Route notes
Why this routing works
This 3-week routing uses an open-jaw structure to separate the arrival point in Romania from the next flight departure in Croatia. Flying Portland to Timisoara first, then continuing overland to Split, avoids backtracking and creates a clean handoff between the long-haul ticket and the regional Croatia segment.
With 13 nights in Timisoara, the schedule is weighted toward a longer first stop before shifting to a shorter intra-Croatia sequence. From Split, the ticket resumes with a flight to Dubrovnik, followed by the transatlantic return to Portland, which keeps the final travel days compact and linear.
In economy, this is a straightforward multi-stop setup built around one open-jaw break and one intra-Europe flight coupon.