FareDice- Dubai → Ho Chi Minh City, 5 Dec: €330 (77%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Penang, 8 Dec: €97 (23%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€330 long flights (77%)€97 inside Southeast Asia (23%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 5–8 Dec
DubaiHo Chi Minh City2nPenang
Stay 2 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Penang with no flight back. Penang is an island and has an old town. Typical December highs are 32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sat 5 Dec
- DXB→SGN Sat 5 Dec2 stops, Gulf Air first, check the travel time and bag rules€330seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €276–€370, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- it may land Sun 6 Dec: check the time before you book your first night in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 2 nights, 6–8 Dec
Vietnam's largest city, formerly Saigon, with French colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, endless street food and day trips to the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rainToo few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Penang
Malaysia, Last stop, Tue 8 Dec
Island state off Malaysia's west coast, famous for George Town's shophouses, temples and street art, some of the country's best hawker food, and Penang Hill above it all.
Typical December: highs of 32°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.
- Ho Chi Minh City At random Singapore, Singapore −€160 · Bangkok, Thailand −€53
- Penang At random Singapore, Singapore −€45 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€38 · Bangkok, Thailand −€31 · Phuket, Thailand −€10 · Cebu City, Philippines +€26
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, Malaysia before you book.
- 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)
- 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.