Higher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €330–€368.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €395. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Bangkok, 18 Dec: €311 (80%), higher than usual for these dates
- Bangkok → Da Nang, 21 Dec: €78 (20%), typical for these dates
€311 long flights (80%)€78 inside Southeast Asia (20%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 18–21 Dec
DubaiBangkok3nDa Nang
Stay 3 nights in Bangkok, ending in Da Nang with no flight back. Bangkok is a capital and Da Nang is on the coast. It gets cooler as it goes: typical December highs fall from 32°C in Bangkok to 25°C in Da Nang. Da Nang is usually very wet in December, about 210 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Fri 18 Dec
- DXB→BKK Fri 18 Dec1 stop, Saudia first, check the travel time and bag rules€311seen 3 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €252–€276.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, 3 nights, 18–21 Dec
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 December: highs of 32°C, dry- BKK→DAD Mon 21 DecEmirates, about 1½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€78seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €78–€92.
Da Nang
Vietnam, Last stop, Mon 21 Dec
Central Vietnam's beach city, with long My Khe beach, the Marble Mountains and the Son Tra peninsula, and the old trading town of Hoi An under an hour south.
Typical December: highs of 25°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.
- Bangkok No other city has fares in and out on these days.
- Da Nang At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€3 · Hanoi, Vietnam +€1 · Nha Trang, Vietnam +€22 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam +€23 · Medan, Indonesia +€28
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, Vietnam 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
- Da Nang (21 Dec): edge of the storm and flood season in Vietnam's central coast, peak months Oct–Nov (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
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)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · 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.