Higher than usual for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €207–€265.
About €50 over what these flights usually cost At usual prices: €245.
- Hong Kong → Phuket, 23 Dec: €202 (69%), higher than usual for these dates
- Phuket → Kuala Lumpur, 25 Dec: €92 (31%), typical for these dates
€202 long flights (69%)€92 inside Southeast Asia (31%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 23–25 Dec
Hong KongPhuket1nKuala Lumpur
Stay 1 night in Phuket, ending in Kuala Lumpur with no flight back. Phuket is an island and on the coast; Kuala Lumpur is a capital. Typical December highs are 32°C everywhere. Kuala Lumpur is usually very wet in December, about 280 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Wed 23 Dec
- HKG→HKT Wed 23 Dec1 stop, Thai Lion Air first, check the travel time and bag rules€202seen yesterday Check price
Higher than usual for these dates. Usually €130–€171.
- it may land Thu 24 Dec: check the time before you book your first night in Phuket
Phuket
Thailand, 1 night, 24–25 Dec
Thailand's biggest island, on the Andaman Sea, with beaches from busy Patong to quieter Kata and Kamala, a Sino-Portuguese old town and boats to Phang Nga Bay.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rainTypical for these dates. Usually €77–€94.
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia, Last stop, Fri 25 Dec
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 December: highs of 32°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.
- Phuket At random Manila, Philippines −€49 · Bangkok, Thailand −€36 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€28 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€57 · Siem Reap, Cambodia +€84
- Kuala Lumpur At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€20 · Singapore, Singapore +€25 · Siem Reap, Cambodia +€27 · Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia +€79
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 Phuket, 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, 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
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- 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.