2027 Northern Summer family trip

[drcam]

Dear people,

My mum and dad are trying to get me to organise a trip for the 3 of us to Eastern Canada (Maritimes) via Asia in summer (June to August) 2027.
We plan to be away for maybe 5-6 weeks in total.
My parents will only travel in J and we will be buying cash fares.
I went to the Masterclass with Alan Lam but I am wondering whether anyone here has any idea of getting the best deal.
If I look on Skyscanner, J revenue fares via Seoul are reasonable to Toronto or Montreal, but if you get a ticket out of Melbourne, it would be more than the sum of return fares to Korea and Korea to Canada!
My mother is not an Australian citizen and we want to avoid having to apply for a US visa, so we are not interested in transferring in the US.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[offshore171]

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cathay via Honkers an option? What's the budget per seat?

Have a look at the search below using sample 2026 dates (2027 won't be searchable now)

Google Flights

www.google.com

 

[drcam]

There is not really a set budget, rather than we are trying to get the best value. An Asian airline is preferred.

 

[offshore171]

There is not really a set budget, rather than we are trying to get the best value. An Asian airline is preferred.

Link above shows a couple of good options:

1 stop from MEL to Toronto via HKG on Cathay Pacfic
2 stop MEL to Toronto via SYD and ICN (Seoul) (Mix of Qantas, Asiana, Air Canada)

Second one involves a 24 hour layover in Seoul which may be a pro or con.

These are showing around the $11KAUD mark return in J. Do either of those fit the bill?

Any other options on the Google Flights link take your fancy?