FareDice- Hong Kong → Penang, 22 Oct: €106 (59%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Penang → Bangkok, 24 Oct: €75 (41%), typical for these dates
€106 long flights (59%)€75 inside Southeast Asia (41%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 1 night, 22–24 Oct
Hong KongPenang1nBangkok
Stay 1 night in Penang, ending in Bangkok with no flight back. Penang is an island and has an old town; Bangkok is a capital. Typical October highs are 31–33°C everywhere. Penang is usually very wet in October, about 290 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Thu 22 Oct
- HKG→PEN Thu 22 OctNon-stop, HK Express, about 4 hours, cabin bag: check€106seen 3 days ago Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
- overnight: it lands on Fri 23 Oct, so your nights in Penang count from then
Penang
Malaysia, 1 night, 23–24 Oct
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 October: highs of 31°C, very wet- PEN→DMK Sat 24 OctInto Don Mueang International Airport. Thai AirAsia, about 2 hours, cabin bag usually included€75seen 5 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €73–€77.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, Last stop, Sat 24 Oct
Thailand's capital on the Chao Phraya River: the Grand Palace and Wat Pho, canal boats, street food at every corner, rooftop bars and huge weekend markets.
Typical October: highs of 33°C, very wetRainy-season floods: peak months Sep–Oct
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.
- Penang At random Phu Quoc, Vietnam −€30 · Hanoi, Vietnam −€21 · Da Nang, Vietnam −€8 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€4 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€2
- Bangkok At random Singapore, Singapore −€46 · Jakarta, Indonesia −€3
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 Penang, 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 Malaysia, Thailand 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
- Bangkok (24 Oct): rainy-season floods in Bangkok and the central plain, peak months Sep–Oct (the Thai Meteorological Department)
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
- Malaysia Canada: take normal security precautions (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Thailand Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (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 Bangkok into Europe, leaving 25 Oct to 27 Oct, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- BKK → LGW Bangkok to London, non-stop, Norse Atlantic UK, about 13½ hours Mon 26 Oct, lands Tue 27 Oct€205seen yesterdayBook