It costs over a thousand USD to take some ocean liners.
What are alternative ways that are cheaper, and how would one go about it?
(No planes)
For context, I know someone who went from China to California by freight ship in the 1990s by bribing the captain with beer and their cooking skills.
I don’t know why anyone would down vote this. It does answer OP’s question. Now whether you would enjoy
servingliving in a tin can with 200-5k of your closest coworkers is an entirely different question.