The Romeo was built for shorter than longer voyages.
The trip to Kingston - Upon - Hull, England took 40-50 hours.
Based upon the website listed below, the immigrants waited for the train to Liverpool, which left on Mondays at 11AM. The trains arrived at Liverpool by 3pm that same day. The route went through Leeds and Manchester.
The ticket price included, the trip to Hull, Liverpool, and the steamship to America. A relative of the website's author paid 62 kronor and 50 ören [pennies]. That was approximately a year's wages in Sweden.
For more about immigration from Sweden, go to the website listed below.
https://www.jfredpeterson.com/sweden/passenger.htm
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