London to New York
How long did it take to travel from London to New York in the 1920s and 1930s, and what did it cost? In 1925: 7 days door to door, $326 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
- London → Southampton (by rail, about 2 h, estimate)
- Embarkation
- Southampton
- Sailing
- Friday 13 March 1925
- Steamer
- S.S. Susquehanna · Columbia Line · New York – Cherbourg – Southampton – Hamburg
- Calls
- Cherbourg
- Arrival
- New York, Friday 20 March 1925
- Door to door
- 7 days
- Fare · First Class
- $326
- Fare · Second Class
- $203
- Fare · Tourist Third Cabin
- $130
- Fare · Third Class
- $94
The journey in 1933
- Getting to the port
- London → Southampton (by rail, about 2 h, estimate)
- Embarkation
- Southampton
- Sailing
- Saturday 16 September 1933
- Steamer
- R.M.S. Solent · Albion Line · Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
- Calls
- Cherbourg
- Arrival
- New York, Friday 22 September 1933
- Door to door
- 6 days
- Fare · First Class
- £72
- Fare · Tourist Class
- £29
- Fare · Third Class
- £21
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