Typical for these dates. Each flight's usual fare on nearby days adds up to €278–€344.
- Melbourne → Bangkok, 8 Oct: €266 (78%), typical for these dates
- Bangkok → Phu Quoc, 12 Oct: €74 (22%), typical for these dates
€266 long flights (78%)€74 inside Southeast Asia (22%)
2 flights, 2 countries in Southeast Asia, 4 nights, 8–12 Oct
MelbourneBangkok4nPhu Quoc
Stay 4 nights in Bangkok, ending in Phu Quoc with no flight back. Phu Quoc is an island and on the coast; Bangkok is a capital. Typical October highs are 30–33°C everywhere. Phu Quoc is usually very wet in October, about 350 mm of rain over the month.
Stop by stop
Melbourne
Australia, Start, Thu 8 Oct
- MEL→BKK Thu 8 Oct1 stop, starting with Scoot, journey time and cabin bag: check€266seen 3 days ago Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €211–€266, counting prices seen over the past two weeks.
- an older price: it may be higher now
Bangkok
Thailand, 4 nights, 8–12 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- BKK→PQC Mon 12 OctThai Vietjet Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag usually included€74seen yesterday Check price
Typical for these dates. Usually €67–€78.
Phu Quoc
Vietnam, Last stop, Mon 12 Oct
Vietnam's largest island, in the Gulf of Thailand, with long beaches, fish-sauce works and pepper farms, and boat trips to the An Thoi islands for snorkelling.
Typical October: highs of 30°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.
- Bangkok At random Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€47
- Phu Quoc At random Da Nang, Vietnam −€13 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +€7 · Johor Bahru, Malaysia +€10 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +€11 · Nha Trang, Vietnam +€11
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 Thailand, 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
- Bangkok (8–12 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
- 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.