Route notes
Why this routing works
This 17-week itinerary starts with a short Caribbean leg from Los Angeles to Nassau, then uses an open-jaw structure in Costa Rica by arriving into Liberia and continuing from San Jose. A second overland gap appears between San Jose and Sydney, after which the ticket resumes across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe before returning to Los Angeles.
The long-haul sequencing is efficient for a trip of this scale: Oceania comes first, followed by a northbound progression through Taipei, Shenzhen, Tokyo, Singapore, and Seoul, then a final transcontinental leg to Paris and home to Los Angeles. That reduces backtracking and keeps the route moving in one broad direction across the Pacific, Asia, and Europe.
Timing is concentrated around a few longer stays rather than frequent short stops. The longest planned stays are 28 nights in Christchurch, 21 nights in Shenzhen, 15 nights in Paris, and 14 nights each in Taipei, Tokyo, and Seoul, which makes this a better fit for travelers who want fewer flight days across a 17-week schedule. Nassau has 8 nights and Singapore 7 nights, adding shorter breaks without changing the overall pacing too much.
In economy, the sold fare range for this multi-stop ticket was $7,529 to $9,856. With 14 ticketed points including the return to Los Angeles, this is a complex multi-region build where the value comes from combining open-jaw sections, long-haul continuity, and a clear stop order into one coordinated itinerary.