London to Wellington
How long did it take to travel from London to Wellington in the 1920s and 1930s, and what did it cost? In 1925: 35 days door to door, £179 10s. 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); New York → Chicago (by rail, about 19 h 48, estimate); Chicago → San Francisco (by rail, about 62 h 42, estimate)
- Embarkation
- Southampton
- Sailing
- Saturday 14 March 1925
- Steamer
- R.M.S. Tamar · Albion Line · Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
- Calls
- Cherbourg, New York, Chicago, San Francisco
- via
- Rarotonga and Papeete
- Arrival
- Wellington, Friday 17 April 1925
- Door to door
- 35 days
- Fare · First Class
- £179 10s.
- Fare · Second Class
- £114 10s.
Transfer at New York to the Hudson & Lakes Transfer at Chicago to the Overland & Pacific Transfer at San Francisco to the Tasman Line
The journey in 1933
- Getting to the port
- London → Southampton (by rail, about 2 h, estimate); New York → Chicago (by rail, about 19 h 48, estimate); Chicago → San Francisco (by rail, about 62 h 42, estimate)
- Embarkation
- Southampton
- Sailing
- Saturday 16 September 1933
- Steamer
- R.M.S. Solent · Albion Line · Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
- Calls
- Cherbourg, New York, Chicago, San Francisco
- via
- Rarotonga and Papeete
- Arrival
- Wellington, Friday 20 October 1933
- Door to door
- 35 days
- Fare · First Class
- £179 10s.
- Fare · Second Class
- £114 10s.
Transfer at New York to the Hudson & Lakes Transfer at Chicago to the Overland & Pacific Transfer at San Francisco to the Tasman Line
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