Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (equal to £1,324,289 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. The proposed schedule…
London to Suez: rail and steamer… 7 days
Suez to Bombay: steamer… 13 days
Bombay to Calcutta: rail and elephant… 3 days
Calcutta to Hong Kong: steamer… 13 days
Hong Kong to Yokohama: steamer… 6 days
Yokohama to San Francisco: steamer… 22 days
San Francisco to New York City: rail… 7 days
New York to London: steamer and rail… 10 days
Total 80 days to travel around the world.
