FareDiceAbout what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €390. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Chiang Mai, 15 Oct: €249 (62%), typical for October and November
- Chiang Mai → Luang Prabang, 18 Oct: €151 (38%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€249 long flights (62%)€151 inside Southeast Asia (38%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 15–18 Oct
DubaiChiang Mai2nLuang Prabang
Stay 2 nights in Chiang Mai, ending in Luang Prabang with no flight back. Both places have old towns. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Thu 15 Oct
- DXB→CNX Thu 15 Oct2 stops, Air India first, check the travel time and bag rules€249seen yesterday Check price
Typical for October and November. Usually €222–€263 in October and November, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- overnight: it lands on Fri 16 Oct, so your nights in Chiang Mai count from then
Chiang Mai
Thailand, 2 nights, 16–18 Oct
Northern Thailand's main city, a walled old town full of temples below Doi Suthep, with night markets, cooking classes and hill treks out of town.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, wet- CNX→LPQ Sun 18 OctLao Airlines, about 50 min, cabin bag usually included€151seen yesterday Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Luang Prabang
Laos, Last stop, Sun 18 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.
- Chiang Mai At random Bangkok, Thailand −€100
- Luang Prabang At random Hanoi, Vietnam −€58
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
- Chiang Mai (16–18 Oct): edge of the rainy-season floods in northern and northeastern Thailand, peak months Aug–Sep (the Thai Meteorological Department)
- Luang Prabang (18 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.