FareDiceHigher than usual 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 €236–€291.
- Hong Kong → Jakarta, 30 Dec: €240 (77%), higher than usual for November to January
- Jakarta → Kuala Lumpur, 1 Jan: €71 (23%), typical for these dates
€240 long flights (77%)€71 inside Southeast Asia (23%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 30 Dec – 1 Jan
Hong KongJakarta1nKuala Lumpur
Stay 1 night in Jakarta, ending in Kuala Lumpur with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical December and January highs are 32–33°C everywhere. Kuala Lumpur is usually very wet in January, about 220 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Wed 30 Dec
- HKG→CGK Wed 30 DecInto Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. 1 stop, HK Express first, check the travel time and bag rules€240seen 7 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for November to January. Usually €168–€210 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Thu 31 Dec, so your nights in Jakarta count from then
Jakarta
Indonesia, 1 night, 31 Dec – 1 Jan
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 December: highs of 32°C, wetFlood season: peak months Dec–Feb- CGK→KUL Fri 1 JanFrom Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Citilink, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€71seen 4 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €68–€81.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Last stop, Fri 1 Jan
Malaysia's capital, a high-rise city of Malay, Chinese and Indian neighbourhoods known for the Petronas Towers, the Batu Caves temple, hawker food and late-night markets.
Typical January: highs of 33°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 Bangkok, Thailand −€85 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€62 · Phuket, Thailand −€57 · Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€52 · Singapore, Singapore −€24
- Kuala Lumpur At random Manila, Philippines +€71
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.
- Seasons. Part of this trip falls in a peak season for storms, floods or heat: watch the forecast in the days before you go, and leave slack in your plans.
Each stop's season
- Jakarta (31 Dec – 1 Jan): flood season in Jakarta, peak months Dec–Feb (BMKG, Indonesia's weather agency)
Long-run seasons, not forecasts: a storm can come out of season, and most weeks in season pass without one. Heat is from weather-station averages.
- 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.
Fly on to Europe
The cheapest fare we've seen from Kuala Lumpur into Europe, leaving 2 Jan to 4 Jan, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- KUL → CDG Kuala Lumpur to Paris, 1 stop, Etihad Airways first, check the travel time with the airline Sun 3 Jan, lands Mon 4 Jan€325seen 5 days agoBook