FareDice- Hong Kong → Jakarta, 8 Nov: €171 (76%), typical for these dates
- Jakarta → Penang, 10 Nov: €54 (24%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€171 long flights (76%)€54 inside Southeast Asia (24%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 8–10 Nov
Hong KongJakarta1nPenang
Stay 1 night in Jakarta, ending in Penang with no flight back. Both places have old towns. Typical November highs are 31–33°C everywhere. Penang is usually very wet in November, about 270 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Sun 8 Nov
- HKG→CGK Sun 8 Nov1 stop, starting with HK Express, journey time and cabin bag: check€171seen 3 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €163–€171, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Mon 9 Nov, so your nights in Jakarta count from then
Jakarta
Indonesia, 1 night, 9–10 Nov
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 November: highs of 33°C, wet- CGK→PEN Tue 10 NovIndonesia AirAsia, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€54seen 2 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Penang
Malaysia, Last stop, Tue 10 Nov
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 November: highs of 31°C, very 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.
- Jakarta At random Singapore, Singapore −€28 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam same price · Bangkok, Thailand +€19
- Penang At random Singapore, Singapore −€3 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€1 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€35 · Bangkok, Thailand +€39
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. Tightest on this trip: one night in Jakarta, so a flight in a day late misses the flight out. Where a connection is that tight, you can book the next flight once the one before has landed, though its price may have gone up. 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 Indonesia, 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
- Indonesia Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- 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.