FareDiceHigher than usual for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €224–€270.
- Mumbai → Ho Chi Minh City, 18 Oct: €195 (72%), higher than usual for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Penang, 20 Oct: €77 (28%), typical for October and November
€195 long flights (72%)€77 inside Southeast Asia (28%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 18–20 Oct
MumbaiHo Chi Minh City1nPenang
Stay 1 night in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Penang with no flight back. Penang is an island and has an old town. Typical October highs are 31–32°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 18 Oct
- BOM→SGN Sun 18 Oct1 stop, starting with IndiGo, journey time and cabin bag: check€195seen 7 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €147–€184, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Mon 19 Oct, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 1 night, 19–20 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 October and November. Usually €77–€87 in October and November; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Penang
Malaysia, Last stop, Tue 20 Oct
Island state off Malaysia's west coast, famous for George Town's shophouses, temples and street art, some of the country's best hawker food, and Penang Hill above it all.
Typical October: highs of 31°C, very 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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Bangkok, Thailand −€58
- Penang At random Singapore, Singapore −€28 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€10 · Vientiane, Laos +€8 · Phuket, Thailand +€10 · Jakarta, Indonesia +€33
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, Malaysia before you book.
- 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)
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · 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.