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.
It’s been a while since I’ve looked into it but you can hitch a ride on a cargo ship. https://www.cargoshipvoyages.com/
Although that site says no one is offering Transatlantic travel anymore.