Route notes
Why this routing works
This is a straightforward open-jaw style transatlantic sequence: depart Newark, spend the bulk of the trip in Edinburgh, continue onward to Amsterdam, and finish in New York City. The stop pattern keeps the long stay first, with a shorter final stop before the return, which is a clean fit for travelers building one primary base plus a second city add-on into a single ticket.
At six weeks total, the timing is weighted heavily toward Edinburgh at 38 nights, followed by 5 nights in Amsterdam. That distribution matters for ticket structure, since the itinerary is not trying to maximize stop count; it is using a small number of stops with longer ground time in the main destination. For a March departure in the Jan-Mar season window, this reads as a compact, efficient transatlantic routing rather than a round-the-world build.
Because the trip begins at Newark and ends in New York City, the outbound and inbound use different New York-area airports on the ticket. That can be useful when pricing or availability supports it, while still keeping the trip anchored to the same metro area. In economy, the published sample price range of $1,069 to $1,631 frames this as a relatively simple multi-stop fare built around two European cities and one return to the U.S.