When Willy Fog accepts a wager from four fellow members of the Reform Club to travel around the world in 80 days, he cannot have forseen what lies in store for him. Travelling with his valet Rigodon and the tiny Tico, Fog believes that his journey against the clock is possible using only scheduled train and shipping services.
But two unknown enemies are determined to stop him. One enemy is the disguise artist Transfer, who has been hired by Sullivan - one of the club members who bet Fog - to stop Fog from winning his bet by all means possible. The other is Inspector Dix of the Yard, who mistakenly wants to arrest Fog for a recent bank robbery.
Not only does Fog have to deal with Transfer's deliberate sabotage, but he also has to survive storms, accidents and even unfriendly Red Indians. Dix discovers his journey has been in vain when he tries to arrest Fog in Liverpool, and Fog makes it back to the Reform Club with seconds to spare. But by then he has also fallen in love with Princess Romy....