Arkham to London
How long did it take to travel from Arkham to London in the 1920s and 1930s, and what did it cost? In 1925: 8 days door to door, £54 in first class.
Passage computes it for Call of Cthulhu and any 1920s or 1930s tabletop campaign: pick two places and a date, and print the ticket the purser's clerk would have written.
The journey in 1925
- Getting to the port
- Arkham → Boston (by rail, about 1 h 30, estimate); Liverpool → London (by rail, about 4 h 30, estimate)
- Embarkation
- Boston
- Sailing
- Tuesday 17 March 1925
- Steamer
- R.M.S. Clyde · Albion Line · Liverpool – Boston
- Arrival
- London, Wednesday 25 March 1925
- Door to door
- 8 days
- Fare · First Class
- £54
- Fare · Second Class
- £33 10s.
- Fare · Tourist Third Cabin
- £21 10s.
- Fare · Third Class
- £15 10s.
The journey in 1933
- Getting to the port
- Arkham → Boston (by rail, about 1 h 30, estimate); Boston → New York (by rail, about 5 h, estimate); Southampton → London (by rail, about 2 h, estimate)
- Embarkation
- New York
- Sailing
- Wednesday 20 September 1933
- Steamer
- R.M.S. Solent · Albion Line · Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
- Calls
- Cherbourg
- Arrival
- London, Tuesday 26 September 1933
- Door to door
- 6 days
- Fare · First Class
- £72
- Fare · Tourist Class
- £29
- Fare · Third Class
- £21
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