Route notes
Why this routing works
This 4-week itinerary is structured as a westbound Atlantic loop: San Francisco to Dublin, an overland move to Bristol, then flights onward via London and Ponta Delgada before a final North America segment through New York City back to San Francisco. The sequence keeps the trip moving in one broad direction rather than doubling back across the Atlantic.
The open-jaw between Dublin and Bristol is the key ticketing feature here. Reaching Bristol overland breaks the air itinerary into a more flexible Ireland-to-England transition, then resumes with a short intra-Europe hop to London before the longer Atlantic positioning through the Azores and on to the United States.
Timing is straightforward for a month-long trip. The longest scheduled stays are 9 nights in Dublin, 7 nights in Ponta Delgada, and 7 nights in New York City, creating three anchor stops with shorter connecting points in England between them. For a July departure in economy, this routing fits a simple multi-stop structure with a published sample price range of USD 1,614 to USD 2,462.