FareDiceTypical for this time of year. Each flight's usual fare (on nearby days, or for its month or season where those had too few) adds up to €314–€358.
- Dubai → Chiang Mai, 20 Oct: €225 (72%), typical for October and November
- Chiang Mai → Kuala Lumpur, 23 Oct: €87 (28%), typical for these dates
€225 long flights (72%)€87 inside Southeast Asia (28%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 20–23 Oct
DubaiChiang Mai3nKuala Lumpur
Stay 3 nights in Chiang Mai, ending in Kuala Lumpur with no flight back. Kuala Lumpur is a capital; Chiang Mai is near mountains and has an old town. Typical October highs are 32–33°C everywhere. Kuala Lumpur is usually very wet in October, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Tue 20 Oct
- DXB→CNX Tue 20 Oct2 stops, starting with Air India, journey time and cabin bag: check€225seen yesterday Check price
Typical for October and November. Usually €219–€236 in October and November, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
Chiang Mai
Thailand, 3 nights, 20–23 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, wetTypical for these dates. Usually €95–€122.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Last stop, Fri 23 Oct
Malaysia's capital, a high-rise city of Malay, Chinese and Indian neighbourhoods known for the Petronas Towers, the Batu Caves temple, hawker food and late-night markets.
Typical October: highs of 33°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.
- Chiang Mai At random Bangkok, Thailand −€59 · Phuket, Thailand −€41 · Singapore, Singapore −€26 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€22 · Jakarta, Indonesia −€13
- Kuala Lumpur At random Hanoi, 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, Malaysia 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
- Chiang Mai (20–23 Oct): edge of the rainy-season floods in northern and northeastern Thailand, peak months Aug–Sep (the Thai Meteorological Department)
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)
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · 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.