When you see these figures, you’ll definitely want to opt for a virtual vacation! I have done some of these routes (and others) that involve 12-20 hour flights and that is not the whole journey. The longest flights I have had were to South Africa, Australia, and the HolyLand. Also, that is not it for flight time. I have had shorter flights to get to departure city and internal flights once there. So I am all too familiar with lengthy airport layovers and long flights. And when you have departure delays that makes it all the more challenging…
#1 LONGEST FLIGHT IN THE WORLD is New York-Singapore. This 9,537-mile flight lasts 19 hours and 35 minutes. Note: This flight was temporarily suspended but is resuming at the end of 2017.
#2 Auckland (NZ) – Dubai (UAE) is 8,819 miles or 17 hours and 15 minutes.
#3 Dallas/Fort Wort (TX) – Sydney (AU) is 8,576 miles or 16 hours and 55 minutes.
#4 Atlanta (GA) – Johannesburg (SA) is 8,434 miles or 16 hours and 57 minutes.
#5 Los Angeles (CA) – Abu Dhabi (UAE) is 8,375 miles or 16 hours and 40 minutes.
While cruises are far more enjoying than flying, I don’t like cruises that last more than two weeks. I have had enough by then and my pants are starting to feel fairly snug so I am ready to disembark.
#1 LONGEST CRUISE IN THE WORLD is on Spirit of Oceanus. You will set sail for 335 days. That is nearly a full year! During this time you will visit 242 ports, see 59 countries (6 continents), and explore 85 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cost? A mere $250,000…
#2 Regent Seven Seas takes passengers on a 139-day cruise that originates in Auckland and ends in Copenhagen. $79,000 – $262,000, depending on cabin.
#3 Silver Whisper sails for 124 days starting in L.A. and ending in Miami. Passengers will visit 28 countries with exotic port calls in Maldives, Mauritis, Malaysia, and French Polynesia. The Dom Perignon is free flowing and passengers are flown to departure port on a private plane and then transported by Rolls Royce. The cost is just $1.6 million per couple!
#4 Silverseas takes passengers on a 116-day cruise that spends 63 days in port. The ship departs from Miami and sails to South Africa, Egypt, Jordan, Namibia and other exciting destinations before arriving in Monte Carlo. The price tag is $60,000 – $214,000, depending on cabin.
#5 The MS Amsterdam sails 112 days, which includes 53 days at sea and 59 ports. Depart and return to Fort Lauderdale and see many exotic places, such as Rio de Janeiro, Antarctica and the Falklands, Chilean Fjords, Easter Island, Tahiti, Thailand, Jordan, Egypt, Buenos Aires, Mediterranean, Riveria, and Vietnam. This is absolutely the best deal with all these great destinations and a price tag of just $19,000 per person!
Please share using comment box! What is the longest flight, cruise and/or trip that you’ve been on? Would you do it again? Why or why not?
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
Hi Terrance,
I love all your books and read them to my grandchildren, I really want to thank you for posting these tips. I have always wanted to travel but never got the chance. My father and mother in law travel all the time by way of the ElderHostel group which they would get together when a certain trip that they wanted to go to and the group gets discounts on everything. They traveled all over and I got to see their pictures. The closest I came to traveling by plane was a trip on a flight from NJ to NC to see my father. I was terrified because I had never flown before, so I don’t know if I could fly to Singapore or any of those countries, given the long time you are in the air Lol. but the places that you have been to are amazing, every once in a while when I’m on my computer I like to read up on things to do. I always wanted to go and travel to Europe (Germany). Maybe someday I will get the chance, and I will definitely be using your tips.
Thank you for all that you bring to help other people.
Debra Schnieber
Thank you for your comment, Debra. I hope you get a chance to do more traveling. I will do my part by continuing to share affordable trips and lots of travel tips. I often reveal great deals to Europe, so be sure to keep reading. If you subscribe to my blog you will automatically get my weekly newsletter. There is a sign up box on the home page of my website. Or you can bookmark http://www.terrancetalkstravel.com and keep checking back, if you prefer. I don’t like flying either but I focus on the destination and the big adventure I’m about to have and that helps a lot. But there are many adventures you can enjoy without flying, such as cruises and road trips. I share information about those options too. You don’t have to go far to find adventure, you just have to go!