How to Play Getaway
A daily travel-budget game. Start somewhere real, hop the world on real airfares, hit the day's objective, and stretch your distance as far as the budget allows.
Plan today's getaway →The rules
Getaway drops you in a real city with a budget and a single objective for the day. You build a trip by booking flights one leg at a time, each priced from real airfares, and you keep going until you decide to land for good.
- Spend from a fixed budget. Every leg costs its real fare; overspend and you're grounded.
- Cover the objective. Your route has to visit a city that meets the daily requirement.
- Go the distance. Score is start-to-finish distance, but only if the objective was met.
- Finish when ready. End the trip to lock in your distance.
Scoring
Your score is the great-circle distance from where you started to where you end — conditional on the objective. A massive loop that never touches an objective city scores zero kilometres, so the best route is the one that reaches farthest while still passing through a qualifying stop on the budget you were given.
Strategy tips
- Plan the objective leg first. Find the cheapest path that satisfies the requirement, then spend whatever is left pushing for distance.
- Use short, cheap hops to reposition toward a major hub before committing to a long, expensive intercontinental leg.
- Don't blow the budget early — an early splurge can leave you unable to reach a qualifying city at all.
- Direction matters: ending far from your start beats a there-and-back route that nets little net distance.
FAQ
What is Getaway?
Getaway is a daily travel game. You begin in a real city with a fixed budget and a single objective, then chain flights between cities on real airfares — trying to satisfy the objective and travel as far as you can before the money runs out.
Do the airfares in Getaway reflect real prices?
Yes. Every leg is priced from real published fares for that day, so a string of cheap regional hops leaves room for one big objective leg, while an early splurge can strand you.
What decides my Getaway score?
Your score is the straight-line distance from your start city to your final city — but only if your route passes through a city that meets the daily objective. Miss the objective and a sprawling trip still scores zero, so reach, price, and the required stop all have to balance.
What kind of objectives appear in Getaway?
A different requirement each day, such as visiting an Olympic host city or a city on a major river. The objective is the constraint that turns a simple distance race into a planning puzzle.
Is Getaway free?
Yes. The daily puzzle is free with no account required. Submitting a score to the leaderboard needs a free account.