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Old Oct 4, 2017, 2:02 pm
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Cheapest country to start rtw

Hello

Does anybody have an up to date list of the cheapest country to start a round the world from?

Thanks in advance
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Old Oct 4, 2017, 5:12 pm
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Traditionally has been Japan.
I haven't checked recently, but would assume it still is.
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Old Oct 9, 2017, 1:29 pm
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I seem to remember seeing someone post that Sri Lanka was actually the cheapest but who knows how good that information is.
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Old Mar 26, 2018, 7:32 am
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There used to be a chart comparing the *A RTW prices between different countries on FT, does this still exist?
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Old Mar 27, 2018, 2:47 am
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Originally Posted by bevan7
Hello

Does anybody have an up to date list of the cheapest country to start a round the world from?

Thanks in advance
Bevan
Maybe it's possible to construct your own RTW for a cheaper total than a published RTW fare.
That would apply to starting virtually anywhere.
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Old Mar 30, 2018, 2:25 am
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Unfortunately it changes....
I don't know of any really good deal for premium classes. All the usual candidates for F are quite expensive (CAI, JNB, NRT etc). Especially in First and Business it is still most of the time significantly cheaper than a series of one way tickets.
I still remember the old spread sheet. It was really helpful. But it was manual work for some member here.
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Old Apr 2, 2018, 11:12 pm
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There used to be a chart comparing the *A RTW prices between different countries on FT, does this still exist?
unfortunately that chart has not been updated. I do my RTWs ex NRT but I have been led to believe that JNB has the cheapest RTW but getting there and out is quite a pain. The Japan RTWs do-not have the 26,000 mile option.
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 12:11 am
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I believe it was @BlondeBomber who used to make that list. Used it many times!!

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Old Apr 18, 2018, 7:22 am
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I believe it was @BlondeBomber who used to make that list. Used it many times!!

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I was great as long as it was around.
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Old Apr 18, 2018, 8:03 am
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I took over briefly right when I signed up for FT. I'm getting my wisdom teeth out next week, so no promises, but I'll see if I can't put an updated one together as I have some time to kill.

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Old Apr 22, 2018, 11:43 am
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Posted a fresh thread for visibility and searchability.

Chris

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Old Apr 22, 2018, 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by JayhawkCO
Posted a fresh thread for visibility and searchability.

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Thank you, hope your gums aren't too sore.
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Old Apr 22, 2018, 12:09 pm
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Thank you, hope your gums aren't too sore.
More my fingers and eyes from hitting Alt-Tab so many times between Expert Flyer and Excel.

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