Round the World (RTW) flights are multi-stop tickets that allow you to travel in one direction until you reach your originating airport. Many people feel these tickets are so expensive the average person could not afford to purchase one. The good news is they can cost just a little more than roundtrip tickets to longhaul destinations. RTW tickets have been very popular in Europe, especially the UK, for many years. The UK is where I feel the best deals can be had. Some companies in the United states also sell RTW tickets such as Airtreks and STA travel. I found they cost roughly $1,000 more than similar RTW tickets out of the UK and tend to have more restrictive policies for changing flights.
I bought my first RTW ticket from www.roundtheworldflights.com, aka Global Village, over a decade ago and paid 699 British Pounds plus 70 Pounds in taxes. The grand total was 769 British Pounds which was approximately $1,290 USD for all the flights! I then bought a one way ticket through a student travel agent for $199 to the UK to still keep my total flight price under $1,500 USD!!! I made sure there was stopover in the US so I could end my RTW flight there.
While that was a while ago, but fortunately prices have stayed around the same as you can seen from Global Village's current deals. One of the largest add-on costs is fuel surcharges, which seem to run about 400 pounds per ticket but have been falling recently.You can still find great deals for 1,299 Pounds (approx. $2,100 USD) or less. There are even cheaper deals for 'Circle Pacific' flights which circles destinations in the Pacific, usually Australia/NZ and back to the UK without actually circling the globe.
Tips: Having a departure date between April 19 to June 30 will get the best prices and the tickets are valid for 365 days after departure.
I wrote a more detailed post on "Going Round-the-World" with lots of tips for planning your trip.
I bought my first RTW ticket from www.roundtheworldflights.com, aka Global Village, over a decade ago and paid 699 British Pounds plus 70 Pounds in taxes. The grand total was 769 British Pounds which was approximately $1,290 USD for all the flights! I then bought a one way ticket through a student travel agent for $199 to the UK to still keep my total flight price under $1,500 USD!!! I made sure there was stopover in the US so I could end my RTW flight there.
While that was a while ago, but fortunately prices have stayed around the same as you can seen from Global Village's current deals. One of the largest add-on costs is fuel surcharges, which seem to run about 400 pounds per ticket but have been falling recently.You can still find great deals for 1,299 Pounds (approx. $2,100 USD) or less. There are even cheaper deals for 'Circle Pacific' flights which circles destinations in the Pacific, usually Australia/NZ and back to the UK without actually circling the globe.
Tips: Having a departure date between April 19 to June 30 will get the best prices and the tickets are valid for 365 days after departure.
I wrote a more detailed post on "Going Round-the-World" with lots of tips for planning your trip.
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