Itineraries: trips that cross a country

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17 itineraries in 6 regions, designed for landing in one city and flying home from another. For each one: stops, nights, overland transfers and the best months; you search the flights live, with bookable prices.

Japan, Korea, China

Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have fast, frequent trains: it's the ideal region for landing in one city and flying home from another, like Tokyo and Osaka or Beijing and Shanghai.

Southeast Asia

Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia can be crossed overland by bus, train and minivan; for Indonesia and the Philippines, and between their islands, you need ferries or domestic flights.

India and around

India and Sri Lanka, with Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Bangladesh a border crossing or a short flight away. In India trains cover long distances, often overnight.

North America

United States, Canada and Mexico: long distances, national parks and big cities linked by roads, trains and domestic flights.

South America

Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay: the Andes, high plateaus and long bus journeys.

Caribbean and Central America

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama and the Caribbean islands. In the Yucatán, buses connect the main cities.