- Dubai → Ho Chi Minh City, 29 Dec: €287 (73%), typical for these dates
- Ho Chi Minh City → Chiang Mai, 1 Jan: €105 (27%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€287 long flights (73%)€105 inside Southeast Asia (27%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 29 Dec – 1 Jan
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 and January highs are 30–32°C everywhere.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Tue 29 Dec
- DXB→SGN Tue 29 Dec2 stops, Air India first, check the travel time and bag rules€287seen 3 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €315–€366, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Wed 30 Dec, so your nights in Ho Chi Minh City count from then
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 2 nights, 30 Dec – 1 Jan
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.
Chiang Mai
Thailand, Last stop, Fri 1 Jan
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 January: highs of 30°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 +€15
- Chiang Mai At random Bangkok, Thailand −€43 · Cebu City, Philippines −€20 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€6 · Phuket, Thailand −€3 · Vientiane, Laos −€1
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.