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 €235–€269.
About €47 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €249.
- Hong Kong → Chiang Mai, 25 Dec: €189 (64%), higher than usual for November and December
- Chiang Mai → Ho Chi Minh City, 27 Dec: €107 (36%), higher than usual for November to January
€189 long flights (64%)€107 inside Southeast Asia (36%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 25–27 Dec
Hong KongChiang Mai1nHo Chi Minh City
Stay 1 night in Chiang Mai, ending in Ho Chi Minh City 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Fri 25 Dec
- HKG→CNX Fri 25 Dec1 stop, HK Express first, check the travel time and bag rules€189seen 2 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for November and December. Usually €142–€163 in November and December, counting prices seen over the past two weeks; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
- overnight: it lands on Sat 26 Dec, so your nights in Chiang Mai count from then
Chiang Mai
Thailand, 1 night, 26–27 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- CNX→SGN Sun 27 DecVietjet, about 2½ hours, cabin bag usually included€107seen 3 days ago Check price
Higher than usual for November to January. Usually €93–€106 from November to January; nearby days and the month alone had too few fares.
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Last stop, Sun 27 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 rain
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.
- Chiang Mai At random Bangkok, Thailand −€97 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€34 · Manila, Philippines +€2 · Phuket, Thailand +€25 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€64
- Ho Chi Minh City No other city has fares in and out on these days.
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 Chiang Mai, 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 Thailand, 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
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · 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.
Fly on to Europe
The cheapest fare we've seen from Ho Chi Minh City into Europe, leaving 28 Dec to 30 Dec, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- SGN → CDG Ho Chi Minh City to Paris, 1 stop, China Eastern Airlines first, check the travel time with the airline Mon 28 Dec, lands Tue 29 Dec€200seen yesterdayBook