Typical 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 €444–€549.
About what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €482. Judged on 1 of 2 flights; the others count at the price seen.
- Dubai → Singapore, 26 Dec: €328 (68%), typical for these dates
- Singapore → Hanoi, 29 Dec: €156 (32%), typical for November to January
€328 long flights (68%)€156 inside Southeast Asia (32%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 26–29 Dec
DubaiSingapore3nHanoi
Stay 3 nights in Singapore, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals. It gets cooler as it goes: typical December highs fall from 31°C in Singapore to 21°C in Hanoi. Singapore is usually very wet in December, about 330 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Dubai
United Arab Emirates, Start, Sat 26 Dec
- DXB→SIN Sat 26 Dec1 stop, Qatar Airways first, check the travel time and bag rules€328seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €301–€344.
Singapore
Singapore, 3 nights, 26–29 Dec
Island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, known for hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, the Botanic Gardens and distinct Chinese, Malay and Indian quarters.
Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wet- SIN→HAN Tue 29 DecVietnam Airlines, about 3½ hours, cabin bag usually included€156seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for November to January. Usually €143–€205 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Tue 29 Dec
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 December: highs of 21°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.
- Singapore At random Bangkok, Thailand −€122
- Hanoi At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€84 · Jakarta, Indonesia −€67 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia −€60 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€54 · Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia −€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 Singapore, Vietnam before you book.
- Travel advisories. Neither Canada nor the US advises against travel to any country on this trip.
Each country's advisory level
- Singapore Canada: take normal security precautions · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Vietnam Canada: exercise a high degree of caution · 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.