- New Delhi → Siem Reap, 7 Oct: €331 (67%), higher than usual for October and November
- Siem Reap → Pakse, 10 Oct: €165 (33%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€331 long flights (67%)€165 inside Southeast Asia (33%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 7–10 Oct
New DelhiSiem Reap3nPakse
Stay 3 nights in Siem Reap, ending in Pakse with no flight back. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere. Siem Reap is usually wet in October, about 190 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €165 a night.
Stop by stop
New Delhi
India, Start, Wed 7 Oct
- DEL→SAI Wed 7 Oct1 stop, starting with IndiGo, journey time and cabin bag: check€331seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for October and November. Usually €196–€295 in October and November, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
Siem Reap
Cambodia, 3 nights, 7–10 Oct
Cambodian town at the edge of the Angkor temples, from Angkor Wat to Bayon and Ta Prohm, with a busy night market and floating villages on the Tonle Sap lake.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, wetMekong flood season: peak months Aug–Oct- SAI→PKZ Sat 10 OctLao Airlines, about 1 hour, cabin bag usually included€165seen 6 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Only 288 km: compare trains, buses and ferries
Pakse
Laos, Last stop, Sat 10 Oct
Southern Laos's main town on the Mekong, the base for the coffee and waterfalls of the Bolaven Plateau, Wat Phou temple and the 4,000 Islands.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, wetMekong 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.
- Siem Reap No other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Pakse At random Bangkok, Thailand −€49 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€42 · Hanoi, Vietnam −€25 · Da Nang, Vietnam +€23 · Singapore, Singapore +€127
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
- Siem Reap (7–10 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong and Tonle Sap, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
- Pakse (10 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.