FareDiceTypical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €228–€301.
- Mumbai → Ho Chi Minh City, 11 Oct: €165 (66%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Vientiane, 13 Oct: €84 (34%), typical for these dates
€165 long flights (66%)€84 inside Southeast Asia (34%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 11–13 Oct
MumbaiHo Chi Minh City1nVientiane
Stay 1 night in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Vientiane is a capital. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere. Ho Chi Minh City is usually very wet in October, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Mumbai
India, Start, Sun 11 Oct
- BOM→SGN Sun 11 Oct1 stop, starting with Akasa Air, journey time and cabin bag: check€165seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €148–€186.
- overnight: it lands on Mon 12 Oct, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 1 night, 12–13 Oct
Vietnam's largest city, formerly Saigon, with French colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, endless street food and day trips to the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, very wetTypical for these dates. Usually €80–€115.
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Tue 13 Oct
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 October: highs of 32°C, some rainMekong flood season: peak months Aug–Oct
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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Bangkok, Thailand −€41
- Vientiane At random Singapore, Singapore −€36 · Bangkok, Thailand −€17 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€17 · Phuket, Thailand +€4 · Siem Reap, Cambodia +€18
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 Ho Chi Minh City, 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 Vietnam, Laos 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
- Vientiane (13 Oct): 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
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · 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.