FareDice- New Delhi → Phnom Penh, 25 Oct: €207 (49%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Phnom Penh → Vientiane, 28 Oct: €212 (51%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€207 long flights (49%)€212 inside Southeast Asia (51%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 25–28 Oct
New DelhiPhnom Penh3nVientiane
Stay 3 nights in Phnom Penh, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Phnom Penh is usually very wet in October, about 240 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
New Delhi
India, Start, Sun 25 Oct
- DEL→KTI Sun 25 Oct1 stop, starting with IndiGo, journey time and cabin bag: check€207seen yesterday Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Phnom Penh
Cambodia, 3 nights, 25–28 Oct
Cambodia's capital where the Mekong meets the Tonle Sap, with the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, a riverside promenade and the Tuol Sleng genocide museum.
Typical October: highs of 31°C, very wetMekong flood season: peak months Aug–Oct- KTI→VTE Wed 28 OctVietnam Airlines, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€212seen 4 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Wed 28 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.
- Phnom Penh At random Bangkok, Thailand −€182 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€164 · Singapore, Singapore −€69
- Vientiane At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€114 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€73
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 Cambodia, 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
- Phnom Penh (25–28 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong and Tonle Sap, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
- Vientiane (28 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
- Cambodia Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- 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.