Route notes
Why this routing works
This 10-week economy itinerary sequences a westbound Pacific crossing from Boston to Taipei, then steps down through Singapore into northern Australia before continuing across multiple Australian cities, New Zealand, and a final transpacific return to San Francisco. The pacing is front-loaded with longer stays in Taipei and Hobart, while shorter flight segments connect the middle of the trip through Australia.
The routing includes two planned surface sectors, shown by the double slashes in the route: Darwin to Adelaide and Hobart to Queenstown. That structure is useful when part of the journey is handled overland or separately, while the core long-haul and regional flights remain on one multi-stop ticket. Within the flown portions, the sequence keeps backtracking limited by moving steadily from Asia into Australia, then onward to New Zealand and North America.
Timing also matters here: an October departure supports a continuous progression through the itinerary's October-to-December travel window. With 14 nights in Taipei, 4 in Singapore, 4 in Darwin, 2 at Ayers Rock, 5 in Sydney, and 10 in Hobart, the trip balances a few anchor stops with shorter connecting stays, which helps make a multi-country routing of this length workable in economy.
From a ticketing perspective, this is a complex but efficient open-jaw style multi-stop plan rather than a simple round-trip. It combines 12 cities across 4 regions, uses surface gaps where flying every segment is unnecessary, and finishes in a different US city than it starts. The sold price range for this route was USD 2,225 to USD 3,394 in economy.