Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €234–€270.
- New Delhi → Bangkok, 13 Oct: €123 (50%), typical for these dates
- Bangkok → Luang Prabang, 16 Oct: €121 (50%), typical for these dates
€123 long flights (50%)€121 inside Southeast Asia (50%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 13–16 Oct
New DelhiBangkok2nLuang Prabang
Stay 2 nights in Bangkok, ending in Luang Prabang with no flight back. Bangkok is a capital; Luang Prabang is a small town and has an old town. Typical October highs are 32–33°C everywhere. Bangkok is usually very wet in October, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
New Delhi
India, Start, Tue 13 Oct
- DEL→DMK Tue 13 OctInto Don Mueang International Airport. Non-stop, Thai AirAsia X, about 4½ hours, cabin bag: check€123seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €124–€137.
- overnight: it lands on Wed 14 Oct, so your nights in Bangkok count from then
Bangkok
Thailand, 2 nights, 14–16 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→LPQ Fri 16 OctFrom Don Mueang International Airport. Thai AirAsia, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€121seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €110–€133.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Luang Prabang
Laos, Last stop, Fri 16 Oct
Former royal capital of Laos on a peninsula where the Nam Khan meets the Mekong, with gilded temples, the morning alms round, French villas and Kuang Si falls nearby.
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.
- Bangkok Nothing close in price. Closest: Siem Reap, Cambodia +€238
- Luang Prabang At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€55 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€44 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€42 · Nha Trang, Vietnam −€36 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€32
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, 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
- Bangkok (14–16 Oct): rainy-season floods in Bangkok and the central plain, peak months Sep–Oct (the Thai Meteorological Department)
- Luang Prabang (16 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
- 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.