Originally Posted by
OliverB
Okay, time for a little update with both some good and bad news...
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It's also not a short flight, at least compared to our incoming flight from SFO to VCE at little more than 13 hrs.
Westbound is always longer in the northern hemisphere; the winds make sure of that.
Beyond that, skip a night in Venice and get to Milan on the train or Vienna on a plane. Book it with the longer layover in that town and get a bit of variety at the end of the trip. I would absolutely take the overnight or different city 1-stop options over the multi-stop itineraries.
Also, I'll repeat the assertion I made before: There will be seats which come and go for this market/season. Don't stress about not having it perfect 300+ days away.