Franky Compares
Star Alliance YRWSPCL2 Ticket Versus Build Your Own Itinerary
What Is The Cheapest Option?
Chosen Itinerary:
3/10/25 – Oslo – Frankfurt – Raleigh-Durham
18/10/25 – Raleigh-Durham – Denver
3/11/25 – Denver – Los Angeles
3/12/25 – Los Angeles – Auckland
3/1/26 – Auckland – Hong Kong
18/1/26 – Hong Kong – Bangkok
3/2/26 – Bangkok – Phuket
3/3/26 – Phuket – Singapore
18/3/26 – Singapore – Johannesburg
18/4/26 – Johannesburg – Frankfurt
28/4/26 – Frankfurt – Oslo
10 Stopovers – 32,987 Miles – Valid YRWSPCL2 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Star Alliance YRWSPCL2 Fare
b) On Star Alliance 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 YRWSPCL booking.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the YRWSPCL booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
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Itinerary:
3/10/25 – Oslo – Frankfurt – Raleigh-Durham
18/10/25 – Raleigh-Durham – Denver
3/11/25 – Denver – Los Angeles
3/12/25 – Los Angeles – Auckland
3/1/26 – Auckland – Hong Kong
18/1/26 – Hong Kong – Bangkok
3/2/26 – Bangkok – Phuket
3/3/26 – Phuket – Singapore
18/3/26 – Singapore – Johannesburg
18/4/26 – Johannesburg – Frankfurt
28/4/26 – Frankfurt – Oslo
10 Stopovers – 32,987 Miles – Valid YRWSPCL2 Route.
Rules of The Game:
Franky makes dummy bookings for this itinerary in 3 ways:
a) Star Alliance YRWSPCL2 Fare
b) On Star Alliance 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 YRWSPCL booking.
b) Be to/from airports serving the same cities as the YRWSPCL booking.
c) Be direct or have one transfer/transit of less than six hours.
d) Include checked baggage of at least 23kg.
YRWSPCL2 Ticket
£2819.80
Flight Itinerary:
3 OCT LH867 OSL 0635 – FRA 0845
3 OCT LH408 FRA 1020 – RDU 1345
18OCT UA2228 RDU 1630 – DEN 1820
3 NOV UA1013 DEN 1131 – LAX 1306
3 DEC NZ5 LAX 2010 – AKL 0605+2
3 JAN NZ81 AKL 1010 – HKG 1620
18 JAN TG601 HKG 1245 – BKK 1425
3 FEB TG206 BKK 0940 – HKT 1110
3 MAR SQ731 HKT 1455 – SIN 1800
18 MAR SQ482 SIN 1355 – JNB 1855
18 APR LH573 JNB 1900 – FRA 0535+1
28 APR LH862 FRA 1345 OSL 1545
| Fare | GBP 2202.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 587.80 |
| Service Fee | GBP 30.00 |
| Total | GBP 2819.80 |
One Way Star Alliance Tickets
£4282.40
Flight Itinerary:
3 OCT LH867 OSL 0635 – FRA 0845
3 OCT LH408 FRA 1020 – RDU 1345
18OCT UA2228 RDU 1630 – DEN 1820
3 NOV UA1013 DEN 1131 – LAX 1306
3 DEC NZ5 LAX 2010 – AKL 0605+2
3 JAN NZ81 AKL 1010 – HKG 1620
18 JAN TG601 HKG 1245 – BKK 1425
3 FEB TG206 BKK 0940 – HKT 1110
3 MAR SQ731 HKT 1455 – SIN 1800
18 MAR SQ482 SIN 1355 – JNB 1855
18 APR LH573 JNB 1900 – FRA 0535+1
28 APR LH862 FRA 1345 OSL 1545
| OSL-FRA-RDU | GBP 807.90 |
| Taxes | GBP 227.30 |
| RDU-DEN-LAX | GBP 171.30 |
| Taxes | GBP 35.50 |
| Bag Fees | GBP 59.00 |
| LAX-AKL-HKG | GBP 1043.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 79.80 |
| HKG-BKK-HKT | GBP 119.60 |
| Taxes | GBP 60.10 |
| HKT-SIN-JNB | GBP 585.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 55.20 |
| JNB-FRA-OSL | GBP 557.40 |
| Taxes | GBP 160.20 |
| Total | GBP 4282.40 |
The baggage fees for the Raleigh-Durham – Denver and Denver – Los Angeles sectors cannot be included in the ticket price and must be paid online during online check-in or at the airport at airport check-in.
Build Your Own Ticket
£2345.59
Flight Itinerary:
3 OCT FI319 OSL 1350 – KEF 1445
3 OCT FI821 KEF 1645 – RDU 1930
18OCT DL1388 RDU 0715 – DTW 0909
18OCT DL1648 DTW 1229 – DEN 1403
3 NOV DL2004 DEN 1915 – LAX 2051
2 DEC DL65 LAX 2225 – AKL 0835+2
3 JAN FJ418 AKL 1625 – NAN 1825
3 JAN FJ393 NAN 2330 – HKG 0555+1
18 JAN HX779 HKG 2205 – BKK 0025+1
3 FEB VZ312 BKK 2130 – HKT 2300
3 MAR SQ725 HKT 1005 – SIN 1305
18 MAR ET639 SIN 0200 – ADD 0610
18 MAR ET809 ADD 0845 – JNB 1305
18 APR QR1364 JNB 1355 – DOH 2315
19 APR QR69 DOH 0155 – FRA 0715
28 APR BT244 FRA 0950 RIX 1300
28 APR BT153 RIX 1825 – OSL 1900
| OSL-xKEF-RDU | GBP 267.80 |
| Taxes | GBP 179.60 |
| RDU-xDTW-DEN-LAX | GBP 99.90 |
| Taxes | GBP 37.70 |
| Bag Fees | GBP 59.00 |
| LAX-AKL | GBP 309.90 |
| Taxes | GBP 51.40 |
| AKL-xNAN-HKG | GBP 436.50 |
| Taxes | GBP 35.10 |
| HKG-BKK-HKT | GBP 55.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 49.00 |
| HKT-SIN | GBP 47.50 |
| Taxes | GBP 17.60 |
| SIN-xADD-JNB | GBP 79.10 |
| Taxes | GBP 217.29 |
| JNB-xDOH-FRA | GBP 98.00 |
| Taxes | GBP 158.90 |
| FRA-xRIX-OSL | GBP 53.70 |
| Taxes | GBP 91.90 |
| Total | GBP 2345.59 |
The baggage fees for the Raleigh-Durham via Detroit – Denver and Denver – Los Angeles sectors cannot be included in the ticket price and must be paid online during online check-in or at the airport at airport check-in.
“In this instance a Build Your Own itinerary saves £472.21 against the Star Alliance YRWSPCL2 fare. However this does involve flying on an extra five flights and flying an extra 3,756 miles.
It should be pointed out that most of the tickets quoted to make up the Build Your Own itinerary are non-changeable and non-refundable and you may not wish to commit to dates before departure from Norway. If you book these tickets as you go along there is no guarantee that prices will remain stable.”
These fares were checked and available on 7th July 2025 and fares in foreign currencies were converted into GBP at the applicable exchange rates on that date.
Because a Build Your Own itinerary worked out cheaper than a YRWSPCL2 ticket for this route on these dates does not imply it would be cheaper on all dates or for a different route.