Route notes
Why this routing works
This round-the-world ticket starts and ends in Sydney, with the long-haul sequence moving eastbound through the USA before continuing to Europe and returning to Australia. The North America section is structured as Los Angeles for 17 nights, Indianapolis for 21, Boston for 5, and New York City for 17, which spreads the trip across multiple domestic stops instead of concentrating time in a single gateway.
A key routing feature here is the overland break between New York City and London, shown by the open-jaw in the route string. That means the flight ticket covers Sydney-Los Angeles-Indianapolis-Boston-New York City, then resumes from London to Amsterdam and back to Sydney. Open-jaw construction like this can be useful when a traveler wants to separate two ticketed flight segments without forcing a same-day air connection between them.
At 18 weeks in economy, this is a long-duration RTW itinerary with most of the scheduled time allocated to the USA segment before a shorter finish in Europe. Departing in March within the January-March season window, the route combines transpacific, domestic US, transatlantic, and Europe-to-Australia sectors in a single ticket framework. The sold price range for this itinerary was USD 3,076 to USD 4,026.