<P> The story starts in London on Tuesday, 1 October 1872 . </P> <P> Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living in solitude . Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision . Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club . Having dismissed his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 ° F (29 ° C) instead of 86 ° F (30 ° C), Fogg hires Frenchman Jean Passepartout as a replacement . </P> <P> At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days . He accepts a wager for £ 20,000 (£ 2,075,400 in 2017) from his fellow club members to complete such a journey within this time period . With Passepartout accompanying him, Fogg departs from London by train at 8: 45 p.m. on 2 October; if he is to win the wager, then he will have to return to the club by this same time on 21 December, 80 days later . </P> <Table> The itinerary (as originally planned) <Tr> <Td> London to Suez, Egypt </Td> <Td> Rail to Brindisi, Italy, and steamer (the Mongolia) across the Mediterranean Sea . </Td> <Td> 07 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suez to Bombay, India </Td> <Td> Steamer (the Mongolia) across the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean . </Td> <Td> 13 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bombay to Calcutta, India </Td> <Td> Rail . </Td> <Td> 03 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Calcutta to Victoria, Hong Kong </Td> <Td> Steamer (the Rangoon) across the South China Sea </Td> <Td> 13 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan </Td> <Td> Steamer (the Carnatic) across the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean . </Td> <Td> 06 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yokohama to San Francisco, United States </Td> <Td> Steamer (the General Grant) across the Pacific Ocean . </Td> <Td> 22 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Francisco to New York City, United States </Td> <Td> Rail . </Td> <Td> 07 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York to London </Td> <Td> Steamer (the China) across the Atlantic Ocean to Liverpool and rail . </Td> <Td> 09 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Total </Td> <Td> 80 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Map of the trip </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Summary of the novel around the world in 80 days