A round the world ticket is one booking that takes you around the globe and back, with stops along the way. You don’t need an alliance pass: Kiwi.com lets you build your own with Multi-city , when you know your route and dates, or Smart Multi-City Trip, when you’re flexible about the order. When we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026, a four-continent loop from London with a checked bag cost £1,431.
Key takeaways
Multi-city: you set the order of your cities and dates.
Smart Multi-City Trip: Kiwi.com finds the cheapest order for you.
Price: £1,431 for a London loop when we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026. Add bags before comparing prices.
Alliance passes: oneworld and Star Alliance still sell them, with strict routing rules.
TL;DR
Multi-city: you set the order of your cities and dates.
Smart Multi-City Trip: Kiwi.com finds the cheapest order for you.
Price: £1,431 for a London loop when we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026. Add bags before comparing prices.
Alliance passes: oneworld and Star Alliance still sell them, with strict routing rules.
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Multi-City or Smart Multi-City Trip: Pick Your Kiwi.com Round the World Planner
Choose Multi-city if you know your cities, their order and roughly when you’ll fly. Choose Smart Multi-City Trip, previously called NOMAD, if you know your cities and how long to stay in each but are flexible about the order. It shuffles your destinations to find the cheapest one. Both book the whole trip for one price, in one booking.
How to Book a Round the World Ticket With Kiwi.com Multi-City
Step 1: Sketch your route around cheap hubs
To plan a round the world trip, list your must-see cities first. Then plan the long flights through hubs such as Bangkok , Singapore or Los Angeles. Decide how many nights you want in each city, and finish where you started to make a loop.
Step 2: Choose Multi-city and add every flight
Pick Multi-city from the trip-type menu. Enter your first flight, then press Add destination for each leg in the order you’ll fly them, ending with the flight home. Set your passengers, cabin and bags, then press Search.
Step 3: Use date ranges, not fixed days
Instead of a single day, select a range of dates for each flight, for example seven days, so Kiwi.com can look for a cheaper day. Then check your nights in each city and any airport changes, because a wider window can change both.
Step 4: Filter by cheapest, fastest or best
Above the results you’ll find three tabs: Best, Cheapest and Fastest. Each shows the total price and travel time for the whole trip. Open an itinerary to see every flight, then choose your balance of price and time. Before you book, read Before You Pay below.
How to Book a Round the World Ticket With Kiwi.com Smart Multi-City Trip
Step 1: Choose Smart Multi-City Trip from the search menu
Open the trip-type menu and choose Smart Multi-City Trip, the tool for trips where you’re flexible about the order of your stops.
Step 2: Enter your starting city and every destination
Type your home city in From. Press Add destinations and enter every city you want to visit. You need at least two.
Step 3: Set how long to stay in each city, then choose where to end
Set how many nights you want in each city, for example 3 to 5. Tick Return to a different location if you don’t want to finish where you started, and choose your start dates.
Step 4: Click “Search journeys” and pick a route
Press Search journeys. Kiwi.com reorders your destinations to show the cheapest order. Pick a route and book the whole itinerary in one booking, after the Before You Pay checks.
Our Round the World Route, Priced Flight by Flight
We searched Kiwi.com in October 2026 for round the world flights from the UK: one passenger, economy, one cabin bag, one 20 kg checked bag, for an example trip leaving in early November.
| Flight | Airline | Price |
|---|---|---|
| London → Bangkok | Shenzhen Airlines, via Shenzhen | £277 |
| Bangkok → Sydney | VietJet Air, via Ho Chi Minh City | £216 |
| Sydney → Auckland | Jetstar Airways | £165 |
| Auckland → Los Angeles | Air New Zealand | £347 |
| Los Angeles → London | Aer Lingus + Ryanair, via Dublin | £311 |
| Kiwi.com service fees | £115 | |
| Total | £1,431 |
Example prices from a search on 14 October 2026, rounded to the nearest pound. Prices change daily, so search your own dates for current fares.
This is Virtual Interlining at work: low-cost airlines such as VietJet, Jetstar and Ryanair sit next to traditional ones in one booking.
The Cheapest tab showed £1,426, only £4 less than Best but 3 hours 20 minutes longer. When we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026, a checked bag added about £166 to the Best trip, so with only a cabin bag it would cost around £1,264.
The Same Cities With Smart Multi-City Trip
We entered the same cities with 3 to 5 nights in each and let Smart Multi-City Trip choose the dates. When we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026, it picked the order Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles for £1,431, with the same airlines as the table.
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Read the guideKiwi.com vs a Classic Alliance Round the World Ticket
A classic alliance round the world airline ticket has strict rules, and SkyTeam has closed its round the world programme.
| Alliance round the world pass | Kiwi.com Multi-city / Smart Multi-City Trip |
|---|---|
| Route rules: one direction, both oceans crossed, member airlines | Any cities, any order, mixed airlines |
| Ticket validity: up to 12 months | Set by your flight dates |
| Bags: usually included (check each airline’s rules) | Added per flight |
| Changes: date changes often allowed, sometimes for a fee | Each airline’s rules |
| Example price: oneworld Explorer from $4,999, four continents, economy, plus taxes and fees (reported by Upgraded Points ) | £1,431 from London (see above) |
Alliance passes win for business class, earning miles and changing dates. Kiwi.com suits mixed airlines, budget routes and a custom order.
Before You Pay: Bags, Self-Transfers and Entry Rules
Add bags before you compare prices
Bag rules apply per airline, so add your bags for every flight before comparing totals, as the bag example above shows. Kiwi.com shows one total price, including all taxes, fees and surcharges.
Check self-transfers and add protection
Virtual Interlining combines airlines that don’t normally work together, so some connections are self-transfers: you collect your bags and check in again. On eligible bookings, the Kiwi.com Guarantee gives you Kiwi.com Credit for a replacement flight, or helps you apply for a refund from the airline, if a delay or cancellation breaks a connection. Check your trip details before you pay, especially on routes with several airlines.
Check entry rules and manage it in the app
Check entry rules for every country on your route: an ETA or eVisitor for Australia (depending on your passport), an NZeTA for New Zealand and an ESTA for the US. Manage your trip in the Kiwi.com app, except Ryanair flights, which sit in a myRyanair account. Changes follow each airline’s rules, so this booking is less flexible than an alliance pass.
Read more: the Kiwi.com Guarantee , our self-connecting flights guide and baggage rules on overnight layovers .
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4 Ways to Make Your Round the World Ticket Cheaper
Route your long flights through budget hubs, such as Bangkok .
Try secondary airports.
Set a price alert on your route, and Kiwi.com tells you when prices change.
Book long-haul flights three to six months ahead.
Start Building Your Round the World Trip
Use Multi-city for a fixed route and Smart Multi-City Trip for a flexible order, and add your bags first. Search multi-city flights on Kiwi.com .
Round the World Ticket FAQs
How much does a round the world ticket cost?
A round the world ticket from the UK depends on your route and dates. When we searched Kiwi.com in October 2026, a London loop cost £1,431 with a checked bag. Upgraded Points reports oneworld Explorer fares from $4,999 for four continents in economy, plus taxes and fees. The Star Alliance round the world ticket price depends on mileage and class.
How many stops do you get on a round the world ticket?
Star Alliance allows 2 to 15 stops, counting stays of more than 24 hours. oneworld Explorer allows 3 to 16 flights. Kiwi.com Multi-city takes up to 10 destinations plus the return, in any order.
Can you book a round the world ticket with points or miles?
Yes, through alliance and frequent-flyer programmes. Multi-city and Smart Multi-City Trip are cash bookings, so for points look at an alliance award ticket.
Is a round the world trip worth it for a gap year?
Yes, if you have the time and budget. Building your own route lets you match dates to seasons and stay longer where you like. See the best gap year destinations .
Can you fly a round the world trip in business class for less?
Alliance business-class passes usually offer the best value for premium cabins.
Do you need an onward ticket to enter countries on a round the world trip?
Many countries ask for proof of onward travel on a round the world flight ticket. One Multi-city or Smart Multi-City Trip booking covers every leg, so you can show it at each border. Entry documents are still yours to check; see Before You Pay.
