FareDice- Hong Kong → Singapore, 26 Oct: €130 (41%), typical for these dates
- Singapore → Vientiane, 28 Oct: €184 (59%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
€130 long flights (41%)€184 inside Southeast Asia (59%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 2 nights, 26–28 Oct
Hong KongSingapore2nVientiane
Stay 2 nights in Singapore, ending in Vientiane with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 32°C everywhere. Singapore is usually wet in October, about 160 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Start, Mon 26 Oct
- HKG→SIN Mon 26 Oct1 stop, starting with AirAsia, journey time and cabin bag: check€130seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €133–€136, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
Singapore
Singapore, 2 nights, 26–28 Oct
Island city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, known for hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay, the Botanic Gardens and distinct Chinese, Malay and Indian quarters.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, wetToo few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Vientiane
Laos, Last stop, Wed 28 Oct
The low-key Lao capital on the Mekong, with the golden stupa of Pha That Luang, the Patuxai arch, riverside night markets and the sculpture-filled Buddha Park.
Typical October: highs of 32°C, some rainMekong flood season: peak months Aug–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.
- Singapore At random Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€121 · Bangkok, Thailand −€105
- Vientiane At random Langkawi, Malaysia −€130 · Penang, Malaysia −€125 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia −€125 · Jakarta, Indonesia −€111 · Bangkok, Thailand −€103
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. Every stop on this trip has two nights or more, so a delay of a few hours costs you time there, not the next flight. 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 Singapore, Laos 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
- Vientiane (28 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong valley, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
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
- Singapore Canada: take normal security precautions · US: exercise normal precautions (level 1 of 4)
- Laos Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
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.