FareDice- Tokyo → Vientiane, 12 Oct: €172 (59%), too few fares seen to say what's usual
- Vientiane → Hanoi, 15 Oct: €118 (41%), low for these dates
€172 long flights (59%)€118 inside Southeast Asia (41%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 3 nights, 12–15 Oct
TokyoVientiane3nHanoi
Stay 3 nights in Vientiane, ending in Hanoi with no flight back. Both places are capitals. Typical October highs are 30–32°C everywhere. Hanoi is usually wet in October, about 150 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Tokyo
Japan, Start, Mon 12 Oct
- HND→VTE Mon 12 OctFrom Haneda Airport. 1 stop, starting with Vietjet, journey time and cabin bag: check€172seen yesterday Check price
Too few fares seen on this route to say what's usual.
Vientiane
Laos, 3 nights, 12–15 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- VTE→HAN Thu 15 OctVietnam Airlines, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€118seen yesterday Check price
Low for these dates. Usually €133–€159.
Hanoi
Vietnam, Last stop, Thu 15 Oct
Vietnam's capital, with the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem and West lakes, the Imperial Citadel, street food on plastic stools and French-era boulevards.
Typical October: highs of 30°C, 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.
- Vientiane At random Bangkok, Thailand −€42
- Hanoi At random Bangkok, Thailand −€29 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam −€24
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 Laos, Vietnam 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 (12–15 Oct): Mekong flood season in the Mekong valley, peak months Aug–Oct (the Mekong River Commission)
- Hanoi (15 Oct): edge of the typhoon season in northern Vietnam, peak months Jul–Sep (Vietnam's national forecasting centre (NCHMF))
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
- Laos Canada: exercise a high degree of caution (stricter for some areas) · US: exercise increased caution (level 2 of 4; stricter for some areas)
- 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 Hanoi into Europe, leaving 16 Oct to 18 Oct, 1 to 3 days after your last flight. A price seen, not a quote, and a separate ticket.
- HAN → CDG Hanoi to Paris, 1 stop, starting with China Eastern Airlines, journey time: check Sun 18 Oct, lands Mon 19 Oct€211seen 2 days agoBook