Questions tagged [long-haul]
Trips covering exceptionally vast distances.
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Did the flight service standard drop after Covid?
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I am not a frequent flier on long-distance flights. My first ~12h flights were in 2019, both with LOT airlines. Since I was a usual customer of low-cost carriers until then, I was used to ...
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Using boarding pass for mobile device holder on planes. Are there better solutions for frequent travellers?
I keep seeing reddit and TikTok posts of people using their boarding pass as mobile phone holders so that they can enjoy the in-flight entertainment without using their hands. From what I can see, it ...
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Is it acceptable for airplane passengers to help themselves to drinks in the galley?
I have only taken two long-haul flights in my life, which were an Air France round-trip between Paris and Osaka, so I have limited experience with those. On the first one of these flights, I saw a ...
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Is it normal for Swedish long-distance bus/coach drivers not to count for missing passengers after rest stops?
Back in 2001 or 2002 I was travelling by coach in Sweden because it was cheaper than the train.
There was a break for lunch and I believe it was 15 minutes. I didn't have a watch and didn't spot a ...
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What's the longest scheduled public bus ride in the world?
I'm about to take a depressingly long bus ride in Latin America and am wondering what the longest scheduled public bus ride in the world is.
By 'scheduled' I mean for there to be a regularly ...
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How to preorder and actually get a special airline meal: e.g. kosher, vegetarian, low-gluten, baby food, or others
If you have dietary restrictions, many airlines (and even some rail services) let you request a special meal when you book your tickets. They will try to honor your request, though they are not ...
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Tips and tricks surviving a long-haul flight departing at midnight
I am going to travel from Seoul Incheon to Beirut via Abu Dhabi. I have looked up many sites that give tips on traveling long-haul. However, these are not helpful in my case, because there are some ...
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What is the longest distance between two stops of a train route?
As a follow-up to this answer which states that the “Z” trains from Beijing to Hong Kong and which take 24 hours are actually non-stop services (permitting immigration formalities to take place in ...
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How can I avoid or minimize jet lag on flights?
From my personal anecdotal experience, I've found it worse when travelling east around the globe. I also tend to stay awake most if not all of the flight, so sleeping time doesn't tend to matter as ...
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Long-haul flights: How bad are seats next to lavatories?
I want to choose a good seat on a 8h+ flight in an Airbus A330-300. I use Seatguru to find it.
My preference (if I check in fast enough) would be the next row behind the lavatories row, as there's ...
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Long term travel without being wealthy - how is it possible?
Some people are practically most of the time traveling, from country to country, for a very long periods and sometimes even years.
How could one be able to travel for a long period of time, over ...
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Do US long distance buses enforce their luggage rules?
I bought a Megabus ticket. On the ticket, it says:
You may bring 1 (one) standard sized suitcase (weighing no more than 50 pounds) per reservation and 1 carry on-piece which is capable of being ...
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Longest distance ordinary road sign?
Outside Narvik, Norway (at Gratangseidet north of Bjerkvik, at the border between Nordland and Troms) is a road sign indicating the distance to Kirkenes along the E6 as 1042 km:
Kirkenes 1042 km
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Do flight attendants prefer I press the button or walk to the back? (Long-haul flights)
I fly Abu Dhabi - Amsterdam - Portland, OR and back frequently. Each leg is about 8 to 10 hours. For most people, it is their one 'long flight,' and are sleeping, but for me, because I have two of ...
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Can a person fly to the Moon as a tourist?
I don't want to really fly there, it would take too long and probably would be prohibitively expensive for me.
But nevertheless I am really wondering if it is already possible, and if so, how ...
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What is the longest passenger flight (with a flight number) in the world?
For example, JQ151 from Sydney to Christchurch is around 3 hours. NZ1 however, is about another 7 to Hong Kong.
Will need a regular flight number to verify.
Definition is longest in terms of flight ...
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Included baggage for long haul flight with Lufthansa
I'm searching on Skyscanner for a flight for Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Toronto (YYZ) for the dates 29 May 2021 - 19 June 2021.
This is the result's link.
I select the cheapest one:
Then I go to the page ...
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How do you prepare for long haul flights?
I'm always feeling a bit unwell during and after long haul flights. I lose my appetite, can't sleep in the plane, food has no taste no matter what. However, I'm pretty sure it's not the flying itself, ...
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Special meals on long-haul flights
I am used to flight short-haul flights. Usually they offer chicken or mozzarella sandwiches.
For my next trip I fly long distance and about 8 hours. I am aware that meals will be served and I ...
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Budget Longhaul Flights with Stopover
It is often said that many of the barriers to low-cost airlines doing longhaul journeys arise because of reasons pertaining to having to acquire aircraft (and crew) that can fly directly. Also, ‘Third ...
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What is the LONGEST Tour operated by travel companies?
I remember 6 years ago, discovering "The Great South American Journey" operated by Gap adventures (now G Adventures), a 5 month trip around the continent (although essentially a bunch of their smaller ...
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Avoiding red-eye flights for long journeys
I'm not very good at sleeping on airplanes (at least in cattle class - I've never flown overnight on higher classes), and I don't fancy the prospect of sleeping for a couple of hours in an airport ...
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How does one get to Lake Vivi, at the geographical center in Russia?
In 2008 I went to Novosibirsk, Russia, for a solar eclipse. We were told at the time that The Chapel of Nikolai the Miracle Maker in town marks the geographical center of Russia.
I also went back in ...
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Do infants need their own seats on long flights?
What is the best way to approach a long (8+ hours) flight with a young child (1-2 years old)?
It seems I am not required to purchase a seat for a child under two years of age which would save some ...
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Condor checked baggage fees with connecting flights to USA
I am looking into one-way flight from Europe to the USA. I have found a flight with 2 connecting flights, using Google Flights (it would book it from Condor):
POZ -> FRA (Lufthansa)
FRA -> VYR (...
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Is it allowed to carry seeds on an intercontinental flight?
I will take a flight from South America to Europe (with Air France, Colombia-Panama-France-Romania if this info is useful) and I want to bring some seeds from there.
Obviously, I'm not talking about ...
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is there an ultra-last minute price drop on long haul flights with regular (not low cost) airlines?
I am planning to fly from Germany to Vietnam.
Do standard airlines do ultra last minute price drops for long distance flights?
I.e. is it reasonable to wait until 1 to 3 days before the flight with ...
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So what can I do to avoid being "that" passenger with bad hygiene?
What can I do if I'm seated next to a person with bad hygiene on an airplane?
I've been that passenger several times, typically on connecting flights after a transoceanic leg. I really try hard ...
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Ear protection on long flights?
I have a pair of noise cancelling headphones which I love very much. Putting them on during a long haul flight and keeping them on most of the time leaves me significantly less tense and more relaxed ...
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Tips for taking a dog on a long distances (multiple day) car trip?
I'm planning a move across the United states (literally coast-to-coast) and my large (75 lb) dog needs to come along. According to google maps it's a 36 hour drive, which I figure will take a minimum ...
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Fastest route around the world on regularly scheduled transportation?
After a heated internal discussion about whether it was possible to go around the world within a day (24 hours), I thought I'd ask this question.
Using regularly scheduled flights, it is possible to ...
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Baggage charges for PHL-SYD on American Airlines, and are they affected by a PDX stopover?
I intend to fly on American Airlines from Philadelphia (USA) to Sydney (Australia) with a great deal of luggage. Looking at AA's baggage page I see that transpacific bags (from the fourth onwards) ...
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Can you expect the flight attendants to tell the passenger in front of you to put his seat up in normal position?
My last (Swiss) long-haul flight was overnight and a lot of passengers tried to sleep. Nevertheless, the flight crews served dinner at the start of the flight and breakfast shortly before landing. ...
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Do travel diapers exist for long bus/prop plane trips that don't have on board lavatories?
A long time ago a Cessna pilot showed me a diaper he wears when he is flying around. It makes sense that a pit stop isn't something you do during flights. Apparently there is a type of gel inside the ...
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What truly cross-continental train trips still exist?
I've done much of the trans-Siberian, and it's a great experience.
I'm wondering what other trans-continental train trips still exist. This would have to span the width (or length) of a continent. ...
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What kind of trousers or shorts are suitable for long-distance summer walking / hitchhiking?
Normally I'm exclusively a jeans/denim man no matter the weather: Comfortable, cheap, reasonably durable, can wear with anything, acceptable in conservative destinations, can get away with periods of ...
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free galley snacks and asking
I just saw an article in The Independent that states
British Airways has scrapped the long-established option for economy passengers to ask for free snacks between meals on intercontinental flights....
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What games can I play with friends in the confined space of the seating on a long flight? [closed]
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Imagine 8 people, around 24-26, book a 14 hour flight somewhere for vacation. They are seated in 2 rows of 4 seats in the middle of the plane, so there is no strangers in between any of ...
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Taking my bike on overland transport
I am planning on going on a long distance cycle tour, but for some sections, I will put my bike on public transport. Does anyone have any general advice for putting bikes on public transport in Europe ...
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What do airlines do if the flight is canceled due to bad weather?
What do airlines typically do if a long-haul flight is canceled due to bad weather? I'm interested if they prefer to change your ticket to other date or just return the money. How can you protect ...
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Stay Awake or Sleep to Minimize Jetlag?
There was a lot of information on the How can I avoid or minimize jet lag? post, so I thought I'd ask something more specific here.
I will be travelling from South Korea to the east coast of the US. ...
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What type of under the seat bag is practical, and what should be stored in it for the flight?
I am traveling from the US to Australia. What type of under the seat bag is practical, and what should be stored in it for the flight?
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Long-haul flight with baby - parents spread across the plane
My wife, our baby of less than a year, and I will embark on an Air China flight of roughly 10 hours in a few days. For organisational reasons, the tickets for my wife and our baby were booked by a ...
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What differences are there between First Class and Business Class on BA long-haul?
Later this year, I'm travelling First Class with BA longhaul (It's a miles reservation, I'm not that rich!). I've travelled Business (Club World) with them before, but I'm curious about what ...
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How to avoid toddlers on a long-distance plane flight?
I have recently taken a London - San Francisco (12 hour) flight, with a toddler in the seat directly behind me. His parents actively encouraged the kid to speak out in that typical proto-speech, while ...
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Longest Possible Flight [duplicate]
With the current technology in 2016, on which plane can I travel the furthest distance without stopping to refuel?
Please answer with information on the distance, plane type, and approximate flight ...
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Choosing the Airline for a long-haul fligt, Europe to Taiwan
I have to take a flight from Germany to Taiwan (Taipei), however I have zero long haul flying experience from the past.
There are different options for traveling from Germany to Taipei, but the only ...
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Long-haul flight departs one day before my visa validity starts, to land on the following day. Will I be denied boarding?
Need this help urgently please.
I will be travelling to Italy via Austria and Germany from 7th June, 2015 to 19th June, 2015 with my wife on my honeymoon.
My wife was granted her tourist visa on ...
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Is there a way to find out meal timing in a long-haul flight?
I'm taking the NH171, which leaves at 12.45 and takes roughly 11 hours. The airline's "My booking" page does not contain any information regarding when meal will be served.
Is there some kind of ...
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Will airlines compensate me if my entertainment system is not working?
In long haul flights, if I get a seat and after take off I found out that entertainment system is not working, I asked a flight attendant to change my seat but she apologized because there are no ...