Where They Went

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Directed by Frank Coraci

A Victorian inventor bets he can circle the globe in 80 days, travelling with a thief-turned-valet and a French artist from London through Paris, Istanbul, India and China to America and back.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Bank of England and the Royal Academy
    London, England
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Lau Xing steals a jade Buddha, becomes Fogg's valet, and Fogg makes his wager with Lord Kelvin.

  2. 2Paris, France
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Stated on screen

    In Paris they meet Monique and escape General Fang's agents by hot-air balloon.

  3. 3Prince Hapi's palace
    Istanbul, Turkey
    ≈ 00:42:00
    Stated on screen

    Prince Hapi wants Monique as his seventh wife, and they flee by holding his statue to ransom.

  4. 4India
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Stated on screen

    In British India they dodge colonial authorities tipped off by Kelvin.

  5. 5Lau Xing's village
    Lanzhou, China
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6San Francisco, California
    ≈ 01:32:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 7Harbour
    New York City, New York
    ≈ 01:40:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Out of coal
    Atlantic Ocean
    ≈ 01:47:00
    Inferred
  9. 9Royal Academy
    London, England
    ≈ 01:52:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
31,320 km
Places
8
Countries
6
Stops
9
  • Not shown: 22,903 km
  • Plane: 3,297 km
  • Boat: 2,864 km
  • Train: 2,256 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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