FareDice- Dubai → Hanoi, 17 Oct: €296 (64%), higher than usual for these dates
- Hanoi → Jakarta, 20 Oct: €166 (36%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€296 long flights (64%)€166 inside Southeast Asia (36%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 17–20 Oct
DubaiHanoi2nJakarta
Stay 2 nights in Hanoi, ending in Jakarta with no flight back. Both places are capitals and have old towns. Typical October highs are 30–33°C everywhere. Hanoi is usually wet in October, about 150 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sat 17 Oct
- DXB→HAN Sat 17 Oct2 stops, starting with Air India, journey time and cabin bag: check€296seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €252–€275.
- overnight: it lands on Sun 18 Oct, so your nights in Hanoi count from then
Hanoi
Vietnam, 2 nights, 18–20 Oct
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical October: highs of 30°C, wet- HAN→CGK Tue 20 OctVietjet, about 4½ hours, cabin bag usually included€166seen 3 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Jakarta
Indonesia, Last stop, Tue 20 Oct
Indonesia's sprawling capital on Java's north coast, with the Dutch-era Kota Tua quarter, the National Monument, huge malls, street food and boats out to the Thousand Islands.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, 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.
- Hanoi At random Bangkok, Thailand −€169 · Singapore, Singapore −€141 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€98 · Manila, Philippines −€7
- Jakarta At random Bangkok, Thailand −€102 · Singapore, Singapore −€88 · Siem Reap, Cambodia −€67 · Vientiane, Laos −€37 · Manila, Philippines −€21
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 Vietnam, Indonesia 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
- Hanoi (18–20 Oct): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (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
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Indonesia 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.