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 €394–€474.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €455. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Ho Chi Minh City, 27 Dec: €344 (75%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Chiang Mai, 30 Dec: €117 (25%), higher than usual for November to January
€344 long flights (75%)€117 inside Southeast Asia (25%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 27–30 Dec
DubaiHo Chi Minh City2nChiang Mai
Stay 2 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Chiang Mai with no flight back. Chiang Mai is near mountains and has an old town. Typical December highs are 29–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sun 27 Dec
- DXB→SGN Sun 27 Dec2 stops, Air India Express first, check the travel time and bag rules€344seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €315–€366, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- overnight: it lands on Mon 28 Dec, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 2 nights, 28–30 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 rainHigher than usual for November to January. Usually €79–€108 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Chiang Mai
Thailand, Last stop, Wed 30 Dec
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 December: highs of 29°C, dry
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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€11
- Chiang Mai At random Bangkok, Thailand −€50 · Singapore, Singapore −€10 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€6 · Phuket, Thailand +€3 · Vientiane, Laos +€5
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, Thailand 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)
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (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.