Route notes
Why this routing works
This 2-week routing starts in Seattle, moves into Greece, continues to Thira, then uses a short London stop before the return to Seattle. The sequence keeps the long-haul flying concentrated at the beginning and end of the trip, with the Greece segment grouped together in the middle.
The itinerary is built as an open-jaw in Greece, shown by the Seattle to Athens flight and the separate Thira to London flight, with Athens to Thira handled overland. That structure can be useful when flights are not needed between nearby stops or when you want flexibility inside one country without changing the overall long-haul ticket.
London is used here as a 1-night final stop before the transatlantic return to Seattle. On a short overall trip length, that kind of brief last stop can work as a connection buffer or a deliberate break in the journey home, while still keeping the total duration to about 2 weeks.
With business-class pricing from USD 1,359 to USD 1,779 and departure in September, this is a compact multi-stop Atlantic itinerary rather than a round-the-world routing. The main ticketing logic is simple: one outbound to Greece, one onward from Thira to London, and a final long-haul back to Seattle.