Franky Compares
Oneworld DONE4 Ticket Versus Build Your Own Itinerary
What Is The Cheapest Option?
Chosen Itinerary:
1/10/25 – London Heathrow – New York JFK
15/10/25 – New York JFK – Miami
30/10/25 – Miami – Mexico City
15/11/25 – Mexico City – Dallas-Fort Worth
30/11/25 – Dallas-Fort Worth – Los Angeles
15/2/26 – Los Angeles – Sydney
28/2/26 – Sydney – Melbourne
15/3/26 – Melbourne – Perth
30/3/26 – Perth – Singapore
15/4/26 – Singapore – Hong Kong
30/4/26 – Hong Kong – Tokyo Haneda
15/5/26 – Tokyo Haneda – London Heathrow
11 Stopovers – 4 Continents – Valid DONE4 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Oneworld DONE4 Fare
b) On Oneworld flights on the same day and same route using one way tickets.
c) A Build Your Own itinerary any carrier using one way tickets checked via airline and Online Travel Agency websites.
Build Your Own itinerary rules:
When booking a Build Your Own itinerary using one way tickets flights must:
a) Be within 48 hours either way of the DONE4 booking and be in Business Class.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the DONE4 booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
Chosen Itinerary:
1/10/25 – London Heathrow – New York JFK
15/10/25 – New York JFK – Miami
30/10/25 – Miami – Mexico City
15/11/25 – Mexico City – Dallas-Fort Worth
30/11/25 – Dallas-Fort Worth – Los Angeles
15/2/26 – Los Angeles – Sydney
28/2/26 – Sydney – Melbourne
15/3/26 – Melbourne – Perth
30/3/26 – Perth – Singapore
15/4/26 – Singapore – Hong Kong
30/4/26 – Hong Kong – Tokyo Haneda
15/5/26 – Tokyo Haneda – London Heathrow
11 Stopovers – 4 Continents – Valid DONE4 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Oneworld DONE4 Fare
b) On Oneworld flights on the same day and same route using one way tickets.
c) A Build Your Own itinerary any carrier using one way tickets checked via airline and Online Travel Agency websites.
Build Your Own itinerary rules:
When booking a Build Your Own itinerary using one way tickets flights must:
a) Be within 48 hours either way of the DONE4 booking and be in Business Class.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the DONE4 booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
DONE4 Ticket
£8675.02
Flight Itinerary:
1 OCT BA185 LHR 1110 – JFK 1355
15 OCT AA2514 JFK 1100 – MIA 1358
30 OCT AA505 MIA 1230 – MEX 1400
15 NOV AA390 MEX 1230 – DFW 1510
30 NOV AA3006 DFW 1635 – LAX 1748
15 FEB QF12 LAX 2125 – SYD 0725+2
28 FEB QF431 SYD 0930 – MEL 1105
15 MAR QF771 MEL 1010 – PER 1115
30 MAR QF71 PER 1225 – SIN 1800
15 APR CX734 SIN 1605 – HKG 2010
30 APR JL26 HKG 1515 – HND 2025
15 MAY JL43 HND 0945 – LHR 1550
| Fare | GBP 6200.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 2475.02 |
| Total | GBP 8675.02 |
One Way Oneworld Tickets
£18,686.60
Flight Itinerary:
1 OCT AA101 LHR 0945 – JFK 1240
15 OCT AA320 JFK 1444 – MIA 1750
30 OCT AA505 MIA 1230 – MEX 1400
15 NOV AA390 MEX 1230 – DFW 1510
30 NOV AA1660 DFW 0715 – LAX 0848
15 FEB QF12 LAX 2125 – SYD 0725+2
28 FEB QF447 SYD 1330 – MEL 1505
15 MAR QF771 MEL 1010 – PER 1115
30 MAR QF71 PER 1225 – SIN 1800
15 APR CX734 SIN 1605 – HKG 2010
30 APR JL26 HKG 1515 – HND 2025
15 MAY JL43 HND 0945 – LHR 1550
| LHR-JFK-MIA-MEX-DFW-LAX | GBP 9253.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 1031.90 |
| LAX-SYD-MEL-PER-SIN | GBP 5544.90 |
| Taxes | GBP 236.00 |
| SIN-HKG | GBP 586.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 51.10 |
| HKG-HND-LHR | GBP 1705.60 |
| Taxes | GBP 177.70 |
| Total | GBP 18686.60 |
Build Your Own Ticket
£9,542.60
Flight Itinerary:
1 OCT FI451 LHR 1305 – KEF 1505
1 OCT FI615 KEF 1700 – JFK 1910
15 OCT AA1370 EWR 0730 – MIA 1041
30 OCT AA257 MIA 1840 – MEX 2025
15 NOV AA390 MEX 1230 – DFW 1510
30 NOV AA1759 DFW 1635 – LAX 1758
15 FEB QF12 LAX 2125 – SYD 0725+2
28 FEB QF437 SYD 1105 – MEL 1240
15 MAR VA693 MEL 1540 – PER 1655
30 MAR OD156 PER 0120 – KUL 0715
30 MAR OD801 KUL 0815 – SIN 0920
15 APR CX734 SIN 1605 – HKG 2010
30 APR JL26 HKG 1515 – HND 2025
15 MAY JL43 HND 0945 – LHR 1550
| LHR-xKEF-JFK | GBP 902.80 |
| Taxes | GBP 381.00 |
| EWR-MIA-MEX | GBP 555.40 |
| Taxes | GBP 84.90 |
| MEX-DFW-LAX | GBP 427.60 |
| Taxes | GBP 107.90 |
| LAX-SYD-MEL | GBP 3283.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 82.00 |
| MEL-PER | GBP 507.40 |
| Taxes | GBP 69.80 |
| PER-xKUL-SIN | GBP 545.50 |
| Taxes | GBP 74.10 |
| SIN-HKG | GBP 586.10 |
| Taxes | GBP 51.10 |
| HKG-HND-LHR | GBP 1705.60 |
| Taxes | GBP 177.70 |
| Total | GBP 9542.60 |
“In this instance booking a DONE4 ticket saves GBP 867.58 over a Build Your Own Itinerary and a ridiculous GBP 10,011.58 over booking Oneworld flights individually.
The way to bring down the cost of this ticket would be to commence in Oslo, which would bring the base DONE4 fare down from GBP 6,200 to GBP 4,246*. This GBP 1,954 saving would more than pay for return flights to Oslo and additional hotel costs.”
These fares were checked and available on 28th July 2025 and fares in foreign currencies were converted into GBP at the applicable exchange rates on that date.
Because a DONE4 ticket worked out cheaper than any other option for this route on these dates does not imply it would be cheaper on all dates or for a different route.