Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €390–€422.
- Paris → Ho Chi Minh City, 14 Nov: €338 (83%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Vientiane, 17 Nov: €67 (17%), typical for these dates
€338 long flights (83%)€67 inside Southeast Asia (17%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 14–17 Nov
ParisHo Chi Minh City2nVientiane
Stay 2 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Vientiane is a capital. Typical November highs are 31–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Paris
France, Start, Sat 14 Nov
- CDG→SGN Sat 14 NovFrom Charles de Gaulle Airport. 1 stop, starting with China Eastern Airlines, journey time and cabin bag: check€338seen 7 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €323–€338, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Sun 15 Nov, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 2 nights, 15–17 Nov
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 November: highs of 32°C, wetTypical for these dates. Usually €67–€84.
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Tue 17 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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Hanoi, Vietnam +€111
- Vientiane At random Singapore, Singapore −€18 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€6 · Bangkok, Thailand −€4 · Phuket, Thailand +€1 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€22
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 Vietnam, 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 (17 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
- 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.