Stopovers between Seattle and Mumbai
Seattle to Mumbai is about 12,462 km. 12 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Helsinki, Beijing, Dubai have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
The Taj Mahal is a long day trip away.
Finnair's hub and a natural break between Europe and Asia.
Great Wall within a day trip; visa-free transit for many passports.
A 24-hour city with a metro straight from the terminal.
Free transit tours at Incheon; the AREX train takes you into the city.
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
Qatar Airways stopover packages offer hotels from about $14 a night.
Etihad offers free stopover hotel nights (blackout dates apply).
Haneda is 20 minutes from the city; a top stopover on the way to Asia.
Good-value city with LOT's free stopover program.
Turkish Airlines may give you a free hotel night if you connect here for 20+ hours.
Visa-free transit is available to many passports when you fly onward to a third country.