Calculating travel times

1. Travelling within your departure country

If you don’t live near the airport your international flight departs from, your journey can start a long time before you step on the plane. Try using Google Maps for driving directions, trip duration estimates, and even advice on the best time to travel to your destination. If your local airport doesn’t fly where you want to go, you might need to catch a domestic flight first. You can compare flight prices and routes on flight aggregators.

2. Time difference

Ever get really confused by the departure and arrival times on your airline ticket? That’ll be the time difference. Rather than tie your brain in knots trying to work out what it means in terms of flight time, just use this handy time zone converter app to help you work it out.

3. Stopovers

Maybe you feel like stopping off in Hong Kong on the way to London, or in Los Angeles en route to New York – stopovers can add a whole new dimension to your holiday. They’ll add time to your journey too, but plan it right and it will definitely be time well spent.

Helpful travel time calculators

Timeanddate.com

Time and Date is a useful website that can help you figure out your total travelling time. You can add up to eight transfers to your journey, check the local times, and time zones, and even create a map of your journey.

Travelmath.com

Travelmath works out your flight time for you, and driving times too if you’re planning to use a car while you’re away. There’s also a time zone calculator, so you can check what time it is anywhere in the world – perfect for scheduling calls home while you’re overseas!