FareDiceHigher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €221–€235.
- Mumbai → Bangkok, 13 Nov: €183 (66%), higher than usual for these dates
- Bangkok → Vientiane, 15 Nov: €93 (34%), typical for these dates
€183 long flights (66%)€93 inside Southeast Asia (34%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 13–15 Nov
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Stay 1 night in Bangkok, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical November highs are 31–33°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Fri 13 Nov
- BOM→BKK Fri 13 NovNon-stop, IndiGo, about 4½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€183seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €127–€138, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- you leave Bangkok from a different airport (DMK, Don Mueang International Airport)
- overnight: it lands on Sat 14 Nov, so your nights in Bangkok count from then
Bangkok
Thailand, 1 night, 14–15 Nov
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 November: highs of 33°C, some rain- DMK→VTE Sun 15 NovFrom Don Mueang International Airport. Thai AirAsia, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€93seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €94–€97.
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Sun 15 Nov
The low-key Lao capital on the Mekong, with the golden stupa of Pha That Luang, the Patuxai arch, riverside night markets and the sculpture-filled Buddha Park.
Typical November: highs of 31°C, dry
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 At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€66
- Vientiane At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€32 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€30 · Hanoi, Vietnam −€18 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€16 · Nha Trang, Vietnam −€13
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. Tightest on this trip: one night in Bangkok, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. 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, Laos before you book.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls at the edge of a storm or flood season: the worst months are past or still to come, but watch the forecast before you go.
Each stop's season
- Vientiane (15 Nov): edge of the Mekong flood season in the Mekong valley, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
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)
- Laos Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
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.