - Denpasar (Bali) - San Francisco
- Spectacular Wildlife
Chicago - Bangkok - Delhi - Nairobi - Cairo - London - Chicago
- Cultural Hotspots
New York City - Rome - Athens - Cairo - Mumbai (Bombay) - surface -
Varanasi - Kathmandu - Bangkok - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) - Ho Chi Minh
(Saigon) - Bangkok - Auckland - Papeete (Tahiti) - Easter Island -
Santiago - Lima - Cusco - Miami - New York City
- Endless Summer Surfing
Los Angeles - San Jose - Sao Paulo - Johannesburg - surface - Cape Town -
Kuala Lumpur - Denpasar (Bali) - Brisbane - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji Is.) -
Los Angeles
- Southern Hemisphere Exploration
New York City - Buenos Aires - Cape Town - surface - Johannesburg -
Mauritius - Perth - surface - Sydney - Christchurch - surface - Auckland -
Nadi (Fiji Is.) - Los Angeles - New York City
- Spirtual Centers
Los Angeles - Denpasar (Bali) - Bangkok - Kathmandu - Delhi - Amman -
Tel Aviv - Istanbul - Rome - Los Angeles
- Around the World Supreme
Chicago - London - surface - Athens - Cairo - Nairobi - Johannesburg -
Cape Town - Mumbai (Bombay) - Kathmandu - Bangkok - surface - Singapore -
Sydney - Auckland - Nadi (Fiji Is.) - Rarotonga (Cook Is.) - Los Angeles -
Chicago
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