longest trip ever without an overnight?
Oct 14, 2011 | 5:19 pm
#1
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longest trip ever without an overnight?
The question is "what is the longest (dumbest?) trip you have ever taken without an overnight, or bedrest on the ground?" i.e.continuous travel.
I would like to start by setting the bar for a trip I have upcoming from YYJ-SFO-MUC-ZRH-HKG. With a 5 and half hour connection in SFO, 1 hour in MUC, and 3 hours 20 mins. in ZRH.My total (elapsed) time of travel will be 36 hours and 4 minutes!
Anybody top that?
(Just in case you were wondering why I am doing this crazy thing, Its a result of the MPM limits over the Pacific from YYJ, and also limited F class availability on points in winter over the Pacific.)
I would like to start by setting the bar for a trip I have upcoming from YYJ-SFO-MUC-ZRH-HKG. With a 5 and half hour connection in SFO, 1 hour in MUC, and 3 hours 20 mins. in ZRH.My total (elapsed) time of travel will be 36 hours and 4 minutes!
Anybody top that?
(Just in case you were wondering why I am doing this crazy thing, Its a result of the MPM limits over the Pacific from YYJ, and also limited F class availability on points in winter over the Pacific.)
Oct 14, 2011 | 5:24 pm
#2
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YYZ-YVR-SYD-MEL-AKL
25 hours of pure travel
Hourish layover in YVR, 2.5 layover in SYD, my MEL-AKL had a 7 hour wait
If you add 3 hours in a hotel, it would have continued
DUD-AKL
Before a good nights sleep
25 hours of pure travel
Hourish layover in YVR, 2.5 layover in SYD, my MEL-AKL had a 7 hour wait
If you add 3 hours in a hotel, it would have continued
DUD-AKL
Before a good nights sleep
Oct 14, 2011 | 5:58 pm
#4
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I once came back from NRT the following way: NRT-CAN, overnight (flight arrived later than the FRA departure). Then CAN-FRA-YYC.
Many years ago, I bought a RTW with departure in FRA. Flew YYC-FRA-HKG.
Many years ago, I bought a RTW with departure in FRA. Flew YYC-FRA-HKG.
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:13 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: YYC
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BRC-AEP (bus) EZE-NYC-LAX-YVR-YYC
Two misconnects with reroutings. All in Y without any lounges, because I knew nothing then.
Sat outside security at LAX on the hard benches between the last NYC arrival of the night and first YVR departure of the morning; the automatic doors kept opening and closing due to the floor sweeping machines moving through their sensors.
Never Again.
Two misconnects with reroutings. All in Y without any lounges, because I knew nothing then.
Sat outside security at LAX on the hard benches between the last NYC arrival of the night and first YVR departure of the morning; the automatic doors kept opening and closing due to the floor sweeping machines moving through their sensors.
Never Again.
Last edited by mountainboy; Oct 14, 2011 at 6:20 pm Reason: more detail
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:34 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2008
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All in Y: YYZ/FRA, 10 hour layover...left airport and went to Mainz to tour the city) and then another overnight flight to JNB, 3 hour layover and then onward to PLZ. Something like 36 hours.
Also in Y: Once I did YYZ/GRU, 6 hour stop over, onward to GIG. Wildcat strike air traffic controllers closed the Rio airport. Didn't want to venture out to downtown Rio (small airport hotel sold out) at 23:00 so I stayed at the airport. Next AVAILABLE onward flight to SSA was late afternoon so this one turned out to be 40 hours.
Also in Y: Once I did YYZ/GRU, 6 hour stop over, onward to GIG. Wildcat strike air traffic controllers closed the Rio airport. Didn't want to venture out to downtown Rio (small airport hotel sold out) at 23:00 so I stayed at the airport. Next AVAILABLE onward flight to SSA was late afternoon so this one turned out to be 40 hours.
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:36 pm
#7
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YVR-YYC-YYZ-JFK-HEL-VIE
Judgment error on my part; it seemed like a good idea at the time!
I left Vancouver on August 19th at 21:45 and arrived in Vienna on the 21st at 18:35 (9:35 Vancouver time). This included an 8 or 9 hour stopover in Toronto to visit family en route to Vienna as well as a very nice 8-hour stopover in Helsinki.
So that was about 35 hours and 10 minutes if it was actually as scheduled.
Judgment error on my part; it seemed like a good idea at the time!
I left Vancouver on August 19th at 21:45 and arrived in Vienna on the 21st at 18:35 (9:35 Vancouver time). This included an 8 or 9 hour stopover in Toronto to visit family en route to Vienna as well as a very nice 8-hour stopover in Helsinki.
So that was about 35 hours and 10 minutes if it was actually as scheduled.
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:41 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Including land travel, ~50 hours door to door. All in steerage
3 hours drive from minesite to airport, then TIM-BPN-DPS-CGK-SIN-NRT-SFO-YEG, then 1/2 hour drive to home
Was supposed to have long enough layover in SIN to go to the in-terminal hotel, but was late arriving.
3 hours drive from minesite to airport, then TIM-BPN-DPS-CGK-SIN-NRT-SFO-YEG, then 1/2 hour drive to home
Was supposed to have long enough layover in SIN to go to the in-terminal hotel, but was late arriving.
Last edited by miramshan; Oct 15, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Oct 14, 2011 | 6:41 pm
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Oct 14, 2011 | 6:45 pm
#11
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During the last AC pilot strike, we flew YYC-SAE very early morning. Waited a long time for the SK flight (now long gone) to CPH and used these two Star Alliance anniversary upgrade certificates. Then CPH-FRA and FRA-LED.
On the way back I came up with a bad case of giardia, which started during the flight LED-TXL. Endemic in LED actually.
On the way back I came up with a bad case of giardia, which started during the flight LED-TXL. Endemic in LED actually.
Oct 14, 2011 | 8:23 pm
#12
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PER-SYD-YVR-YYZ is the best I can do, I'm afraid.
At least one other guy did the whole trip with me...he was in Y, and didn't look much worse for wear than I did.
Oh wait!
I forgot I also did SYD-YVR-LHR-YYZ in one go. SYD-YVR in Y class, to boot. Upgraded to LHR, in Y coming back to YYZ.
This was the last part of my YYZ-LHR-stop-YYZ-stop-SYD-YVR-LHR-YYZ trip on a Y ticket. Used a SSWU on YYZ-SYD and the other SSWU on YVR-LHR.
At least one other guy did the whole trip with me...he was in Y, and didn't look much worse for wear than I did.
Oh wait!
I forgot I also did SYD-YVR-LHR-YYZ in one go. SYD-YVR in Y class, to boot. Upgraded to LHR, in Y coming back to YYZ.
This was the last part of my YYZ-LHR-stop-YYZ-stop-SYD-YVR-LHR-YYZ trip on a Y ticket. Used a SSWU on YYZ-SYD and the other SSWU on YVR-LHR.
Oct 14, 2011 | 8:34 pm
#13
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40 hrs in 1983 from cameroon to dfw....started w/ 8 hr drive to airport wait, then southern france-paris-lon -dfw....lots of seat time, all in the back, but some y seats weren't too bad, even for 6 ft 3 in....
i've spent 3+ days on a train in seats 6 or more times.....maybe getting close to 100 hrs sans sack....
i've spent 3+ days on a train in seats 6 or more times.....maybe getting close to 100 hrs sans sack....
Oct 14, 2011 | 8:42 pm
#14
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All in Y:
1) EZE-SCL-GYE, then 6 hours layover, then GYE-YYZ, bus to LGA, 10 hours at LGA, LGA-KCI, then MHK. From MHK I walked 12km into town. Total: 35 hours.
2) EZE-FRA (13 hours); 10 hours in FRA; FRA-PEK (10 hours), 2 hours in PEK, then 3-hour bus to Cheng-De. Total 38 hours
3) YYZ-ORD, 12 hours at ORD, ORD-PEK (13.5 hours), 7 hours in PEK, PEK-XIY, plus one-hour drive. Total: 37 hours.
There are probably a few more but I would have to check.
1) EZE-SCL-GYE, then 6 hours layover, then GYE-YYZ, bus to LGA, 10 hours at LGA, LGA-KCI, then MHK. From MHK I walked 12km into town. Total: 35 hours.
2) EZE-FRA (13 hours); 10 hours in FRA; FRA-PEK (10 hours), 2 hours in PEK, then 3-hour bus to Cheng-De. Total 38 hours
3) YYZ-ORD, 12 hours at ORD, ORD-PEK (13.5 hours), 7 hours in PEK, PEK-XIY, plus one-hour drive. Total: 37 hours.
There are probably a few more but I would have to check.
Oct 14, 2011 | 8:53 pm
#15
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Malaysian airways used to have deal where if you flew transpac to KL, you could for a small additional fee fly onward to any other destination. So I went to South Africa. The routing back was
CPT-JNB-KUL (6 hour morning stop in airport hotel with pool)-can't even remember-LAX-YYZ-YXU.
56 hours door to door
(ok, doesn't quite meet the OP's criteria, but still...)
CPT-JNB-KUL (6 hour morning stop in airport hotel with pool)-can't even remember-LAX-YYZ-YXU.
56 hours door to door
(ok, doesn't quite meet the OP's criteria, but still...)