FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €193–€223.
- Mumbai → Bangkok, 12 Oct: €130 (53%), typical for these dates
- Bangkok → Hanoi, 14 Oct: €115 (47%), higher than usual for these dates
€130 long flights (53%)€115 inside Southeast Asia (47%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 12–14 Oct
MumbaiBangkok2nHanoi
Stay 2 nights in Bangkok, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 30–33°C everywhere. Bangkok is usually very wet in October, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Mon 12 Oct
Typical for these dates. Usually €119–€130.
- you leave Bangkok from a different airport (DMK, Don Mueang International Airport)
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, 2 nights, 12–14 Oct
Thailand's capital on the Chao Phraya River: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, canal boats, street food at every corner, rooftop bars and huge weekend markets.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, very wetRainy-season floods: peak months Sep–Oct- DMK→HAN Wed 14 OctFrom Don Mueang International Airport. Thai AirAsia, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€115seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €74–€93.
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Wed 14 Oct
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical October: highs of 30°C, wet
Change a stop
Another city on the same days, the rest of the trip kept, cities close in price first. A swapped-in country may need a visa: check before you go.
- Bangkok Nothing close in price. Closest: Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€290
- Hanoi At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€54 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€49 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€38 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€27 · Nha Trang, Vietnam −€26
Book and check
- Book in order, first flight first. If a price has gone up, you can rethink the trip before buying the rest. Prices are the cheapest seen lately, for one traveller, not quotes: "Check price" opens the live one. Separate tickets: if one flight is late or cancelled, the next airline won't wait.
- If a flight is late or cancelled. Each flight is its own ticket, so the next airline won't wait or rebook you for free if you miss it. Every stop on this trip has two nights or more, so a delay of a few hours costs you time there, not the next flight. If a flight is cancelled, its airline normally offers another flight or your money back: take the one that still makes your next flight. A flight missed because the one before was late is usually lost, so look for travel insurance that covers missed connections.
- Entry rules. Check passport and visa rules for Thailand, Vietnam before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls in a peak season for storms, floods or heat: watch the forecast in the days before you go, and leave slack in your plans.
Each stop's season
- Bangkok (12–14 Oct): rainy-season floods in Bangkok and the central plain, peak months Sep–Oct (the Thai Meteorological Department)
- Hanoi (14 Oct): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
Long-run seasons, not forecasts: a storm can come out of season, and most weeks in season pass without one. Heat is from weather-station averages.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
From the Government of Canada and the US State Department, as of 6 Oct. Advisories change, and once you're there your phone's emergency alerts cover the moment. Read the official page for each place before you go.